maereo
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *maizēō; further origin uncertain. Possibly related to miser (compare with misereō), and possibly related to Ancient Greek μῖσος (mîsos) by means of Proto-Indo-European *mēwdʰ- (“to complain, be emotional about”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmae̯.re.oː/, [ˈmäe̯reoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.re.o/, [ˈmɛːreo]
Verb
maereō (present infinitive maerēre); second conjugation, no perfect or supine stem
- (intransitive) I am sad or mournful; mourn, grieve, lament.
- (transitive) I mourn or lament over, bewail, bemoan.
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References
- “maereo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “maereo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- maereo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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