detergeo

Latin

Etymology

From dē- (off) +‎ tergeō (wipe, polish), tergō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dētergeō (present infinitive dētergēre, perfect active dētersī, supine dētersum); second conjugation, third person-only in the passive

  1. to wipe off, wipe away, clean by wiping
  2. (figuratively) to chase away, drive away, remove
  3. to strip off, break off

Conjugation

  • In surviving Classical sources, the passive voice is limited to the third-person forms.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: detergir
  • English: deterge
  • Middle French: deterger
  • Galician: deterxer
  • Italian: detergere
  • Spanish: deterger
  • Portuguese: detergir

References

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