adaquo

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Latin

Etymology

From ad- (near, at; towards, to) +‎ aquor (bring or fetch drinking water).

Pronunciation

Verb

adaquō (present infinitive adaquāre, perfect active adaquāvī, supine adaquātum); first conjugation

  1. (transitive) to bring or supply water to, give to drink

Usage notes

Some readings of Aulus Hirtius' De Bello Gallico Liber VIII have adaquor as a deponent verb. In other texts, adaquor is used with the expected passive meaning.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Aragonese: adaguar
  • Italian: adacquare
  • Romanian: adăpa

References

  • adaquo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • adaquo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.