sorbeō

sorb-eō

From Proto-Italic *sorβeō, from earlier *sorβejō, from Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti, iterative verb from *srebʰ- (“to sip”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsɔr.be.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsɔr.be.o]

Verb

sorbeō (present infinitive sorbēre, perfect active sorbuī or sorpsī, supine sorbitum or sorptum); second conjugation

1. to suck in, drink up