affrico
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + fricō (“rub”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaf.frɪ.koː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaf.fri.ko]
Verb
affricō (present infinitive affricāre, perfect active affricuī, supine affricātum); first conjugation
- to rub on or against something
- to communicate or impart by rubbing
Conjugation
Conjugation of affricō (first conjugation)
Derived terms
- affricātiō
Related terms
Descendants
- → Catalan: africar
- → Italian: affricare
References
- “affrico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- affrico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.