abacino

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly formed from ab- +‎ bacīnum (basin) or bacīnus, from baccus (container, vessel).

Pronunciation

Verb

abacinō (present infinitive abacināre, perfect active abacināvī, supine abacinātum); first conjugation

  1. to make blind, blind, remove the power of sight, especially by using a red-hot iron rod or basin
    • 1741, Ludovico Antonio Muratori, Antiquitates italicæ medii ævi, volume 4, page 985:
      Filios Tancredi abacinavit; filias vero liberas dimiſit.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Synonyms

Descendants

  • English: abacinate
  • Italian: abbacinare
  • Portuguese: abacinar
  • French: abbacinner

Portuguese

Verb

abacino

  1. first-person singular present indicative of abacinar