turgeo
Latin
Etymology
The origin is uncertain, but perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *turH-ǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). Compare Old Armenian թուրծ (tʿurc, “cheek”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtur.ɡe.oː/, [ˈtʊr.ɡe.oː]
Verb
turgeō (present infinitive turgēre, perfect active tursī); second conjugation, no passive
- I am swollen, swell out.
- (figuratively) I swell (with rage); I am enraged.
- (figuratively, of speech) I am inflated or bombastic.
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Descendants
- Portuguese: turgir
References
- turgeo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- turgeo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- turgeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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