abscindo

Latin

Etymology

    From ab- (from, away from) +‎ scindō (cut, tear; divide).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    abscindō (present infinitive abscindere, perfect active abscidī, supine abscissum); third conjugation

    1. to tear, rend off or away (especially with the hand)
    2. to separate, divide, cut off; alienate

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Catalan: abscindir
    • English: abscind, abscissa
    • French: abscisse
    • Spanish: abscisa

    See also

    References

    • abscindo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • abscindo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • abscindo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

    Portuguese

    Verb

    abscindo

    1. first-person singular present indicative of abscindir