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Latin
Etymology
From dē- + sedeō (“sit”).
Pronunciation
Verb
dēsideō (present infinitive dēsidēre, perfect active dēsēdī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to remain or continue sitting
- to sit idle or inactive, sit around, hang about
- Synonyms: vacō, cessō, sileō, iaceō, resideō, langueō, conquiēscō
- to go to defecate
Conjugation
- This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.
Derived terms
References
- “desideo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “desideo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- desideo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.