adeo

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

ad- (“to, towards”) +‎ eō (“there; so much”)

Adverb

adeō (not comparable)

  1. so much, so greatly
    • 29 bc. Vergil. Georgics, III
      omne adeo genvs in terris hominvmqve ferarvmqve
      et genvs æqvorevm pecvdes pictæqve volvcres
      in fvrias ignemqve rvvnt
      So far does every species on earth of man and beast,
      whether the aquatic species, livestock, or painted-winged,
      collapse into the frenzies and the fire [of love].
  2. (with ut) to such an extent that

Etymology 2

ad- (“to, towards”) +‎ eō (“go”)

Verb

adeō (present infinitive adīre, perfect active adiī, supine aditum); irregular conjugation

  1. I approach, go to.
  2. I attend (a performance).
  3. I undertake, undergo.
  4. (reflexive) I present (myself).
  5. (of inheritance) I take possession of.
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistles II.4:
      Si pluribus pater tuus vel uni cuilibet alii quam mihi debuisset, fuisset fortasse dubitandum an adires hereditatem etiam viro gravem.
      If your father had been indebted to more than one person or even to one person other than me, it might be doubtful whether you would enter into the inheritance, which would be burdensome even for a man.
Inflection

Irregular, but similar to fourth conjugation. The third principal part is most often contracted to adiī, but occasionally appears as adīvī.

   Conjugation of adeo (irregular)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adeō adīs adit adīmus adītis adeunt
imperfect adībam adībās adībat adībāmus adībātis adībant
future adībō adībis adībit adībimus adībitis adībunt
perfect adiī, adīvī adīstī, adīvistī adiit, adīvit adiimus adīstis adiērunt, adiēre
pluperfect adieram adierās adierat adierāmus adierātis adierant
future perfect adierō adieris adierit adierimus adieritis adierint
passive present adeor adīris, adīre adītur adīmur adīminī adeuntur
imperfect adībar adībāris, adībāre adībātur adībāmur adībāminī adībantur
future adībor adīberis, adībere adībitur adībimur adībiminī adībuntur
perfect aditus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect aditus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect aditus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adeam adeās adeat adeāmus adeātis adeant
imperfect adīrem adīrēs adīret adīrēmus adīrētis adīrent
perfect adierim adierīs adierit adierimus adieritis adierint
pluperfect adīssem adīssēs adīsset adīssēmus adīssētis adīssent
passive present adear adeāris, adeāre adeātur adeāmur adeāminī adeantur
imperfect adīrer adīrēris, adīrēre adīrētur adīrēmur adīrēminī adīrentur
perfect aditus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect aditus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — adī — — adīte —
future — adītō adītō — adītōte adeuntō
passive present — adīre — — adīminī —
future — adītor adītor — — adeuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives adīre adīsse aditūrus esse adīrī, adīrier1 aditus esse aditum īrī
participles adiēns — aditūrus — aditus adeundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
adīre adeundī adeundō adeundum aditum aditū

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested for this verb.

Descendants

References
  • adeo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • adeo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • adeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to incur danger, risk: pericula subire, adire, suscipere
    • to make a pilgrimage to the shrines of the gods: templa deorum adire
    • to consult the Sibylline books: libros Sibyllinos adire, consulere, inspicere
    • to give audience to some one: conveniendi aditum dare alicui
    • to ask a hearing, audience, interview: aditum conveniendi or colloquium petere
    • to take possession of an inheritance: hereditatem adire, cernere
  • adeo in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.