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Latin
Etymology 1
From prō- + cadō (“fall”).
Pronunciation
Verb
prōcidō (present infinitive prōcidere, perfect active prōcidī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to fall forwards, down or flat; collapse
- (of part of the body) to fall down or forwards out of place
- to fall prostrate
Conjugation
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From prō- + caedō (“cut; strike”).
Pronunciation
Verb
prōcīdō (present infinitive prōcīdere, supine prōcīsum); third conjugation, no perfect stem
- to strike down
Conjugation
- Third conjugation, but with no perfect conjugation.
References
- “procido”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “procido”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- procido in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.