vagio

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)weh₂gʰ-. Cognates are difficult to assign with certainty, but may include Ancient Greek ἠχή (ēkhḗ), Sanskrit वग्नु (vagnu) and Old English swōgan (English sough).

Pronunciation

Verb

vāgiō (present infinitive vāgīre, perfect active vāgīvī); fourth conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to wail (in distress)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: vagir
  • Italian: vagire
  • Portuguese: vagir
  • English: vagient

References

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