obtego

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Latin

Etymology

ob- +‎ tegō (I cover, clothe; protect)

Pronunciation

Verb

obtegō (present infinitive obtegere, perfect active obtēxī, supine obtēctum); third conjugation

  1. to cover over or up
  2. to veil, hide, conceal
  3. to protect

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: obtect

References

  • obtego”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obtego”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obtego in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.