effodio

Latin

Alternative forms

  • ecfodiō
  • exfodiō

Etymology

From ex- (out of, from) +‎ fodiō (dig).

Pronunciation

Verb

effodiō (present infinitive effodere, perfect active effōdī, supine effossum); third conjugation -variant

  1. to dig out or up, excavate, mine
    Synonym: fodiō
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.427:
      hīc portūs aliī effodiunt
      Here some [workers] are excavating a harbor
  2. to hollow out

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • effossiō

References

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