emico

Latin

Etymology

From ex- +‎ micō.

Pronunciation

Verb

ēmicō (present infinitive ēmicāre, perfect active ēmicuī or ēmicāvī, supine ēmicātum); first conjugation, no passive

  1. to appear suddenly

Conjugation

  • The standard Classical perfect is emicuī, but the grammarian Quintilian prescribes emicāvī, which occurs in Medieval Latin, but is not otherwise attested during the Classical period.

References

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