feteo
ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
fētĕo: (less correctly foetĕo, faetĕo), ēre, no
I 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.—
II Fig.: fi! fi! fetet Tuus mihi sermo, Plaut. Cas. 3, 6, 7: omnes civitates lupanaribus fetent, Salv. Gub. D. 7, 23.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
fētĕō, -tēscō, v. foet-.
Latin > German (Georges)
fēteo, -ēsco, s. foeteo, -esco.
Latin > English
feteo fetere, fetui, fetitus V :: have bad odour; stink
