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Latin
Etymology
From raptus + -ō, from rapiō.
Pronunciation
Verb
raptō (present infinitive raptāre, perfect active raptāvī, supine raptātum); first conjugation
- to seize and carry off, abduct
- to drag along
- to ravage, plunder
Conjugation
1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
Participle
raptō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of raptus
Descendants
References
- “rapto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “rapto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- rapto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to live on meat, fish, by plunder: vivere carne, piscibus, rapto (Liv. 7. 25)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin raptus.
Noun
rapto m (plural raptos)
- abduction, kidnap
- theft
- Synonyms: roubo, rapina
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
rapto
- first-person singular present indicative of raptar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrabto/
- Rhymes: -abto
- Syllabification: rap‧to
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin raptus.
Noun
rapto m (plural raptos)
- abduction; kidnapping
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
rapto
- first-person singular present indicative of raptar
References
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