Skip to content Skip to search
About Report a problem (opens in a new tab)

detrunco

detrunco, to lop, cut off

dē-trunco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to lop or cut off (rare, and perh. not ante-Aug.).
  • I Prop.: arbores, Liv. 21, 37: superiorem partem, Col. 5, 6, 13: alam regi apium, Plin. 11, 17, 17, § 54: caput, Ov. M. 8, 770 al. —
  • II Transf. to the body from which a member is cut off, to mutilate, maim, behead: gladio detruncata corpora bracchiis abscisis, Liv. 31, 34: aliquem, Val. Fl. 3, 145; cf.: Dalmatas incensa urbe quasi detruncaverat, Flor. 4, 12, 11.

Saved

Recent

Keyboard shortcuts

/ s Search
← → Previous / next dictionary
1 – 9 Go to dictionary 1–9
j k Next / previous word in the word wheel
m Switch between Logeion and Morpho
b Save or unsave this word
Shift B Saved and recent words
l Look up the selected word
Esc Close suggestions or a panel
? This list