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abdico
abdico
Latin
Etymology 1
From ab- (“from”) + dīcō (“say”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /abˈdiː.koː/
Verb
abdīcō (present infinitive abdīcere, perfect active abdīxī, supine abdictum); irregular conjugation
- (of an unfavorable omen) I am against, disapprove of, reject, refuse, deny, forbid, disallow, condemn
- (law) I take away by sentence, withhold a right
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- (withhold): dētrahō
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Etymology 2
From ab- (“from”) + dicō (“I dedicate”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈab.di.koː/, [ˈab.dɪ.koː]
Verb
abdicō (present infinitive abdicāre, perfect active abdicāvī, supine abdicātum); first conjugation
- I deny, refuse to acknowledge, reject
- I resign, abdicate
- I abolish, renounce
- I disinherit, disown
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References
- abdico in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- abdico in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “abdico”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- the omens are favourable to some one: aves (alites, oscines) addī**** alicui (opp. abdicunt aliquid)
- to resign one's post (before the expiry of the term of office): abdicare se magistratu (Div. 2. 35)
- the omens are favourable to some one: aves (alites, oscines) addī**** alicui (opp. abdicunt aliquid)
- abdico in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- 2004, Professor Kidd, et al. Collins Gem Latin Dictionary. HarperCollins Publishers, ISBN 0-00-470763-X, page 1.