afflicto

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From afflīgō (strike, beat), from ad- +‎ flīgō (strike).

Alternative forms

Verb

afflīctō (present infinitive afflīctāre, perfect active afflīctāvī, supine afflīctātum); first conjugation

  1. to strike or strike down repeatedly, harass; damage, injure, shatter
  2. to trouble, afflict, agitate, vex, torment, distress, harass
Conjugation
Derived terms

References

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

Etymology 2

Regularly declined forms of afflīctus (afflicted).

Participle

afflīctō

  1. inflection of afflīctus:
    1. dative masculine/neuter singular
    2. ablative masculine/feminine singular

Portuguese

Adjective

afflicto (feminine afflicta, masculine plural afflictos, feminine plural afflictas)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of aflito.