effodio

effodio

Latin

Alternative forms

  • ecfodiō
  • exfodiō

Etymology

    From ex- (out of, from) + fodiō (dig).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    effodiō (present infinitive effodere, perfect active effōdī, supine effossum); third (-iō variant) conjugation

    1. to dig out or up, excavate, mine
      Synonym: fodiō
      • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 1.427:
        hīc portūs aliī effodiunt
        Here some [workers] are excavating a harbor
    2. to hollow out

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    • effossiō

    References

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