recalcitro

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Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ calcitrō.

Pronunciation

Verb

recalcitrō (present infinitive recalcitrāre, perfect active recalcitrāvī, supine recalcitrātum); first conjugation

  1. to kick back (of a horse)
  2. to be disobedient
    Antonyms: pāreō, exaudiō, oboediō, obtemperō

Conjugation

Descendants

  • French: récalcitrer
  • Italian: ricalcitrare
  • Portuguese: recalcitrar

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

  1. first-person singular present indicative of recalcitrar