territo
See also: Territo
Latin
Etymology
Frequentative of terreō (“frighten, alarm”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtɛr.rɪ.toː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt̪ɛr.ri.t̪o]
Verb
territō (present infinitive territāre, perfect active territāvī, supine territātum); first conjugation
- to frighten, terrify, alarm
- 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.186–187:
- Lūce sedet cūstōs aut summī culmine tēctī,
turribus aut altīs, et magnās territat urbēs.- In daylight [Rumor] sits as guard, either on the tallest roof-tops or the highest towers, and terrifies great cities.
(Fama or Rumor personified as a monster which observes homes and palaces, private and public spaces.)
- In daylight [Rumor] sits as guard, either on the tallest roof-tops or the highest towers, and terrifies great cities.
- Lūce sedet cūstōs aut summī culmine tēctī,
- to intimidate
Conjugation
Conjugation of territō (first conjugation)
Participle
territō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of territus
References
- “territo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “territo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- territo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.