obsono
Latin
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ὀψωνέω (opsōnéō, “buy fish or other dainties”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈpsoː.noː/, [ɔˈpsoː.noː]
Verb
obsōnō (present infinitive obsōnāre, perfect active obsōnāvī, supine obsōnātum); first conjugation
- I buy provisions, cater, purvey, provide, shop; purchase something as a provision.
- (by extension) I feast, banquet, treat, furnish an entertainment.
- (figuratively) I cater or provide an appetite.
Inflection
Alternative forms
- (deponent form) obsōnor
- opsōnō
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
From ob- + sonō (“sound, resound”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈo.pso.noː/, [ˈɔ.psɔ.noː]
Verb
obsonō (present infinitive obsonāre); first conjugation, no perfect
Inflection
Related terms
References
- obsono in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- obsono in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obsono in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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