occano

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Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ canō (to sing, play, blow). Doublet of occinō.

Pronunciation

Verb

occanō (present infinitive occanere, perfect active occanuī or occecinī, supine occentum); third conjugation, no passive

  1. (intransitive, of a wind instrument) to sound
    • c. 117 CE, Tacitus, Annales 2.81:
      tum Sentius occanere cornua tubasque iussit
      Then Sentius ordered the cornets and trumpets to sound

Usage notes

Not to be confused with occinō.

Conjugation

References

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