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Latin
Etymology
From nūbō (“I cover, veil; marry”) + -turiō (desiderative suffix).
Pronunciation
Verb
nū̆pturiō (present infinitive nū̆pturīre, perfect active nū̆pturīvī); fourth conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- (intransitive) to desire to marry
Conjugation
References
- “nupturio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- nupturio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- nupturio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016