putrefacio

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Latin

Etymology

From puter +‎ faciō.

Pronunciation

Verb

putrefaciō (present infinitive putrefacere, perfect active putrefēcī, supine putrefactum); third conjugation iō-variant, irregular passive voice

  1. to rot or putrefy

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: putrefare
  • Portuguese: putrefazer

References

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