praefoco
Latin
Alternative forms
- praefūcō
Etymology
From prae- + fōc- (“throat”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [prae̯ˈfoː.koː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [preˈfɔː.ko]
Verb
praefōcō (present infinitive praefōcāre, perfect active praefōcāvī, supine praefōcātum); first conjugation
Conjugation
Conjugation of praefōcō (first conjugation)
Synonyms
- (suffocate): offōcō, suffōcō, strangulō
- (obstruct): obstruō, oppleō
- As praefocor:
- (be unable to breathe): strangulor
Related terms
References
- “praefoco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praefoco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praefoco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.