adeo

Interlingua

Etymology

From French adieu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.deo/

Interjection

adeo

farewell, goodbye

Synonyms

ciao

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.de.oː/, [ˈäd̪eoː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.de.o/, [ˈäːd̪eo]

Etymology 1

ad- (“to, towards”) +‎ eō (“there; so much”)

Adverb

adeō (not comparable)

so much, so greatly, to such a degree
Synonyms: eō, tam, tantopere, tantum
- 29 bc. Vergil. Georgics, III
  omne adeo genvs in terris hominvmqve ferarvmqve
  et genvs æqvorevm pecvdes pictæqve volvcres
  in fvrias ignemqve rvvnt
  So far does every species on earth of man and beast,
  whether the aquatic species, livestock, or painted-winged,
  collapse into the frenzies and the fire [of love].
(with ut) to such an extent that

Etymology 2

ad- (“to, towards”) +‎ eō (“go”)

Verb

adeō (present infinitive adīre, perfect active adiī or adīvī, supine aditum); irregular conjugation, irregular

I approach, go to.
Synonyms: vādō, ambulō, deambulō, cammīnō, obeō, pergō, baetō, eō, gradior, subeō, cēdō, īnferō, aggredior, adorior, ēvehō, incēdō
Antonyms: facessō, dēcēdō, discēdō, cēdō, dēficiō, concēdō, inclīnō, recēdō, recipiō, referō
- Caesar, de Bello Gallico VII, 25:
  Quod [...] nec facile adire apertos ad auxiliandum animadvertebant
  Because [...] they perceived that [our soldiers] being militarily undefended could not easily go to give assistance
I attend (a performance).
I undertake, undergo.
Synonyms: ineō, obeō, sūmō, assūmō
I assail, attack.
Synonyms: invādō, incurrō, impetō, aggredior, īnstō, oppugnō, excurrō, concurrō, occurrō, petō, accēdō, intrō, incēdō, irrumpō, adorior, opprimō, inruō, incidō, accurrō, appetō, arripiō, assiliō, invehō, incessō, lacessō
Antonyms: repugnō, resistō, adversor, obversor, obstō, sistō
(reflexive) I present (myself).
(of inheritance) I take possession of.
- Pliny the Younger, Epistles II.4:
  Si pluribus pater tuus vel uni cuilibet alii quam mihi debuisset, fuisset fortasse dubitandum an adires hereditatem etiam viro gravem.
  If your father had been indebted to more than one person or even to one person other than me, it might be doubtful whether you would enter into the inheritance, which would be burdensome even for a man.

Conjugation

Irregular, but similar to fourth conjugation. The third principal part is most often contracted to adiī, but occasionally appears as adīvī.

Conjugation of adeō (irregular)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	adeō	adīs	adit	adīmus	adītis	adeunt
	imperfect	adībam	adībās	adībat	adībāmus	adībātis	adībant
	future	adībō	adībis	adībit	adībimus	adībitis	adībunt
	perfect	adiī, adīvī	adīstī, adīvistī	adiit, adīvit	adiimus	adīstis	adiērunt, adiēre
	pluperfect	adieram	adierās	adierat	adierāmus	adierātis	adierant
	future perfect	adierō	adieris	adierit	adierimus	adieritis	adierint
passive	present	adeor	adīris, adīre	adītur	adīmur	adīminī	adeuntur
	imperfect	adībar	adībāris, adībāre	adībātur	adībāmur	adībāminī	adībantur
	future	adībor	adīberis, adībere	adībitur	adībimur	adībiminī	adībuntur
	perfect	aditus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	aditus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	aditus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	adeam	adeās	adeat	adeāmus	adeātis	adeant
	imperfect	adīrem	adīrēs	adīret	adīrēmus	adīrētis	adīrent
	perfect	adierim	adierīs	adierit	adierīmus	adierītis	adierint
	pluperfect	adīssem	adīssēs	adīsset	adīssēmus	adīssētis	adīssent
passive	present	adear	adeāris, adeāre	adeātur	adeāmur	adeāminī	adeantur
	imperfect	adīrer	adīrēris, adīrēre	adīrētur	adīrēmur	adīrēminī	adīrentur
	perfect	aditus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	aditus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	adī	—	—	adīte	—
active	future	—	adītō	adītō	—	adītōte	adeuntō
passive	present	—	adīre	—	—	adīminī	—
passive	future	—	adītor	adītor	—	—	adeuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		adīre	adīsse	aditūrum esse	adīrī, adīrier¹	aditum esse	aditum īrī
participles		adiēns	—	aditūrus	—	aditus	adeundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		adeundī	adeundō	adeundum	adeundō	aditum	aditū

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Descendants

Catalan: adir
Italian: adire
Spanish: adir

References

“adeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“adeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
adeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
adeo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2023) Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to incur danger, risk: pericula subire, adire, suscipere
- to make a pilgrimage to the shrines of the gods: templa deorum adire
- to consult the Sibylline books: libros Sibyllinos adire, consulere, inspicere
- to give audience to some one: conveniendi aditum dare alicui
- to ask a hearing, audience, interview: aditum conveniendi or colloquium petere
- to take possession of an inheritance: hereditatem adire, cernere
adeo in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016