egeo

See also: Egeo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aegaeus, from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos).

Adjective

egeo (feminine egea, masculine plural egei, feminine plural egee)

  1. Aegean

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eg- (lack), with cognates including Old Norse ekla (lack, scarcity), Tocharian B yäk- (neglect, be careless about).

Pronunciation

Verb

egeō (present infinitive egēre, perfect active eguī, future active participle egitūrus); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem except in the future active participle

  1. to lack, to want, to be without [with ablative; or with genitive; in addition, with accusative]
    Synonyms: requīrō, exspectō, careō, indigeō, dēlinquō, deficiō, cessō, dēsum, perdō
    Antonyms: flōreō, niteō, abundō, affluō
  2. to need, to require
  3. to desire, to long for, to want
    Synonyms: aveō, cupiō, volō

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • egeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • egeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • egeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • egeo in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈxeo/ [eˈxe.o]
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Syllabification: e‧ge‧o

Adjective

egeo (feminine egea, masculine plural egeos, feminine plural egeas)

  1. Aegean

Derived terms