sulco

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Latin

Etymology

sulcus (furrow, ditch, track) +‎

Pronunciation

Noun

sulcō

1. inflection of sulcō:

  1. dative/ablative singular of sulcus

Verb

sulcō (present infinitive sulcāre, perfect active sulcāvī, supine sulcātum); first conjugation

  1. to plough, furrow, turn up
  2. to carve, cleave
  3. (figuratively) to sail over, traverse, pass through, cross

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Descendants

References

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin sulcus (furrow; ditch).

Noun

sulco m (plural sulcos)

  1. (agriculture) furrow (trench cut in the soil with a plough)
    Synonym: rego
  2. furrow (any trench, channel or groove on a surface)
    A espadada deixara um sulco em seu rosto.
    The sword strike had left a groove on his face.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sulco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sulcar

Spanish

Verb

sulco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sulcar