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Latin
Etymology
From lac.
Verb
lacteō (present infinitive lactēre); second conjugation, no perfect or supine stem
N.B. Used almost exclusively in the present participle, lactens
- To suck milk, to be a suckling
- To contain milk or sap, to be milky, sappy, juicy
Conjugation
Adjective
lacteō
- 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.