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verb transitive intransitive

sternŭo

2nd PP sternŭere · 3rd PP sternŭi · conj. 3rd
[cf. Gr. πτάρνυσθαι, v. Georg Curtius Griech. Etym. p. 696].
[cf. Gr. πτάρνυσθαι, v. Georg Curtius Griech. Etym. p. 696].
Neutr; to sneeze; N. cr •
Neutr., to sneeze: adorare aliquem, cum sternuerit, Plin. 2, 40, 40, § 107; 28, 6, 15, § 57; 19, 3, 15, § 40 (al. sternuto); Col. 7, 5, 18 Schneid. N. cr.—*
to sputter; crackle by extension •
Transf., of a light, to sputter, crackle: sternuit et lumen ... sternuit, et nobis prospera signa dedit, Ov. H. 19, 151 sq.—
to sneeze out; give by sneezing •
Act., to sneeze out, give by sneezing: omen, Prop. 2, 3, 24; so, approbationem, Cat. 45, 9 and 18.
Perseus ID: n45367 Key: sternuo