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vapulo

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *weh₂p-. Probably onomatopoeic in its origin, meaning 'cry, wail', from which meaning the attested meaning 'be beaten, be stricken' evolved.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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vāpulō (present infinitive vāpulāre, perfect active vāpulāvī, supine vāpulātum); first conjugation, impersonal in the passive

  1. (intransitive) to be flogged or beaten

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: vapulate (borrowed)
  • Spanish: vapulear, vapular

References

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  • vapulo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vapulo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vapulo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • vapulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Spanish

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Verb

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vapulo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of vapular