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paupulo

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See also: paupulò

Italian

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Verb

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paupulo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of paupulare

Latin

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Etymology

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Possibly onomatopoeic.[1] According to du Cange, this is a blend of pau, imitating the peacock's call, and ululō. Also compare Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs, peacock), Latin pāvō (peacock).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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paupulō (present infinitive paupulāre, perfect active paupulāvī, supine paupulātum); first conjugation, no passive

  1. (intransitive, of peacocks) to call

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Italian: paupulare

References

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  1. ^ Lockwood, William Burley (1984): The Oxford book of British bird names, p. 114