caendo
Galician
editVerb
editcaendo
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin quaerendō, ablative gerund of quaerō (“I seek, look for”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editcaendo
- (obsolete) gerund of a defective verb that has no other form: seeking, looking for
- Synonym: cercando
- 15th 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
editReferences
edit- caendo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɛndo
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛndo/3 syllables
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