diripio
Latin
Etymology
From dis- (“separation, dispersion”) + rapiō (“grab, seize”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /diːˈri.pi.oː/, [d̪iːˈrɪpioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /diˈri.pi.o/, [d̪iˈriːpio]
Verb
dīripiō (present infinitive dīripere, perfect active dīripuī, supine dīreptum); third conjugation iō-variant
- I tear apart; I tear to pieces.
- I lay waste.
- I loot; steal; rob.
- I whip out (a sword).
- I run after; I compete for the company of.
Conjugation
References
- “diripio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “diripio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- diripio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to plunder a town: oppidum diripere
- to plunder a town: oppidum diripere