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taedeo

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Etymology

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Of uncertain origin;[1] proposed derivations include:

Pronunciation

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Verb

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taedeō (present infinitive taedēre, perfect active taeduī, supine taesum); second conjugation

  1. (Late Latin) to be disgusted or offended
  2. (Late Latin) to be tired, weary or sick of
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.450–451:
      Tum vērō īnfēlīx fātīs exterrita Dīdō
      mortem ōrat; taedet caelī convexa tuērī.
      Then truly tragic, terrified by destiny, Dido prays for death; she wearies to view the vault of heaven.
      (In other words, Dido experiences dire portents and withdraws from the light of day or everyday life.)

Conjugation

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References

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  • taedeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • taedeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “taedeo”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 642