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Latin
Etymology
From ōsculum (“kiss”), from ōs (“mouth”) + -culum (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
Verb
ōsculor (present infinitive ōsculārī or ōsculārier, perfect active ōsculātus sum); first conjugation, deponent
- to kiss
- to embrace, value
Conjugation
1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
Derived terms
References
- “osculor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “osculor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- osculor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.