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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέψω (dépsō), a variant of δέφω (déphō).
Pronunciation
Verb
depsō (present infinitive depsere, perfect active depsuī, supine depstum); third conjugation
- to knead
- to dress leather by rubbing and squeezing
- to have improper sex (masturbate?)
- to dishonour
Conjugation
References
- “depso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “depso”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- depso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.