propugno

See also: propugnó and propugnò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proˈpuɲ.ɲo/
  • Rhymes: -uɲɲo
  • Hyphenation: pro‧pù‧gno

Verb

propugno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of propugnare

Latin

Etymology

From pro- +‎ pugno.

Pronunciation

Verb

prōpugnō (present infinitive prōpugnāre, perfect active prōpugnāvī, supine prōpugnātum); first conjugation

  1. to fight or contend for
    • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico:
      Ipsī ex silvīs rārī prōpugnābant nostrōsque intrā mūnītiōnēs ingredī prohibēbant.
      They fought from the woods in scattered groups and prevented our men from making their way within the fortifications.
  2. to defend
    urbs prōpugnāta et līberātadefended and liberated city

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: propugn
  • Italian: propugnare
  • Spanish: propugnar

References

  • propugno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • propugno”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • propugno in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • propugno in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Spanish

Verb

propugno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of propugnar