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insono

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Latin

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Etymology

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From īn- < in- +‎ sonō (sound, resound).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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īnsonō (present infinitive īnsonāre, perfect active īnsonuī); first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. (intransitive) to make a sound or noise in or on; sound, sound loudly, resound, roar
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 2.467–468:
      dum latet, īnsonuit ventō nemus; illa timōre
      pallet et hostīlēs crēdit adesse manūs
      While she lay hidden, the grove [of trees] resounded with the wind;
      she pales with fear and believes that bands of enemies are near.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: insonate

References

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  • insono”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • insono”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • insono in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.