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Latin
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ὀψωνέω (opsōnéō, “buy fish or other dainties”).
Pronunciation
Verb
obsōnō (present infinitive obsōnāre, perfect active obsōnāvī, supine obsōnātum); first conjugation
- to buy provisions, cater, purvey, provide, shop; purchase something as a provision
- (by extension) to feast, banquet, treat, furnish an entertainment
- (figuratively) to cater or provide an appetite
Conjugation
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From ob- + sonō (“sound, resound”).
Pronunciation
Verb
obsonō (present infinitive obsonāre); first conjugation, no perfect or supine stem
- (with dative) to interrupt by a sound or by speaking, drown out
Conjugation
References
- “obsono”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obsono”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obsono in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.