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Latin
Etymology
From cōnflīgō (“to clash, argue”) + -tō (frequentative).
Pronunciation
Verb
cōnflīctō (present infinitive cōnflīctāre, perfect active cōnflīctāvī, supine cōnflīctātum); first conjugation
- to assail, harass, distress or torment
- to buffet
Usage notes
Almost exclusively found in the passive.
Conjugation
References
- “conflicto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “conflicto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- conflicto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be seriously ill: gravi morbo affectum esse, conflictari, vexari
- to struggle with adversity: conflictari (cum) adversa fortuna
Portuguese
Noun
conflicto m (plural conflictos)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of conflito.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnflīctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konˈfliɡto/
- Rhymes: -iɡto
- Syllabification: con‧flic‧to
Noun
conflicto m (plural conflictos)
- conflict
Derived terms
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