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emungo

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Italian

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Verb

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emungo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of emungere

Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *mewg-, a variant of *(s)mewk- (slick, slippery; to slip), see also Tocharian A muk- (to let go, give up), Lithuanian mùkti (to slip away from), Old Church Slavonic мъчати (mŭčati, to chase), Ancient Greek μύσσομαι (mússomai, to blow the nose), Sanskrit मुञ्चति (muñcati, to release, let loose).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ēmungō (present infinitive ēmungere, perfect active ēmūnxī, supine ēmūnctum); third conjugation

  1. (transitive) to wipe or blow (one's nose)
  2. (transitive) to cheat (someone out of their money)

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: emunge
  • Italian: emungere

References

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