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cado.

to fall, to fall out

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈka.doː]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.do]
  1. to fall, to fall out

    conjugation-3 · impersonal
  2. to fall in battle, die, be slain, fall so as to be unable to rise

    conjugation-3 · impersonal
  3. to be frustrated, fail, to be or remain fruitless

    conjugation-3 · impersonal
  4. to lose all one's strength, worth, value, perish, vanish, cease, decay

    conjugation-3 · impersonal
  5. to abate, to subside, to die away

    conjugation-3 · impersonal
  6. to suit, to be suitable for (+ in + accusative)

    conjugation-3 · impersonal
  7. to fall under, to come under (+ in or sub + accusative)

    conjugation-3 · impersonal
  8. to happen, occur, befall, fall upon, fall to, turn out come to pass

    conjugation-3 · impersonal
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱádeti, from *ḱad- (“to fall”) + *-eti. Compare Old Armenian ցածնում (cʻacnum), Old Irish cassar (“hail, lightning”), Welsh cesair (“hail”), Breton kazerc'h, and Cornish keser.

noun[ˈka.doː]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.do]
  1. dative/ablative singular of cadus

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱádeti, from *ḱad- (“to fall”) + *-eti. Compare Old Armenian ցածնում (cʻacnum), Old Irish cassar (“hail, lightning”), Welsh cesair (“hail”), Breton kazerc'h, and Cornish keser.

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