cunio

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱʷeyn- (to soil; mud; filth). Cognate with Latin inquinō (I pollute), obscēnus (filthy), caenum (mud) and English whin.

Pronunciation

Verb

cuniō (present infinitive cunīre); fourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

  1. to defecate

Conjugation

References

  • cunio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.