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LNS

fēteō, fētēre, -, -

foeteō, foetēre, -, -

faeteō, faetēre, -, -

θῦμα, θύος, Sanscr. dhu, dhumas, smoke; Gr. θῦμα, θύος; Lat. fumus; fetere (or foet), for fovitere; cf. also foedus

verb (2^nd conjugation)

to have an ill smell, to stink

Abbreviations

fēteo (less correctly foeteo, faeteo), ēre, no perf., v. n. Sanscr. dhū-, dhūmas, smoke; Gr. θῦμα, θύος; Lat. fumus; fetere (or foet-), for fovitere; cf. also foedus. Lit., to have an ill smell, to stink: an fetet anima uxori tuae? Plaut. As. 5, 2, 44; 78: fetere multo Myrtale solet vino, Mart. 5, 4, 1: abstineat a fetentibus acrimoniis allii vel caeparum, Col. 9, 14, 3.

— Fig.: fi! fi! fetet Tuus mihi sermo, Plaut. Cas. 3, 6, 7: omnes civitates lupanaribus fetent, Salv. Gub. D. 7, 23.