Latin

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Etymology

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From ad- (towards) +‎ saliō (to jump).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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assiliō (present infinitive assilīre, perfect active assiluī, supine assultum); fourth conjugation, limited passive

  1. (intransitive) to spring or leap (to or upon); rush (at)
    Synonyms: saliō, trānsiliō, prōsiliō, exsiliō, īnsultō, exsultō
  2. (intransitive, of water) to dash (against)
  3. (transitive) to assail, assault
    Synonyms: invādō, incurrō, impetō, aggredior, oppugnō, īnstō, excurrō, concurrō, occurrō, petō, accēdō, intrō, incēdō, inruō, irrumpō, adorior, adeō, opprimō, accurrō, incidō, appetō, arripiō, incessō, invehō, lacessō
    Antonyms: repugnō, resistō, adversor, obversor, obstō, sistō
  4. (transitive) to cover (to mate with, to fuck, said chiefly of animals)

Conjugation

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Descendants

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(See assaliō.)

References

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  • assilio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • assilio in Dizionario Latino, Olivetti
  • assilio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Blondeau, Pierre Nicolas, and Noel, François. Dictionarium eroticum latino-gallicum. France, I. Liseaux, 1885.
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