fornicate
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fornicate¹
- /ˈfɔː.nɪˌkeɪt/ UK
- /ˈfɔɹ.nɪˌkeɪt/ US
Where it comes from
First attested in 1552; borrowed from Latin fornicātus, perfect active participle of fornicor (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fornix (“arch, vault; brothel”). It was customary for courtesans of the era to wait for their customers out of the rain in arched passageways.
verb fornicates · fornicating · fornicated
- To engage in fornication.
fornicate²
- /ˈfɔː.nɪ.kət/ UK
- /ˈfɔɹ.nɪ.kət/ US
Where it comes from
First attested in 1828; from fornix + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
adjective more fornicate · most fornicate · fornicated
- Shaped like an arch or vault; resembling a fornix.
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verb to engage in fornication
| Español | fornicar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 간통하다 gantonghada |
| 日本語 | 姦淫する kan'in suru |
| 中文 | 通姦 /通奸 tōngjiān |
| Português | fornicar |
| Français | forniquer |
| Deutsch | Unzucht treiben |
| Italiano | fornicare, copulare, accoppiarsi, fare l'amore |
| Русский | распу́тничать raspútničatʹ, блуди́ть bludítʹ, развра́тничать razvrátničatʹ, прелюбоде́йствовать preljubodéjstvovatʹ |
| العربية | زَنَى zanā |
| עברית | זָנָה zaná |
adj shaped like an arch
| Русский | сво́дчатый svódčatyj, вы́гнутый výgnutyj |
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title = {fornicate},
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