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Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄπτερος (ápteros), derived from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
attero (feminine attera, masculine plural atteri, feminine plural attere)
- apterous, wingless
- (architecture) apteral (without lateral columns)
Further reading
- attero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ad- + terō.
Pronunciation
Verb
atterō (present infinitive atterere, perfect active attrīvī, supine attrītum); third conjugation
- to wear away, rub away
- Synonyms: conterō, terō, dēterō, tenuō, abūtor, exhauriō, ēnecō, adedō, peragō, accīdō, ūtor, frangō, minuō
- to grind
- to chafe
- to weaken or impair; to attrit
- Synonyms: dēterō, minuō, frangō, tenuō, effēminō, cōnsūmō, afficiō
- Antonyms: firmō, cōnfirmō, mūniō, fortificō, cōnsolidō, sistō
Conjugation
Derived terms
References
- “attero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “attero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- attero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.