valedico
Latin
Etymology
From valē (“farewell”) + dīcō (“I say”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [wa.ɫɛˈdiː.koː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [va.leˈd̪iː.ko]
Verb
valedīcō (present infinitive valedīcere, perfect active valedīxī, supine valedictum); third conjugation, irregular short imperative
- to bid farewell
- to give a valediction
Conjugation
Conjugation of valedīcō (third conjugation, irregular short imperative)
1Old Latin.
Descendants
- English: valediction, valedictorian
- Italian: valedicere, valedire
References
- “valedico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- valedico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.