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propugno
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Italian
Pronunciation
Verb
propugno
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [proːˈpʊŋ.noː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [proˈpuɲ.ɲo]
Verb
prōpugnō (present infinitive prōpugnāre, perfect active prōpugnāvī, supine prōpugnātum); first conjugation
- to fight or contend for
- c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico:
- Ipsī ex silvīs rārī prōpugnābant nostrōsque intrā mūnītiōnēs ingredī prohibēbant.
- They fought from the woods in scattered groups and prevented our men from making their way within the fortifications.
- Ipsī ex silvīs rārī prōpugnābant nostrōsque intrā mūnītiōnēs ingredī prohibēbant.
- to defend
- urbs prōpugnāta et līberāta ― defended and liberated city
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: propugn
- Italian: propugnare
- Spanish: propugnar
References
- “propugno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “propugno”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “propugno”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- propugno in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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Portuguese
Verb
propugno
Spanish
Verb
propugno
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