decerto
See also: de certo
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈker.toː/, [deːˈkɛr.toː]
Verb
dēcertō (present infinitive dēcertāre, perfect active dēcertāvī, supine dēcertātum); first conjugation
- I fight (to the finish)
- I contend, dispute or argue
- 100 BCE – 44 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.44:
- Si iterum experiri velint, se iterum paratum esse decertare; si pace uti velint, iniquum esse de stipendio recusare, quod sua voluntate ad id tempus pependerint.
- If they chose to make a second trial, he was ready to encounter them again; but if they chose to enjoy peace, it was unfair to refuse the tribute, which of their own free-will they had paid up to that time.
- Si iterum experiri velint, se iterum paratum esse decertare; si pace uti velint, iniquum esse de stipendio recusare, quod sua voluntate ad id tempus pependerint.
Inflection
References
- decerto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- decerto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- decerto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to fight a decisive battle: proelio, armis decertare (B. G. 1. 50)
- to fight a decisive battle: proelio, armis decertare (B. G. 1. 50)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.ˈsɛɾ.tu/
- Hyphenation: de‧cer‧to
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