egeo

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aegaeus, from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos).

Adjective

egeo (feminine egea, masculine plural egei, feminine plural egee)

  1. Aegean

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eg- (lack), with cognates including Old Norse ekla (lack, scarcity), Tocharian B yäk- (neglect, be careless about).

Pronunciation

Verb

egeō (present infinitive egēre, perfect active eguī, future participle egitūrus); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem (except in the future active participle); with ablative or genitive

  1. to lack, to want, to be without
    Synonyms: requīrō, exspectō, careō, indigeō, dēlinquō, deficiō, cessō, dēsum, perdō
    Antonyms: flōreō, niteō, abundō, affluō
  2. to need, to require
  3. to desire, to long for, to want
    Synonyms: aveō, cupiō, volō

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • egeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • egeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • egeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • egeo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈxeo/
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Syllabification: e‧ge‧o

Adjective

egeo (feminine egea, masculine plural egeos, feminine plural egeas)

  1. Aegean

Derived terms