perscrutor

Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ scrūtor.

Pronunciation

Verb

perscrūtor (present infinitive perscrūtārī, perfect active perscrūtātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to search (high and low)
  2. to examine or investigate (thoroughly)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Asturian: pescudiar
  • Galician: pescudar
  • Italian: perscrutare
  • Portuguese: pescudar
  • Spanish: pescudar

References

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