catechizo
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατηχίζω (katēkhízō) into Late Latin, a Hellenistic variant of κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “I instruct orally; instruct in religion”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound, noise”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ka.teːˈkʰiː.zoː/
Verb
catēchīzō (present infinitive catēchīzāre, perfect active catēchīzāvī, supine catēchīzātum); first conjugation
- (Late Latin) I instruct in religion; I catechize
Conjugation
Descendants
- English: catechize
- French: catéchiser
- Italian: catechizzare
- Portuguese: catequizar
- Spanish: catequizar
References
- catechizo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- catechizo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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