sermonor
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sermō (“conversation”) + -ō.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /serˈmoː.nor/, [s̠ɛrˈmoːnɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /serˈmo.nor/, [serˈmɔːnor]
Verb
[edit]sermōnor (present infinitive sermōnārī); first conjugation, deponent
- Alternative form of sermōcinor
- 2nd c. A.D., Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 17.2.16–17:
- `Cum iis,' inquit, `consermonabatur.' `Sermonari' rusticius videtur, sed rectius est, `sermocinari' tritius, sed corruptius est.
- `With them,' he said, `he conversed (consermonabatur).' `Sermonari' seems more provincial, but is more correct; `sermocinari' is more customary, but is more corrupted.
- `Cum iis,' inquit, `consermonabatur.' `Sermonari' rusticius videtur, sed rectius est, `sermocinari' tritius, sed corruptius est.
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of sermōnor (first conjugation, deponent)