offoco

Alternative forms

obfōcō, offūcō, officō

Etymology

From ob- +‎ fōc- (“throat”) +‎ -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɔfˈfoː.koː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ofˈfɔː.ko]

Verb

offōcō (present infinitive offōcāre, perfect active offōcāvī, supine offōcātum); first conjugation

(transitive) to strangle, throttle, choke, suffocate

Conjugation

Conjugation of offōcō (first conjugation)

More information indicative, singular ...

Synonyms

(choke): praefōcō, suffōcō

Related terms

Descendants

Reflexes of the Early Medieval variant officāre:

Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: ofegar, aufegar
- Occitan: ofegar, aufegar
Ibero-Romance:
- Old Galician-Portuguese:
  - Galician: anfegar, oufegar
  - Portuguese: ofegar

Reflexes of an assumed variant *affōcāre:

Italo-Romance:
- Italian: affogare
  - → Sardinian: affogare (or from Catalan)
- Sicilian: affucari
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: afogar
- Occitan: afogar, afojar
Ibero-Romance:
- Aragonese: afocar, afogar
- Asturian: afogar
- Old Galician-Portuguese: afogar
  - Galician: afogar
  - Portuguese: afogar
- Old Spanish: afogar
  - Spanish: ahogar

References

Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “ahogar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎ (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 87
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “ŏffōcare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 7: N–Pas, page 337

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	offōcō	offōcās		offōcat	offōcāmus	offōcātis		offōcant
	imperfect	offōcābam	offōcābās		offōcābat	offōcābāmus	offōcābātis		offōcābant
	future	offōcābō	offōcābis		offōcābit	offōcābimus	offōcābitis		offōcābunt
	perfect	offōcāvī	offōcāvistī		offōcāvit	offōcāvimus	offōcāvistis		offōcāvērunt, offōcāvēre
	pluperfect	offōcāveram	offōcāverās		offōcāverat	offōcāverāmus	offōcāverātis		offōcāverant
	future perfect	offōcāverō	offōcāveris		offōcāverit	offōcāverimus	offōcāveritis		offōcāverint
passive	present	offōcor	offōcāris, offōcāre		offōcātur	offōcāmur	offōcāminī		offōcantur
	imperfect	offōcābar	offōcābāris, offōcābāre		offōcābātur	offōcābāmur	offōcābāminī		offōcābantur
	future	offōcābor	offōcāberis, offōcābere		offōcābitur	offōcābimur	offōcābiminī		offōcābuntur
	perfect	offōcātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	offōcātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	offōcātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	offōcem	offōcēs		offōcet	offōcēmus	offōcētis		offōcent
	imperfect	offōcārem	offōcārēs		offōcāret	offōcārēmus	offōcārētis		offōcārent
	perfect	offōcāverim	offōcāverīs		offōcāverit	offōcāverīmus	offōcāverītis		offōcāverint
	pluperfect	offōcāvissem	offōcāvissēs		offōcāvisset	offōcāvissēmus	offōcāvissētis		offōcāvissent
passive	present	offōcer	offōcēris, offōcēre		offōcētur	offōcēmur	offōcēminī		offōcentur
	imperfect	offōcārer	offōcārēris, offōcārēre		offōcārētur	offōcārēmur	offōcārēminī		offōcārentur
	perfect	offōcātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	offōcātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	offōcā		—	—	offōcāte		—
active	future	—	offōcātō		offōcātō	—	offōcātōte		offōcantō
passive	present	—	offōcāre		—	—	offōcāminī		—
passive	future	—	offōcātor		offōcātor	—	—		offōcantor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		offōcāre		offōcārī		offōcāns		—
future		offōcātūrum esse		offōcātum īrī		offōcātūrus		offōcandus
perfect		offōcāvisse		offōcātum esse		—		offōcātus
future perfect		—		offōcātum fore		—		—
perfect potential		offōcātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		offōcandī	offōcandō		offōcandum	offōcandō	offōcātum		offōcātū