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lenocinor

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From lēnō (pimp, seducer) +‎ -cinor, combining variant of canō (to sing).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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lēnōcinor (present infinitive lēnōcinārī, perfect active lēnōcinātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to flatter, humor, wheedle
  2. to serve, promote, advance (some cause)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ White, John Tahourdin (1858) Latin Suffixes, page 134

Further reading

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