dierecte

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /di.eˈrek.te/, [d̪iɛˈrɛkt̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /di.eˈrek.te/, [d̪ieˈrɛkt̪e]

Adverb

dīērecte (not comparable)

1. to the gallows (to be hanged)
   • 3rd century – 2nd century BCE, Plautus, Mostellaria, Harvard University Press, page 290:

     abscede ab aedibus. abi rus, abi dierecte, abscede ab ianua.

     Away from the house with you! Off to your farm! Off and be hanged! Away from the doorway!