secō

sec-ō "abschneide“ Vorlage:lat.

From Proto-Italic *sekajō, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic сѣщи (sěšti, “to cut, hack, chop off”) and Old English saga (English saw).

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