flīgō
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to strike”), cognate to Ancient Greek φλίβω (phlíbō), θλίβω (thlíbō, “to rub, crush”), Lithuanian bláižyti (“to tear off, to scar”), Latvian bliêzt (“to beat”), Russian близ (bliz, “near”), Czech blizna (“scar”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfliː.ɡoː/, [ˈflʲiːɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfli.ɡo/, [ˈfliːɡo]
Verb
flīgō (present infinitive flīgere, perfect active flīxī, supine flīctum); third conjugation
- (transitive) to strike, strike down