madeo
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to drip, ooze; grease, fat”). See also Ancient Greek μαδάω (madáō), μαστός (mastós), μεστός (mestós), English meat, Sanskrit मदति (mádati), ममत्ति (mamátti), and Old Irish maidim. Compare Serbo-Croatian modar (“blue”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈma.de.oː/
Verb
madeō (present infinitive madēre, perfect active maduī); second conjugation, no passive
- I am wet or moist (with); drip or flow (with).
- I am drunk or intoxicated.
- I am softened by boiling; I am sodden or boiled.
- I am full (of), overflow (with), abound (in).
Inflection
- This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.
Derived terms
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References
- madeo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- madeo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- madeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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