commaculo

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Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ maculō.

Pronunciation

Verb

commaculō (present infinitive commaculāre, perfect active commaculāvī, supine commaculātum); first conjugation

  1. to stain, spot
  2. to pollute, defile, soil

Conjugation

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

References

  • commaculo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • commaculo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • commaculo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.