glutto Latin · revision 4863

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈɡɫʊt.toː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈɡlut.to]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''gluttō''' ''m'' (genitive gluttōnis); third declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a noun from [[gluttiō]] “to swallow”.^(OLD 2012)^(TLL) De Vaan thinks the stem is an onomatopoeic *gul- / *glu-, since the /t/ is absent in [[ingluviēs]] “gullet”, though Latin might share the stem *glut- of [[sla-pro|*glъtъ|t=gullet]].^(de Vaan 2008) Wiktionary relates it to [[gula]] “throat”.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ It appears in Persius, where it is a conjecture, and in Festus.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(de Vaan 2008) Köbler dates Persius 34–62 AD.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In Latin it was a glutton or gourmand, a rare word.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ In medieval Latin it was common: a monk in Ælfric's ''Colloquy'' says he is not a glutton, and it was used of animals as an adjective.^(DMLBS) Through Old French ''gloton'' it gave English ''glutton'', at first also a general term of abuse.^(Etymonline) It survives as [[fr|glouton]], [[it|ghiotto]] and [[es|glotón]].^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 34–62 AD – Persius may use it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * early 13th century – English ''glutton'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|glutton]], [[m|en|gourmand]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[gula]]

+ * [[gluttiō]]

+ * [[en|glutton]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}