decumbo

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ *cumbō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dēcumbō (present infinitive dēcumbere, perfect active dēcubuī); third conjugation, no supine stem, impersonal in the passive

  1. to lie down or recline
  2. to fall (in a fight)

Conjugation

References

  • decumbo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • decumbo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • decumbo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.