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Latin
Etymology
Frequentative from ab- (“from, away from”) + nūtō (“nod”).
Pronunciation
Verb
abnūtō (present infinitive abnūtāre, perfect active abnūtāvī); first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to deny often (by a nod); refuse
c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE,
Plautus,
Captivi 611:
- Quid mi abnutas? - Tibi ego abnuto?
- What are you shaking your head at me for? - I, shaking my head at you?.
Conjugation
References
- “abnuto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “abnuto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- abnuto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.