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appello

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See also: appellò and appêllo

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apˈpɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: ap‧pèl‧lo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from appellare + -o.

Noun

appello m (plural appelli)

  1. plea, appeal, call
  2. roll call
  3. (law) appeal

Etymology 2

Verb

appello

  1. first-person singular present indicative of appellare

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From ad- (to, towards) + pellō (push; impress). The Proto-Italic form *adpelnō could be reconstructed, with a possible cognate in Umbrian 𐌀𐌛𐌐𐌄𐌋𐌕𐌖 (ařpeltu).

Verb

appellō (present infinitive appellere, perfect active appulī, supine appulsum); third conjugation

  1. to drive or move to
  2. to land or put ashore
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From ad- + pellō (push, drive, hurl) + , from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (to approach).

Verb

appellō (present infinitive appellāre, perfect active appellāvī, supine appellātum); first conjugation

  1. to address as, call by name
    Synonym: compellō
    Fātum appellō ōrdinem seriemque causārum.
    I recognize fate as the order and succession of causes.
Conjugation

1At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
2At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Old forms are:

  • 2nd person singular imperative future: appellamino
Derived terms
Descendants

References

  • appello”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • appello”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • appello”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to speak of some one respectfully: honoris causa aliquem nominare or appellare
    • to apply oneself to the study of philosophy: animum appellere or se applicare ad philosophiam
    • to allude to a person or thing (not alludere): significatione appellare aliquem
    • to become a writer, embrace a literary career: animum ad scribendum appellere, applicare
    • the agent (nomenclator) mentions the names of constituents to the canvasser: nomina appellat (nomenclator)
    • to appeal to the plebeian tribunes against a praetor's decision: appellare tribunos plebis (in aliqua re a praetore) (Liv. 2. 55)
    • to land (of people): appellere navem (ad terram, litus)
    • to land (of ships): appelli (ad oram) (Att. 13. 21)
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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

appello m (plural appellos)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of apelo.

Etymology 2

Verb

appello

  1. first-person singular present indicative of appellar

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