sublego
Latin
Etymology
From sub- (“under, beneath; behind”) + legō (“gather, choose”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsu.ble.ɡoː/, [ˈsʊ.bɫɛ.ɡoː]
Verb
sublegō (present infinitive sublegere, perfect active sublēgī, supine sublēctum); third conjugation
- I gather or pick up or from below, gather or search for underneath.
- I take away secretly or by stealth; listen to secretly.
- I choose or elect in the place of another, appoint, substitute.
Inflection
Derived terms
- sublēctiō
- sublēctus
Related terms
References
- sublego in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sublego in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- sublego in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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