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levigo
levigo
Latin
Etymology 1
From levis (“light, not heavy”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈle.wi.ɡoː/
Verb
levigō (present infinitive levigāre, perfect active levigāvī, supine levigātum); first conjugation
Inflection
Synonyms
- (make light, lighten): levō
Related terms
Etymology 2
From lēvis (“smooth”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈleː.wi.ɡoː/
Verb
lēvigō (present infinitive lēvigāre, perfect active lēvigāvī, supine lēvigātum); first conjugation
Inflection
Synonyms
- (make smooth, polish): lēvō
Related terms
Descendants
References
- levigo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “levigo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.