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Latin
Etymology
From ob- + cantō (“sing”).
Pronunciation
Verb
occentō (present infinitive occentāre, perfect active occentāvī, supine occentātum); first conjugation
- (transitive) to serenade
- (transitive) to satirize in song
Conjugation
1At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
References
- “occento”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- occento in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.