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sileo

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See also: Sileo

Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *seyl- (still, windless, quiet, slow). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *silāną (to be still), Old English sālnes (silence), Old Norse sil (slow flowing water).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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sileō (present infinitive silēre, perfect active siluī); second conjugation, no supine stem, limited passive

  1. to be silent, noiseless, quiet, make no sound; speak not, to be quiet
    Synonym: taceō
  2. (transitive) to keep silent over or about
    Synonyms: taceō, conticēscō
  3. to be inactive; rest, cease
    Synonyms: dēsideō, vacō, langueō, cessō, resideō, iaceō, conquiēscō, conticēscō

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • sileo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sileo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sileo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 563-4