audeo

== Latin == === Etymology === From avidus (“greedy”) +‎ -eō (stative suffix), hence originally meaning “to be greedy”, as also evidenced by the form sōdēs (“if you please”) < *sī audēs (literally “if you want very much”). For the supine ausum compare also ārdeō : ārsum and gaudeō : gavīsum, in which the i was retained. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈau̯.de.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaːu̯.de.o] === Verb === audeō (present infinitive audēre, perfect active ausī or ausus sum, supine ausum); second conjugation, optionally semi-deponent to dare, venture, risk Synonym: perīclitor (poetic) to be eager for battle ==== Conjugation ==== 1At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to"). ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === ausim audiō === References === === Further reading === “audeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “audeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “audeo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.