desideo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈsi.de.oː/, [d̪eːˈs̠ɪd̪eoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈsi.de.o/, [d̪eˈs̬iːd̪eo]
Verb edit
dēsideō (present infinitive dēsidēre, perfect active dēsēdī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to remain or continue sitting
- to sit idle or inactive, sit around, hang about
- to go to defecate
Conjugation edit
- This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.
Derived terms edit
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References edit
- “desideo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “desideo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- desideo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.