Latin

Verb

sulcō ‎(present infinitive sulcāre, perfect active sulcāvī, supine sulcātum); first conjugation

1. I plough, furrow, turn up
2. I carve, cleave
3. (figuratively) I sail over, traverse, pass through, cross

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

• sulcātōrius

Descendants

• Italian: solcare
• Portuguese: sulcar, surcar
• Spanish: sulcar, surcar

References

• sulco in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sulco in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “sulco”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsuw.ku/

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Latin sulcus ‎(“furrow; ditch”).

Noun

sulco m (plural sulcos)

1. (agriculture) furrow (trench cut in the soil with a plough)
2. furrow (any trench, channel or groove on a surface)

   A espadada deixara um sulco em seu rosto.‎

   The sword strike had left a groove on his face.

Etymology 2

A conjugated form of sulcar.

Verb

sulco

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of sulcar