pudeo

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *pudēō, from Proto-Indo-European *paw- (to strike).

Pronunciation

Verb

pudeō (present infinitive pudēre, perfect active puduī or puditus sum, supine puditum); second conjugation, optionally semi-deponent

  1. (transitive, usually impersonal) to cause shame
    pudetI am ashamed
  2. (intransitive, rare) to be ashamed
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 6.573–574:
      dum dea fūrtīvōs timidē profitētur amōrēs,
      caelestemque hominī concubuisse pudet
      While the goddess timidly confesses her secret desires and – a divine being for a mortal! – she is ashamed to have slept with .
      (The goddess: Fortuna; the mortal: Servius Tullius.)

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References

  • pudeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pudeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pudeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.