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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From dis- + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).
Pronunciation
Verb
disiciō (present infinitive disicere, perfect active disiēcī, supine disiectum); third conjugation iō-variant
- to throw or drive asunder; scatter, disperse, break up, divide; dishevel; spread
- (military) to disperse, scatter or rout the enemy
- to destroy, bring to naught; thwart, overthrow, frustrate
Usage notes
In prosody, the first syllable is always long by position due to the unwritten /j/, thus disiciō can be found written as dīsiciō in some editions or manuals, which however doesn't signify the length of the vowel itself.
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References
- “disicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “disicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- disicio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- disicio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016