admordeo
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [adˈmɔr.de.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ad̪ˈmɔr.d̪e.o]
Verb
admordeō (present infinitive admordēre, perfect active admomordī, supine admorsum); second conjugation
- to bite or gnaw at or into
- to get possession of somebody's property, fleece
Conjugation
- The third principal part, admomordī, also appears as admemordī or admordī.
Conjugation of admordeō (second conjugation)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Old French: amordre
- Middle French: amordre
- ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *admordium (see there for further descendants)
References
- “admordeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- admordeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.