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effutio

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Latin

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Etymology

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ex- + a root *fūtō (to strike) also found in confūtō, refūtō, and perhaps fūtilis and futuō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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effūtiō (present infinitive effūtīre, supine effūtītum); fourth conjugation, no perfect stem

  1. to babble, chatter, talk idly
  2. to blab, tell secrets

Conjugation

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References

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  • effutio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • effutio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers