adedo

Latin

Etymology

From ad- (“to, towards, at”) +‎ edō (“eat”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.de.doː/, [ˈäd̪ɛd̪oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.de.do/, [ˈäːd̪ed̪o]

Verb

adedō (present infinitive adedere, perfect active adēdī, supine adēsum); third conjugation

to begin to eat, bite, nibble (at), gnaw
Synonyms: edō, vēscor, vorō, pāscor, prandeō, cēnō, cōnsūmō
to consume entirely, eat up
(figuratively) to exhaust, wear down; scorch; erode; squander
Synonyms: abūtor, terō, atterō, conterō, ēnecō, dēterō, exhauriō, accidō, peragō, effundō

Conjugation

Note that the perfect active indicative third person singular, adēdit has the alternative form adest

Conjugation of adedō (third conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	adedō	adedis	adedit	adedimus	adeditis	adedunt
	imperfect	adedēbam	adedēbās	adedēbat	adedēbāmus	adedēbātis	adedēbant
	future	adedam	adedēs	adedet	adedēmus	adedētis	adedent
	perfect	adēdī	adēdistī	adēdit	adēdimus	adēdistis	adēdērunt, adēdēre
	pluperfect	adēderam	adēderās	adēderat	adēderāmus	adēderātis	adēderant
	future perfect	adēderō	adēderis	adēderit	adēderimus	adēderitis	adēderint
passive	present	adedor	adederis, adedere	adeditur	adedimur	adediminī	adeduntur
	imperfect	adedēbar	adedēbāris, adedēbāre	adedēbātur	adedēbāmur	adedēbāminī	adedēbantur
	future	adedar	adedēris, adedēre	adedētur	adedēmur	adedēminī	adedentur
	perfect	adēsus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	adēsus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	adēsus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	adedam	adedās	adedat	adedāmus	adedātis	adedant
	imperfect	adederem	adederēs	adederet	adederēmus	adederētis	adederent
	perfect	adēderim	adēderīs	adēderit	adēderīmus	adēderītis	adēderint
	pluperfect	adēdissem	adēdissēs	adēdisset	adēdissēmus	adēdissētis	adēdissent
passive	present	adedar	adedāris, adedāre	adedātur	adedāmur	adedāminī	adedantur
	imperfect	adederer	adederēris, adederēre	adederētur	adederēmur	adederēminī	adederentur
	perfect	adēsus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	adēsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	adede	—	—	adedite	—
active	future	—	adeditō	adeditō	—	adeditōte	adeduntō
passive	present	—	adedere	—	—	adediminī	—
passive	future	—	adeditor	adeditor	—	—	adeduntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		adedere	adēdisse	adēsūrum esse	adedī	adēsum esse	adēsum īrī
participles		adedēns	—	adēsūrus	—	adēsus	adedendus, adedundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		adedendī	adedendō	adedendum	adedendō	adēsum	adēsū

Related terms

References

“adedo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“adedo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
adedo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.