subolfacio

subolfacio

Latin

Etymology

    From sub- + olfaciō.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    subolfaciō (present infinitive subolfacere, perfect active subolfēcī, supine subolfactum); third (-iō variant) conjugation, suppletive

    1. (literal, transitive) to smell out, scent
    2. (figuratively, transitive) to detect, perceive

    Conjugation

    References

    • subolfacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • subolfacio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.