subedo
Latin
Etymology
From sub- (“under”) + edō (“eat”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsʊ.bɛ.doː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsuː.be.d̪o]
Verb
subedō (present infinitive subedere, perfect active subēdī); third conjugation, no supine stem
- to eat from under, wear away
- 8 CE, Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.783–784:
- Dīxit et ē scopulō, quem rauca subēderat unda,
dēcidit in pontum. […]- He said these and from the crag, which the hoarse wave was eating from below,
fell into the sea. […]
- He said these and from the crag, which the hoarse wave was eating from below,
- Dīxit et ē scopulō, quem rauca subēderat unda,
Conjugation
Conjugation of subedō (third conjugation, no supine stem)
References
- D.P. Simpson (1966) Cassell's Latin and English Dictionary, reprint edition, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing, Inc., published 2002, →ISBN, page 214