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vellico

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See also: vellicò

Italian

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Verb

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vellico

  1. first-person singular present indicative of vellicare

Latin

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Etymology

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From vellō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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vellicō (present infinitive vellicāre, perfect active vellicāvī, supine vellicātum); first conjugation

  1. to pluck, twitch, pinch, nip
  2. to suck (of bees)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: vellicate
  • Galician: beliscar (< *vellicicāre)
  • Italian: vellicare
  • Portuguese: velicar, beliscar (< *vellicicāre)
  • Spanish: velicar, pellizcar (< *vellicicāre)

References

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