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plango

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *plāngō, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-, *pleh₂g- (to strike).[1]

Cognate with Latin plēctō, Ancient Greek πλήσσω (plḗssō), Old Church Slavonic плакати (plakati), Dutch vloeken.

Pronunciation

Verb

plangō (present infinitive plangere, perfect active plānxī, supine plānctum); third conjugation

  1. to strike, beat, flap (repeatedly or with a noise)
  2. (also mediopassive or with ) to beat the breast etc. as a sign of grief, desperation, fury
  3. (transitive) to bewail, lament for
    Synonyms: dēplōrō, ingemō, lūgeō, gemō, queror, conqueror, plōrō, fleō

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References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “plangō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 469-70

Further reading

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