exosculor
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Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ekˈsoːs.ku.lor/, [ɛkˈs̠oːs̠kʊɫ̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ekˈsos.ku.lor/, [eɡˈzɔskulor]
Verb
exōsculor (present infinitive exōsculārī, perfect active exōsculātus sum); first conjugation, deponent
- (transitive) to kiss fondly, kiss eagerly
- (transitive, figurative) to greatly admire (a thing)
Conjugation
References
- “exosculor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “exosculor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers