fruniscor

Latin

Etymology

Perhaps an extended form of fruor. De Vaan suggests that the term could reflect an earlier nasal-infix stem *frūg-n-e/o-, which de Vaan suggests could be compared to Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌽𐌰𐌽 (usbruknan).

Pronunciation

Verb

frūnīscor (present infinitive frūnīscī, perfect active frūnītus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. (transitive) to enjoy [with accusative; or (rarely) with ablative]

Conjugation

References

  • frūniscor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • frūniscor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “fruor”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 244-245