contundo

Latin

Etymology

    From con- +‎ tundō.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    contundō (present infinitive contundere, perfect active contudī, supine contūsum); third conjugation

    1. to beat or pound to a pulp
    2. to bruise, make sore
    3. to utterly subdue

    Conjugation

    • The variant fourth principal part contūnsum is found in Pliny.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • French: contondre
    • Italian: contundere
    • Portuguese: contundir
    • Spanish: contundir

    References

    contundo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

    • contundo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • contundo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

    Spanish

    Verb

    contundo

    1. first-person singular present indicative of contundir