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Latin
Etymology
From re- + calcitrō.
Pronunciation
Verb
recalcitrō (present infinitive recalcitrāre, perfect active recalcitrāvī, supine recalcitrātum); first conjugation
- to kick back (of a horse)
- to be disobedient
- Antonyms: pāreō, exaudiō, oboediō, obtemperō
Conjugation
Descendants
References
- “recalcitro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “recalcitro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- recalcitro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- recalcitro in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Portuguese
Verb
recalcitro
- first-person singular present indicative of recalcitrar