rhoncho

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From rhonchus (snoring), from Ancient Greek ῥέγχος (rhénkhos).

Pronunciation

Verb

rhonchō (present infinitive rhonchāre, perfect active rhonchāvī, supine rhonchātum); first conjugation

  1. to snore, snort

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Catalan: roncar
  • Galician: roncar
  • Occitan: roncar
  • Old French: ronchier, runkier
  • Portuguese: roncar
  • Spanish: roncar

References

  • rhoncho”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • rhoncho in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.