illabor

Latin

Alternative forms

  • inlābor

Etymology

From in- (into) +‎ lābor (slide).

Pronunciation

Verb

illābor (present infinitive illābī, perfect active illāpsus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. to fall, slip, slide, glide, or flow into
  2. to fall down, sink down
  3. to collapse, tumble to ruins
  4. to sink down dying
  5. to penetrate
  6. to enter into one’s mind

Conjugation

This verb takes the future passive participle illābundus instead of *illābendus.

References

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