timeo

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Verb 1.1.1 Inflection 1.1.2 Usage notes 1.1.3 Related terms 1.1.4 Descendants

[edit] Latin

[edit] Verb

present active timeō, present infinitive timēre, perfect active timuī. (defective)

1. I fear, am afraid
   • Publilius Syrus

     Stultum est timēre quod vitāre nōn potest.

     It is foolish to fear what you cannot avoid.

   • A phrase generally attributed to Thomas Aquinas.

     Hominem ūnīus librī timeō.

     I fear a man of a single book.

   • from the Aeneid (II, 49) by Virgil

     Equo ne credite, Teucri! Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.

     Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Danaans even if they are bearing gifts.

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Usage notes

• The verb timeō is a Latin verb of fearing.

[edit] Related terms

timefactus timendus timēns timidē

timiditās timidus timor

[edit] Descendants

• English: timid, timorous
• Esperanto: timi
• Portuguese: temer
• Romanian: teamă
• Spanish: temer