taedeo
Latin
Etymology
Of uncertain origin[1]; proposed derivations include:
- A relation with taeter (“foul, loathsome”).
- From a Proto-Indo-European root common with Lithuanian tingùs (“lazy”), Proto-Slavic *tęžьkъ (“heavy”) and maybe Ancient Greek σικχός (sikkhós, “offensive, sickening”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtae̯.de.oː/
Verb
taedeō (present infinitive taedēre, perfect active taeduī, supine taesum); second conjugation
- (Late Latin) I am disgusted or offended
- (Late Latin) I am tired, weary or sick of
Inflection
References
- taedeo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- taedeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “taedeo”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 642
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