langueo

Meaning

1. (conjugation-2, no-perfect) to be faint, weak
2. (conjugation-2, figuratively, no-perfect) to be inactive, listless, idle

Opposite of

valeō

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɫaŋ.ɡʷe.oː]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sl̥né(h₁)g-ti ~ *sln̥(h₁)génti, from *(s)leg-, *(s)leh₁g- (“to weaken”). Cognate with English slack.