Catalan

Verb

provoco

1. first-person singular present indicative form of provocar

Italian

Verb

provoco

1. first-person singular present indicative of provocare

Latin

Etymology

From prō- ‎(“in front of, for”) +‎ vocō ‎(“call”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈproː.wo.koː/, [ˈproː.wɔ.koː]

Verb

prōvocō ‎(present infinitive prōvocāre, perfect active prōvocāvī, supine prōvocātum); first conjugation

1. I call forth
2. I challenge
3. I provoke

Inflection

References

• provoco in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• provoco in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “provoco”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to appeal to the people: provocare ad populum (Liv. 2. 55)
    
  • to provoke the enemy to battle: proelio (ad pugnam) hostes lacessere, provocare
    

Portuguese

Verb

provoco

1. first-person singular present indicative of provocar

Spanish

Verb

provoco

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of provocar.