obtrunco

Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ truncō (maim, mutilate).

Pronunciation

Verb

obtruncō (present infinitive obtruncāre, perfect active obtruncāvī, supine obtruncātum); first conjugation

  1. to kill, slaughter, cut down
    Synonyms: necō, caedō, interficiō, trucīdō, tollō, peragō, percutiō, interimō, perimō, iugulō, cōnficiō, occīdō, ēnecō, sōpiō, dēiciō, absūmō, cōnsūmō
  2. (rare) to trim, prune

Conjugation

References

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