opto
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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔp.to/
- Rhymes: -ɔpto
- Hyphenation: òp‧to
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *opetāō, the frequentative of *opeō, whose original form is only attested in the forms of the descendant Umbrian 𐌖𐌐𐌄𐌕𐌖 (upetu) and with a probable earlier form *opejō. See Proto-Italic page for further etymology.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈop.toː/, [ˈɔpt̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈop.to/, [ˈɔpt̪o]
Conjugation
1At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
2At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
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References
- “opto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “opto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- opto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “optate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Julius Pokorny (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, in 3 vols, Bern, München: Francke Verlag
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