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desum.

to be wanting/lacking (+ dative)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈdeː.sũː]Classical-Latin[ˈdɛː.s̬um]
  1. to be wanting/lacking (+ dative)

    suppletive
    Dominus pāscit mē et nihil mihī dēerit.
  2. to fall short of, fail to obtain, miss

    suppletive
  3. to abandon, to desert, to neglect

    suppletive
    Dīmicantī dē fāmā deesse.
  4. to be away, to be absent, to be missing

    suppletive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Latin sum Latin dēsum From dē- + sum.

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