focilo
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Commonly attested reduction of the intertonic /u/, which often further resulted in its deletion.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfoː.ki.loː/, [ˈfoːkɪɫ̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfo.t͡ʃi.lo/, [ˈfɔːt͡ʃilo]
Verb
[edit]fōcilō (present infinitive fōcilāre, perfect active fōcilāvī, supine fōcilātum); first conjugation
- (post-Classical) Alternative form of fōculō (“to cherish, resuscitate”)