battuō

Unknown. Perhaps from Gaulish or Germanic, ultimately either from Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ- (“to stab, dig”), or a separate root *bʰat- (“to hit”); ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare Welsh bathu (“beat”); Old English beadu (“battle”). Doublet of battō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbat.tu.oː/, [ˈbät̪ːuoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbat.tu.o/, [ˈbät̪ːuo]

Verb

battuō (present infinitive battuere, perfect active battuī); third conjugation, no supine stem

1. (very rare) to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike [ quotations ▼]
2. to fence, play fencing; to fight [ quotations ▼]
3. to bang (have sex with) [ quotations ▼]