demuto

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Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ mūtō (change, alter).

Pronunciation

Verb

dēmūtō (present infinitive dēmūtāre, perfect active dēmūtāvī, supine dēmūtātum); first conjugation

  1. (transitive) to change, transform or alter; change or alter for the worse, make worse
  2. (intransitive) to change one's mind or purpose
  3. (intransitive, with ab or atque) to become different, change, alter
  4. (intransitive) to deviate, depart

Conjugation

1At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: demudar
  • French: démuter
  • Portuguese: demudar
  • Spanish: demudar

References

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