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surio

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Latin

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Etymology

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Probably related to sūcus, apart from which assumption there is no testimony of the root vowel's length. A connection to sūs is less likely.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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sū̆riō (present infinitive sū̆rīre); fourth conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

  1. (of male animals) to be on heat
  2. (of fruits) to be succulent

Conjugation

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References

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  • surio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • surio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “surio”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 637