adinflo

Latin

Etymology

From ad- +‎ īnflō.

Pronunciation

Verb

adīnflō (present infinitive adīnflāre, perfect active adīnflāvī, supine adīnflātum); first conjugation

  1. to inflate, swell up
    • 354 CE – 430 CE, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, City of God Against the Pagans 19.23:
      Forte magis poteris in aqua inpressis litteris scribere aut adinflans leves pinnas per aera avis volare, quam pollutae revoces impiae uxoris sensum.
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Conjugation

References

  • adinflo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • adinflo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.