demolior

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ mōlior (exert, undertake).

Pronunciation

Verb

dēmōlior (present infinitive dēmōlīrī, perfect active dēmōlītus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent

  1. to demolish, tear down

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Catalan: demolir
  • Old French: demolir
  • Galician: demoler
  • German: demolieren
  • Italian: demolire
  • Norman: dêmoli (Jersey)
  • Romanian: demola
  • Portuguese: demolir
  • Spanish: demoler

References

  • demolior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • demolior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • demolior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to demolish, raze a house: domum demoliri (Top. 4. 22)