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Latin
Etymology
From dē- + linō.
Pronunciation
Verb
dēlinō (present infinitive dēlinere, perfect active dēlīvī, supine dēlitum); third conjugation
- to smear, daub, anoint (with)
- to obliterate, smudge, blot out
Conjugation
1At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
The original perfect was dēlēvī.
See also
References
- “delino”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “delino”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- delino in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.