Italian

Verb

addico

1. first-person singular present indicative of addire

Latin

Etymology

From ad- ‎(“to, towards, at”) +‎ dīcō ‎(“say, affirm, tell”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /adˈdiː.koː/

Verb

addīcō ‎(present infinitive addīcere, perfect active addīxī, supine addictum); third conjugation, irregular short imperative

1. I am propitious to, favour, speak favourably (of).
2. I attribute, assign or ascribe something to someone; appoint, designate; award; sentence, condemn.
3. I deliver, yield, or resign something to someone; devote, consecrate to, give my support to; give up, sacrifice, abandon, surrender; betray; enslave (to).
4. (of auctions) I adjudge to the highest bidder, knock down (to), strike off, deliver to; sell.

Inflection

Derived terms

• addictiō
• addictus

Related terms

Descendants

• English: addict
• Italian: addire
• Spanish: adicar

References

• addico in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• addico in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “addico”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.