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tuto
tuto
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtuː.toː/
Etymology 1
From tūtus + -ō; compare tūtē.
Adverb
tūtō (comparable tūtius, superlative tūtissimē)
- safely, securely, in safety, without danger, without risk of being harmed
Derived terms
- tūtō sum
References
- tūtō¹ in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “1 tūtō”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 1,617/1.
- “tūtō¹” on page 1,996/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Etymology 2
Collateral form of tūtor (verb).
Verb
tūtō (present infinitive tūtāre, perfect active tūtāvī, supine tūtātum); first conjugation
- Alternative form of tūtor
Conjugation
References
- tūto² in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tuto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “2 tūto”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 1,617/1.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
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(ambiguous) to be in a position of safety: in tuto esse
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(ambiguous) to ensure the safety of a thing: in tuto collocare aliquid
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(ambiguous) to be in a position of safety: in tuto esse
- “tūtō²” on page 1,996/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Etymology 3
Regularly declined forms of tūtus.
Adjective
tūtō
- dative masculine singular of tūtus
- dative neuter singular of tūtus
- ablative masculine singular of tūtus
- ablative neuter singular of tūtus
Spanish
Etymology
From the Mapudungun tute (“hip”).
Noun
tuto m (plural tutos)
- (Chile) thigh, leg, shank
- (Chile, childish) sleepiness
- hacer tuto - to go to sleep
- Estoy cansada, quiero hacer tuto. - I'm tired; I want to go to sleep.
- (Chile, childish) security blanket (comfort object)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- hacer tuto