lacteo

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See also: lácteo

Latin

Etymology

From lac.

Verb

lacteō (present infinitive lactēre); second conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

N.B. Used almost exclusively in the present participle, lactens

  1. To suck milk, to be a suckling
  2. To contain milk or sap, to be milky, sappy, juicy

Conjugation

Adjective

lacteō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lacteus

References

  • lacteo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lacteo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.