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Pronunciation

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Verb

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pluō (present infinitive pluere, perfect active pluī or plūvī); third conjugation, no supine stem

  1. Alternative form of pluit (rain)
    • 44 BCE, Cicero, De Divinatione, section 2.58:
      Sanguinem pluisse senatui nuntiatum est, Atratum etiam fluvium fluxisse sanguine, deorum sudasse simulacra.
      It was reported to the senate that blood had rained down, that even the river Atratus had overflowed with blood, and that the statues of the gods had given off sweat.

Usage notes

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Takes a subject, unlike the impersonal pluit.

Conjugation

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References

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  • pluo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pluo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pluit in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • pluo in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 1745

Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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plu +‎ -o

Verb

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pluo (first-person singular present pluaf)

  1. (transitive) to pluck
  2. (transitive, figurative) to fleece, to con
  3. (transitive) to tie (fishing flies)

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Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pluo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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