basiare

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [baː.siˈaː.rɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ba.s̬iˈaː.re]

Verb

bāsiāre

1. inflection of bāsiō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative
   • c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 7.9:

     tam tē bāsia multa bāsiāre

     For you to kiss so many kisses