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mendico

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See also: mendicò

Catalan

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Verb

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mendico

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mendicar

Italian

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Etymology 1

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From Latin mendīcus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /menˈdi.ko/
  • Rhymes: -iko
  • Hyphenation: men‧dì‧co

Adjective

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mendico (feminine mendica, masculine plural mendichi, feminine plural mendiche)

  1. mendicant
    Synonym: mendicante
Derived terms
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Noun

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mendico m (plural mendichi, feminine mendica)

  1. mendicant, beggar
    Synonym: mendicante

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mendico

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mendicare
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References

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  1. ^ mendico in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin

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Etymology

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From mendīcus (beggarly, needy).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mendīcō (present infinitive mendīcāre, perfect active mendīcāvī, supine mendīcātum); first conjugation

  1. to beg, ask for alms

Conjugation

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1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: mendicar
  • French: mendier
  • Italian: mendicare
  • Portuguese: mendigar
  • Spanish: mendigar

References

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