[ˈdɪs.koː], [ˈdis.ko]
OrigoFrom Proto-Italic *diskō, from earlier *dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European *di-dḱ-ské-ti, a reduplicated durative, inchoative and suffixed verb from the root *deḱ- (“to take”). From the same root as doceō; unrelated to discipulus.
Cognates include Ancient Greek δέχομαι (dékhomai), whereas δαῆναι (daênai) is attributed to another root, *dens-, together with δεδαώς (dedaṓs), δήνεα (dḗnea) and διδάσκω (didáskō).
- conjugation-3, transitiveto learn
“Aut disce aut discēde.” — Either learn or go away.
“artem discere” — to learn an art
“aliquid ab aliquo discere” — to learn something from someone
- conjugation-3, transitive(Late Latin) to teach
- conjugation-3, transitiveto study, practice
- ablative, dative, form-of, singulardative/ablative singular of discus
Formaediscō(canonical) · no supine stem except in the future active participle(canonical) · discere(infinitive, present) · didicī(active, perfect) · discitūrus(active, future, participle) · discō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · discis(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · discit(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · discimus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · discitis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · discunt(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · discēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · discēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · discēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · discēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · discēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · discēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · discam(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · discēs(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · discet(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person)
Fons: Vicitionarium