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inscribo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From in- (in, on; onto) +‎ scrībō (write).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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īnscrībō (present infinitive īnscrībere, perfect active īnscrīpsī, supine īnscrīptum); third conjugation

  1. to write in or upon something, inscribe; furnish with an inscription, give a title to a book
  2. (figuratively) to ascribe, assign, attribute
  3. (figuratively) to mark, make known
  4. (figuratively) to brand, place a brand upon

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References

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  • inscribo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • inscribo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • inscribo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to put an inscription on statues: statuas inscribere (Verr. 2. 69. 167)
    • the book is entitled 'Laelius': liber inscribitur Laelius (Off. 2. 9. 30)
    • Cicero says in his 'Laelius.: Cicero dicit in Laelio (suo) or in eo (not suo) libro, qui inscribitur Laelius
  • inscribo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Spanish

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Verb

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inscribo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of inscribir