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denaso

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Etymology

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Coined by Plautus, from +‎ nāsus +‎ .

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dēnāsō (present infinitive dēnāsāre, perfect active dēnāsāvī, supine dēnāsātum); first conjugation

  1. (hapax, humorous) to remove the nose from someone's face
    • c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi 604:
      Tynd. Namque edepol si adbītēs propius, ōs dēnāsābit tibi mordicus.
      Truly, by Pollux, if you come closer, he will bite your nose off your face (*denasate your face).

Conjugation

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References

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  • denaso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • denaso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • denaso in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung