caendo

Galician

Verb

caendo

1. gerund of caer

Italian

Etymology

From Latin quaerendō, ablative gerund of quaerō (“I seek, look for”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɛn.do/
• Rhymes: -ɛndo
• Hyphenation: ca‧èn‧do

Verb

caendo

1. (obsolete) gerund of a defective verb that has no other form: seeking, looking for

   Synonym: cercando

   • 15^th century, Angelo Poliziano, Ben venga maggio‎^[1], collected in Rime by Natalino Sapegno, Roma, published 1965, lines 39–41:

     Amor ne vien ridendo
     con rose e gigli in testa,
     e vien di voi caendo.

     Love comes laughing, with roses and lilies on its head, and comes looking for you.

Usage notes

• Usually used together with andare (“to go”) or venire (“to come”).

References

• caendo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• cedano, decano