[ˈfɔ.di.oː], [ˈfɔː.di.o]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *foðjō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂- (“to pierce, dig”) (root possibly lacking e-grade).
- conjugation-3to dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry
“ager frugifer, argentum etiam incolae fodiunt” — The soil is fertile, (and) inhabitants dig the silver also
- Classical-Latin, conjugation-3to prick, prod, pierce, thrust, jab, stab, wound
- conjugation-3, figurativelyto goad, sting, disturb
Formsfodiō(canonical) · fodere(infinitive, present) · fōdī(active, perfect) · fossum(supine) · fodiō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · fodis(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · fodit(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · fodimus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · foditis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · fodiunt(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · fodiēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · fodiēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · fodiēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · fodiēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · fodiēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · fodiēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · fodiam(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · fodiēs(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · fodiet(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person) · fodiēmus(active, first-person, future, indicative, plural)
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