aborior

Latin

Etymology

    From ab- (from, away from) +‎ orior (rise, get up; appear).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    aborior (present infinitive aborīrī, perfect active abortus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent

    1. (intransitive) to disappear, pass away, set
    2. (intransitive) to miscarry, be aborted (of a fetus)

    Usage notes

    To convey the transitive meaning of "to disappear" as in "to make someone vanish," one must use faciō aborīrī.

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • English: abort

    References

    • aborior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • aborior”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • aborior in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016