virco

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Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

In Old Latin spelling, C could represent either the voiceless velar plosive /k/ or its voiced counterpart /g/.

Noun[edit]

vircō f

  1. Early Latin spelling of virgō
    • 7th–5th century BC, Duenos inscription :
      IOVESATDEIVOSQOIMEDMITATNEITEDENDOCOSMISVIRCOSIED []
      iovesāt deivos qoi mēd mitāt, nei tēd endō cosmis vircō siēd []
      The person who sends me prays to the gods, lest the girl be not kind towards thee