offatim

offatim

Latin

Etymology

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Latin offa
Latin -tim
Latin offātim

    From offa + -tim.

    Pronunciation

    Adverb

    offātim (not comparable)

    1. in or to pieces
      • c. 254 BCE – 184 BCE, Plautus, Truculentus 2,7,52:
        jam hercle ego tē hīc hāc (machaerā) offātim conficiam.
        Here and now, by Hercules, will I hew you to pieces with this (sword)!

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