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nicto
nicto
Latin
Alternative forms
- (deponent form) nictor
Verb
nictō (present infinitive nictāre, perfect active nictāvī, supine nictātum); first conjugation
- I blink.
- I wink, signal with the eyes.
- (figuratively, of fire) I flash.
- (figuratively) I strive, make effort.
Inflection
Derived terms
- nictātiō
Related terms
- nictus
Descendants
- English: nictate
References
- nicto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “nicto”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.