conspuo

conspuo

Latin

Etymology

    From con- + spuō.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    cōnspuō (present infinitive cōnspuere, perfect active cōnspuī, supine cōnspūtum); third conjugation

    1. to spit upon or out (especially in contempt)
      Synonyms: spuō, spūtō

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Asturian: cuspir
    • English: conspue
    • French: conspuer
    • Galician: cuspir
    • Mirandese: cuçpir
    • Portuguese: cuspir
    • Late Latin: *excōnspuere

    References

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