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decido
decido
Latin
Etymology 1
From dē- (“down from”) + cadō (“I fall”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdeː.ki.doː/, [ˈdeː.kɪ.doː]
Verb
dēcidō (present infinitive dēcidere, perfect active dēcidī, supine dēcāsum); third conjugation
- (intransitive) I fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down.
- (intransitive) I die, fall dead.
- (intransitive, figuratively) I sink, perish.
Inflection
Derived terms
- dēciduus
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Etymology 2
From dē- (“down from”) + caedō (“I cut”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈkiː.doː/
Verb
dēcīdō (present infinitive dēcīdere, perfect active dēcīdī, supine dēcīsum); third conjugation
- I cut off or away; clip; reduce, diminish.
- I beat severely, cudgel soundly, thrash.
- (figuratively) I decide, determine, settle, terminate, put an end to; agree.
Inflection
Synonyms
- (thrash): concīdō
Derived terms
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References
- decido in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- decido in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “decido”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to fall to the earth: in terram cadere, decidere
- to fall to the earth: in terram cadere, decidere
- decido in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016