fornicate en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɔɹ.nɪˌkeɪt/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfɔː.nɪˌkeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
First attested in 1552; borrowed from Latin fornicātus, perfect active participle of fornicor (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fornix (“arch, vault; brothel”). It was customary for courtesans of the era to wait for their customers out of the rain in arched passageways.
Meanings
- (intransitive) To engage in fornication.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fornicates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| fornicated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fornicated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| fornicating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Californicate · fornicated · Fornigate · phonicate · telephonicate · fornicator
Hypernyms
Translations (40)
it fare l'amore (to engage in fornication) · oc fornicar (to engage in fornication) · hu paráználkodik (to engage in fornication) · ru распу́тничать (to engage in fornication) · ang hæman (to engage in fornication) · bg блудствам (to engage in fornication) · ko 간통하다 (to engage in fornication) · pt fornicar (to engage in fornication) · it fornicare (to engage in fornication) · la fornicor (to engage in fornication) · aii ܙܵܢܹܐ (to engage in fornication) · io fornikar (to engage in fornication) · ru развра́тничать (to engage in fornication) · de Unzucht treiben (to engage in fornication) · sk smilniť (to engage in fornication) · ca fornicar (to engage in fornication) · ms senggama (to engage in fornication) · fr forniquer (to engage in fornication) · es fornicar (to engage in fornication) · ru прелюбоде́йствовать (to engage in fornication) · it copulare (to engage in fornication) · sv bedriva otukt (to engage in fornication) · ar زَنَى (to engage in fornication) · mi moepuku (to engage in fornication) · tl makipagtalik (to engage in fornication) · ms sanggama (to engage in fornication) · it accoppiarsi (to engage in fornication) · pl cudzołożyć (to engage in fornication) · cmn 通姦 /通奸 (to engage in fornication) · cs smilnit (to engage in fornication) · fi käydä vieraissa (to engage in fornication) · ang forlicgan (to engage in fornication) · eo forniki (to engage in fornication) · he זָנָה (to engage in fornication) · bg развра́тнича (to engage in fornication) · mi kaikaiātara (to engage in fornication) · ja 姦淫する (to engage in fornication) · ms amput (to engage in fornication) · gl fornicar (to engage in fornication) · ru блуди́ть (to engage in fornication)