retrogradior
Latin
Etymology
From retrō + gradior (“step, walk”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [rɛ.troːˈɡra.di.ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [re.t̪roˈɡraː.d̪i.or]
Verb
retrōgradior (present infinitive retrōgradī, perfect active retrōgressus sum); third conjugation iō-variant, deponent
- (intransitive) to go or step back or backwards, retrograde
Conjugation
Conjugation of retrōgradior (third conjugation iō-variant, deponent)
Derived terms
- retrōgradātiō
- retrōgradus
- retrōgressus
Related terms
Descendants
- English: retrogress
References
- “retrogradior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- retrogradior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.