lascivio
Latin
Etymology
From lascīvus (“wanton, playful, frisky”) + -iō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫasˈkiː.wi.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [laʃˈʃiː.vi.o]
Verb
lascīviō (present infinitive lascīvīre, perfect active lascīviī, supine lascīvītum); fourth conjugation, no passive
- to frolic; to be lively or merry
- to be wanton or petulant
- (figurative) to indulge in artistic licence
Conjugation
Conjugation of lascīviō (fourth conjugation, no passive)
Derived terms
References
- “lascivio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “lascivio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “lascivio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.