defodio

Latin

Etymology

From de- (of; from, away from) +‎ fodiō (dig).

Pronunciation

Verb

dēfodiō (present infinitive dēfodere, perfect active dēfōdī, supine dēfossum); third conjugation -variant

  1. to dig deep or downwards; excavate
  2. to bury in earth; plant
  3. to hide, conceal, cover

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

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