praefoco

Latin

Alternative forms

  • praefūcō

Etymology

From prae- +‎ fōc- (throat) +‎ (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

praefōcō (present infinitive praefōcāre, perfect active praefōcāvī, supine praefōcātum); first conjugation

  1. (transitive) to choke, suffocate
  2. (transitive) to block, obstruct
  3. (passive voice) to be choking

Conjugation

Synonyms

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.