secō

sec-ō uit.-lat. "schneide“ lat.

Von uital *sekajō, von uig. *sek- „schneiden“. Zu den verwandten Wörtern gehören das altkirchenslawische сѣщи sěšti, „schneiden, hacken, abhacken“ und das altenglische saga (englisch saw), dt. säg.

Pronunciation (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.koː/, [ˈs̠ɛkoː], (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ko/, [ˈsɛːko]

Verb

secō (present infinitive secāre, perfect active secuī, supine sectum); first conjugation

1. to cut, cut off [ quotations ▼]
2. to cleave, divide [ synonyms, antonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: dīvidō, sēgregō, sēparō, sēcernō, dirimō, intersaepiō, distinguō, discrībō

   Antonyms: illigō, colligō, ligō, nectō, cōnectō

3. (medicine) to operate, amputate, perform surgery
4. to castrate
5. (by extension) to wound, injure [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: feriō, vulnerō, noceō, īnfestō

6. (figuratively) to hurt with one's words