Italian

Verb

desisto

1. first-person singular present of desistere

Anagrams

• disseto, dissetò
• disteso

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ sistō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /deːˈsis.toː/, [deːˈsɪs.toː]

Verb

dēsistō ‎(present infinitive dēsistere, perfect active dēstitī, supine dēstitum); third conjugation

1. I stand apart
2. I cease or desist

Inflection

Descendants

• English: desist
• French: désister
• Spanish: desistir
• Portuguese: desistir

References

• desisto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• desisto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “desisto”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to give up one's opinion: (de) sententia desistere
    
  • to give up a project, an intention: consilio desistere
    
  • to give up one's project: incepto or conatu desistere
    

Portuguese

Verb

desisto

1. first-person singular present indicative of desistir

Spanish

Verb

desisto

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of desistir.