exordior

== Latin == === Etymology === From ex- +‎ ordior. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛkˈsoːr.di.ɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eɡˈzɔr.di.or] === Verb === exōrdior (present infinitive exōrdīrī, perfect active exōrsus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent to begin, commence (originally in weaving) Synonyms: incohō, occipiō, incipiō, coepiō, ōrdior, initiō, ineō, moveō, mōlior Antonyms: subsistō, dēsistō, cessō ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== exordium ==== Descendants ==== Italian: esordire === References === “exordior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “exordior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “exordior”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.