adhaereo
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + haereō (“cleave, cling”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /adˈhae̯.re.oː/, [äd̪ˈ(ɦ)äe̯reoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈde.re.o/, [äˈd̪ɛːreo]
Verb edit
adhaereō (present infinitive adhaerēre, perfect active adhaesī, supine adhaesum); second conjugation, no passive
- to cleave or stick to
- (figuratively) to cling to, adhere to
- (figuratively) to be close to (a person or thing), be near to, hang on, keep close to
- (figuratively) to trail, drag after; to be the last
Conjugation edit
- This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.
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References edit
- “adhaereo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “adhaereo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- adhaereo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.