abscido

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ab- (away from) +‎ caedō (cut, fell; strike; kill).

Pronunciation

Verb

abscīdō (present infinitive abscīdere, perfect active abscīdī, supine abscīsum); third conjugation

  1. to cut off (with an instrument), cut short
  2. (medicine) to amputate
  3. (figuratively) to deprive (of), cut off, detract
  4. (figuratively) to banish, forbid, expel; destroy (hope)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: abscise

See also

References

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