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Latin
Etymology
From sub- (“under”) + edō (“eat”).
Pronunciation
Verb
subedō (present infinitive subedere, perfect active subēdī); third conjugation, no supine stem
- to eat from under, wear away
8 CE,
Ovid,
Metamorphoses 11.783–784:
- Dīxit et ē scopulō, quem rauca subēderat unda,
dēcidit in pontum. - He said these and from the crag, which the hoarse wave was eating from below,
fell into the sea.
Conjugation
References
- D.P. Simpson (1966) Cassell's Latin and English Dictionary, reprint edition, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing, Inc., published 2002, →ISBN, page 214