vagio

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weh₂g-. Cognate with Sanskrit वग्नु (vagnu).

Pronunciation

Verb

vāgiō (present infinitive vāgīre, perfect active vāgīvī); fourth conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to wail (in distress)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: vagir
  • Italian: vagire, >? guaire
  • Portuguese: vagir
  • English: vagient

References

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