Italian

Verb

cado

1. first-person singular present indicative of cadere

Anagrams

• coda

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d- ‎(“to fall”).

Compare Old Armenian ցածնում ‎(cʿacnum), Old Irish casar ‎(“hail, lightning”), Breton kazerc'h, Cornish keser.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.doː/

Verb

cadō ‎(present infinitive cadere, perfect active cecidī, supine cāsum); third conjugation

1. I fall
2. I die
3. I cease
4. I decay
5. (impersonal) It happens, occurs, befalls, comes to pass

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References

• cado in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cado in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cado”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the wind dies down, ceases: ventus cadit, cessat
    
  • to fall to the earth: in terram cadere, decidere
    
  • to come within the sphere of the senses: sub sensum or sub oculos, sub aspectum cadere
    
  • whatever happens; in any case: utcumque res ceciderit
    
  • what will be the issue, end, consequence of the matter: quorsum haec res cadet or evadet?
    
  • the result has surprised me; I was not prepared for this development: res aliter cecidit ac putaveram
    
  • it is incompatible with the nature of a wise man; the wise are superior to such things: hoc in sapientem non cadit
    
  • to suffer reproof; to be criticised, blamed: in vituperationem, reprehensionem cadere, incidere, venire
    
  • a subject becomes matter for reflection: aliquid cadit in deliberationem (Off. 1. 3. 9)
    
  • to be at variance with: in controversiam cadere
    
  • the point at issue: id, de quo agitur or id quod cadit in controversiam
    
  • to have a rhythmical cadence: numerose cadere
    
  • a piece is a failure, falls flat: fabula cadit
    
  • his style has a well-balanced cadence: oratio numerose cadit
    
  • this word ends in a long syllable: haec vox longa syllaba terminatur, in longam syllabam cadit, exit
    
  • their courage is ebbing: animi cadunt
    
  • to lose courage; to despair: animo cadere, deficere
    
  • expectation is overthrown: spes ad irritum cadit, ad irritum redigitur
    
  • a suspicion falls on some one: suspicio (alicuius rei) cadit in aliquem, pertinet ad aliquem
    
  • to become the object of suspicion: in suspicionem vocari, cadere
    
  • it is my custom: aliquid cadit in meam consuetudinem
    
  • to lose one's case: causā or lite cadere (owing to some informality)
    
  • about a hundred of our men fell: nostri circiter centum ceciderunt
    
  • this can be said of..., applies to..: hoc cadit in aliquid
    
  • (ambiguous) affairs are desperate; we are reduced to extremeties: res ad extremum casum perducta est
    
• cado in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016