Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *prews- (to freeze; frost). Cognate with prūna, pruīna. Source of English prurient.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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prūriō (present infinitive prūrīre); fourth conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to itch or tingle
  2. to long for

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of prūriō (fourth conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prūriō prūrīs prūrit prūrīmus prūrītis prūriunt
imperfect prūriēbam prūriēbās prūriēbat prūriēbāmus prūriēbātis prūriēbant
future prūriam prūriēs prūriet prūriēmus prūriētis prūrient
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prūriam prūriās prūriat prūriāmus prūriātis prūriant
imperfect prūrīrem prūrīrēs prūrīret prūrīrēmus prūrīrētis prūrīrent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prūrī prūrīte
future prūrītō prūrītō prūrītōte prūriuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives prūrīre
participles prūriēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
prūriendī prūriendō prūriendum prūriendō

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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