desicco
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From dē- (“of; from, away from”) + siccō (“dry up”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈsik.koː/, [d̪eːˈs̠ɪkːoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈsik.ko/, [d̪eˈs̬ikːo]
Verb edit
dēsiccō (present infinitive dēsiccāre, perfect active dēsiccāvī, supine dēsiccātum); first conjugation
- (transitive) to dry up, drain dry, desiccate
Conjugation edit
- Note: perfect forms are rare.
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Descendants edit
References edit
- “desicco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- desicco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.