nicto

See also: nicto- and nic to

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kneygʷʰ- (to bend, to droop). Cognate with connīveō, nītor (to bear or rest upon something), Proto-Germanic *hnīwaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

nictō (present infinitive nictāre, perfect active nictāvī, supine nictātum); first conjugation

  1. to blink
  2. to wink, signal with the eyes
  3. (figuratively, of fire) to flash
  4. (figuratively) to strive, make effort

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • nictātiō
  • nictus

Descendants

  • English: nictate

References

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