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Latin
Etymology
olfaciō + -tō (frequentative suffix).
Pronunciation
Verb
olfactō (present infinitive olfactāre, perfect active olfactāvī, supine olfactātum); first conjugation
- (transitive) to smell
- Synonyms: olfaciō, odōror
Conjugation
Participle
olfactō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of olfactus
References
- olfacto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- olfacto in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
- “olfacto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Portuguese
Noun
olfacto m (plural olfactos) (only European Portuguese spelling)
- Alternative form of olfato