sulco

Etymology

sulcus (“furrow, ditch, track”) +‎ -ō

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsul.koː/, [ˈs̠ʊɫ̪koː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsul.ko/, [ˈsulko]

Noun

sulcō

1. inflection of sulcō:

1. dative/ablative singular of sulcus

Verb

sulcō (present infinitive sulcāre, perfect active sulcāvī, supine sulcātum); first conjugation

1. to plough, furrow, turn up
2. to carve, cleave
3. (figuratively) to sail over, traverse, pass through, cross

References

• “sulco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “sulco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• sulco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin sulcus (“furrow; ditch”).

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sulco

1. first-person singular present indicative of sulcar