desideus
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- dēsidium n
Etymology
[edit]From Classical dēsidia ("sloth", but already found in the sense of "debauchery" in Plautus). Semantic influence or reinforcement from dēsīderium (“desire”) is likely.
The form ⟨desideus⟩ is attested in the AA glossary from Italy, the earliest manuscript of which dates to the tenth century (the original composition may be older). The form ⟨desidium⟩ is found in various medieval texts.[1]
Noun
[edit]dēsideus m (genitive dēsideī); second declension (Early Medieval Latin)
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēsideus | dēsideī |
| genitive | dēsideī | dēsideōrum |
| dative | dēsideō | dēsideīs |
| accusative | dēsideum | dēsideōs |
| ablative | dēsideō | dēsideīs |
| vocative | dēsidee | dēsideī |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Malkiel, Yakov (1982) “Between Monogenesis and Polygenesis”, in J. Peter Maher, Allan R. Bomhard, E.F.K. Koerner, editors, Papers from the Third International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Hamburg August 22–26 1977 (Current Issues in Linguistic Theory; 13), Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, pages 263–264
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “deseo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 460