attero

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄπτερος (ápteros), derived from ἀ- (a-, without) + πτερόν (pterón, wing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈat.te.ro/
  • Rhymes: -attero
  • Hyphenation: àt‧te‧ro

Adjective

attero (feminine attera, masculine plural atteri, feminine plural attere)

  1. apterous, wingless
  2. (architecture) apteral (without lateral columns)

Further reading

  • attero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ad- +‎ terō.

Pronunciation

Verb

atterō (present infinitive atterere, perfect active attrīvī, supine attrītum); third conjugation

  1. to wear away, rub away
    Synonyms: conterō, terō, dēterō, tenuō, abūtor, exhauriō, ēnecō, adedō, peragō, accīdō, ūtor, frangō, minuō
  2. to grind
  3. to chafe
  4. to weaken or impair; to attrit
    Synonyms: dēterō, minuō, frangō, tenuō, effēminō, cōnsūmō, afficiō
    Antonyms: firmō, cōnfirmō, mūniō, fortificō, cōnsolidō, sistō

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • attero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • attero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • attero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.