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Latin
Etymology
From scalpo, which has undergone apophony in compounds such as exsculpo.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
sculpō (present infinitive sculpere, perfect active sculpsī, supine sculptum); third conjugation, no passive
- to carve, chisel (in stone, metal, or wood)
- to fashion by sculpting, sculpt
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References
- “sculpo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “sculpo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- sculpo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Ernout A., Meillet A., Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine, 2001.