reticeo
Latin
Etymology
From re- + taceō (“I am silent”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /reˈti.ke.oː/, [rɛˈt̪ɪkeoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /reˈti.t͡ʃe.o/, [reˈt̪iːt͡ʃeo]
Verb
reticeō (present infinitive reticēre, perfect active reticuī); second conjugation, no supine stem, limited passive
- (intransitive) I am silent, keep silent.
- (with dative) I refrain from answering.
- (transitive) I keep silent or secret, conceal.
Conjugation
- This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.
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Descendants
References
- “reticeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “reticeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- reticeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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