sequestro
Italian
Etymology
Late Latin sequestrō (“set aside”), from Latin sequester (“mediator, trustee”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛstro
Noun
sequestro m (plural sequestri)
Synonyms
- ratto m
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
Probably related to sequor (“I follow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seˈkʷes.troː/, [sɛˈkᶣɛs.troː]
Verb
sequestrō (present infinitive sequestrāre, perfect active sequestrāvī, supine sequestrātum); first conjugation
- I surrender (give up for safe keeping)
- I sequestrate
- I separate, remove
Inflection
References
- sequestro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sequestro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- seqüestro (obsolete)
Etymology
From Late Latin sequestrō (“I set aside”), from Latin sequester (“mediator, trustee”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.ˈkwɛʃ.tɾu/, /sɨ.ˈkɛʃ.tɾu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.ˈkwɛs.tɾu/, /se.ˈkwɛʃ.tɾu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /se.ˈkwɛs.tɾo/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /sɛ.ˈkwɛʃ.tɾʊ/
- Hyphenation: se‧ques‧tro
Noun
sequestro m (plural sequestros)
- kidnapping (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- sequestro-relâmpago
Spanish
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