fingō

fing--ō lat. '(mit den Fingern), fingieren, forme, knete'

Von uital. *fingō, von uig. *dʰeyǵʰ- „formen“. Zu den Verwandten zählen das altgriechische τεῖχος (teîkhos), das Sanskrit देग्धि (degdhi) und dt. 'Teig'

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfin.ɡoː/, [ˈfɪŋɡoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfin.ɡo/, [ˈfiŋɡo]

Verb

fingō (present infinitive fingere, perfect active fīnxī, supine fictum); third conjugation

1. to shape, fashion, form, knead (dough) [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: fōrmō, effingō

2. to touch, touch gently, stroke, stroke gently, handle [ quotations ▼]
3. to adorn, dress, arrange
4. to dissemble; to alter the truth in order to deceive; feign, pretend, frame, contrive, devise, invent, fancy, imagine [ quotations ▼] [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: simulō, mentior, ēmentior, affectō, dissimulō, praetendō

5. to train, teach, instruct [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: doceō, ēdoceō, discō, ēdūcō, ērudiō, īnstruō, magistrō, imbuō