Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /opˈsoː.noː/

Verb

obsōnō ‎(present infinitive obsōnāre, perfect active obsōnāvī, supine obsōnātum); first conjugation

1. I buy provisions, cater, purvey, provide, shop; purchase something as a provision.
2. (by extension) I feast, banquet, treat, furnish an entertainment.
3. (figuratively) I cater or provide an appetite.

Inflection

Alternative forms

• (deponent form) obsōnor
• opsōnō

Derived terms

• obsōnātiō
• obsōnātor
• obsōnātus
• obsōnitō

Related terms

• obsōnium

Etymology 2

From ob- +‎ sono (“sound, resound”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈop.so.noː/

Verb

obsonō ‎(present infinitive obsonāre); first conjugation, no perfect

1. (with dative) I interrupt by a sound or by speaking.

Inflection

• No perfect or supine forms.

Related terms

References

• obsono in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• obsono in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “obsono”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.