effrico

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Formed by the prefixation of ex- +‎ fricō, the x being assimilated to the following f.

Pronunciation

Verb

effricō (present infinitive effricāre, perfect active effrixī, supine effricātum); first conjugation (rare, post-Augustan, transitive)

  1. (literally) to rub off or out
  2. (figuratively) to scrub clean of accumulated débris

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Galician: esfregar
  • Portuguese: esfregar
  • Sicilian: stricari

References

  • effrĭco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • effrĭco”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 575/3.
  • effricō” on page 592/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)