conscreor

Latin

Etymology

From con- (intensive prefix) +‎ screō (to clear one’s throat), with switch to a deponent conjugation.

Pronunciation

Verb

cōnscreor (present infinitive cōnscreārī, perfect active cōnscreātus sum); first conjugation, deponent (Plautine, hapax legomenon, Old Latin)

  1. to clear one's throat, hawk
    • c. 197 BCE, Plautus, Persa 2.5.7:
      Magnificē cōnscreābor.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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