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Italian
Verb
dilapido
- first-person singular present indicative of dilapidare
Latin
Etymology
dis- + lapidō (“to stone”), literally "to scatter like stones".
Pronunciation
Verb
dīlapidō (present infinitive dīlapidāre, perfect active dīlapidāvī, supine dīlapidātum); first conjugation, no passive
- (transitive, rare) to throw away, squander
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").
Descendants
References
- “dilapido”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “dilapido”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Portuguese
Verb
dilapido
- first-person singular present indicative of dilapidar
Spanish
Verb
dilapido
- first-person singular present indicative of dilapidar