dissero

Italian

Verb

dissero

  1. third-person plural past historic of dire

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From dis- +‎ serō (I sow, plant).

Verb

disserō (present infinitive disserere, perfect active dissēvī, supine dissitum); third conjugation

  1. to scatter or sow seed
    Synonyms: serō, īnserō, obserō
  2. to plant
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From dis- +‎ serō (I join, bind together).

Verb

disserō (present infinitive disserere, perfect active disseruī, supine dissertum); third conjugation

  1. to examine, argue, discuss, treat
    • 55 BCE, Cicero, De Oratore 1.57:
      Haec ego cum ipsīs philosophīs [tum] Athēnīs disserēbam.
      These points I used to argue at Athens with the philosophers in person.
  2. to lecture, to speak at length
    Synonyms: colloquor, agō
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 3

dis- +‎ serō (to bar, to bolt)

Verb

disserō (present infinitive disserāre); first conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

  1. to open
Conjugation

References

  • dissero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dissero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dissero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • dissero in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung