rhoncho

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From rhonchus (snoring), from Ancient Greek ῥέγχος (rhénkhos).

Pronunciation

Verb

rhonchō (present infinitive rhonchāre, perfect active rhonchāvī, supine rhonchātum); first conjugation

  1. to snore, snort

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: roncare
  • Northern Gallo-Romance:
    • Old French: ronchier, runkier
  • Southern Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

References

  • rhoncho”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • rhoncho”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.