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renideo

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Latin

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Etymology

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Uncertain; comparison with Latin niteō (to be radiant), from Proto-Indo-European *ney- (to shine), is tempting - this would mean two different suffixes.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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renīdeō (present infinitive renīdēre, perfect active renīduī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to shine back or again; to be bright or resplendent, glitter, glisten
  2. (figuratively) to be glad, bright or cheerful
  3. (figuratively) to laugh, smile (back)
  4. (figuratively, with dative) to smile upon; to be gracious to

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References

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  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “renīdeō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 519
  • renideo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • renideo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • renideo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.