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fremo
fremo
See also: fremò
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem-. Cognates include Ancient Greek βρέμω (brémō), Middle High German bremen, Welsh brefu,[1] and obsolete English breme (“famous; tempestuous”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfre.moː/, [ˈfrɛ.moː]
Verb
fremō (present infinitive fremere, perfect active fremuī, supine fremitum); third conjugation
- (transitive, with accusative) I murmur, mutter, grumble, growl at or after something; complain loudly.
- (intransitive) I roar, growl, hum, rumble, buzz, howl, snort, rage, murmur, mutter.
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References
- fremo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fremo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “fremo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.