vellico

See also: vellicò

Italian

Verb

vellico

  1. first-person singular present indicative of vellicare

Latin

Etymology

From vellō.

Pronunciation

Verb

vellicō (present infinitive vellicāre, perfect active vellicāvī, supine vellicātum); first conjugation

  1. to pluck, twitch, pinch, nip
  2. to suck (of bees)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • vellicātiō

Descendants

  • Galician: beliscar (< *vellicicāre)
  • Italian: vellicare
  • Portuguese: beliscar (< *vellicicāre), velicar
  • Spanish: pellizcar (< *vellicicāre), velicar
  • English: vellicate

References

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