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Etymology

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From auceps (bird-catcher) +‎ .

Pronunciation

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Verb

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aucupor (present infinitive aucupārī, perfect active aucupātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to go bird-catching or fowling
    Synonym: vēnor
  2. to catch or take bees
  3. to chase, strive for; to be on the lookout, lie in wait or watch for

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Descendants

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  • Aromanian: apuc, apucari (possibly)
  • Romanian: apuca, apucare (possibly)

References

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  • aucupor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aucupor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aucupor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to court a person's favour; to ingratiate oneself with..: gratiam alicuius sibi quaerere, sequi, more strongly aucupari
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