umecto

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to ūmēo (be moist or wet), from Proto-Italic *ūmo- (wet), of uncertain origin (see more in ūmēo).

Pronunciation

Verb

ūmectō (present infinitive ūmectāre, perfect active ūmectāvī, supine ūmectātum); first conjugation

  1. to moisten or wet
  2. to weep

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Italian: umettare

Adjective

ūmectō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ūmectus

References

  • umecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • umecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • umecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.