admordeo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From ad- +‎ mordeō (bite).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    admordeō (present infinitive admordēre, perfect active admomordī, supine admorsum); second conjugation

    1. to bite or gnaw at or into
    2. to get possession of somebody's property, fleece

    Conjugation

    • The third principal part, admomordī, also appears as admemordī or admordī.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Old 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.