compungo

compungo

Italian

Verb

compungo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of compungere

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From con- + pungō.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    compungō (present infinitive compungere, perfect active compūnxī, supine compūnctum); third conjugation

    1. to prick or puncture
    2. to goad or stimulate
    3. to tattoo (mark with points)

    Conjugation

    Descendants

    • English: compunct
    • French: compoindre
    • Italian: compungere
    • Spanish: compungir

    References

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