Latin dictionary · verb

cadō

to fall, to fall out

Dictionary forms: cadō, cadere, cecidī, cāsum

Inflection: third conjugation, impersonal in the passive

Meaning and definitions

1. to fall, to fall out
2. to fall in battle, die, be slain, fall so as to be unable to rise
3. to be frustrated, fail, to be or remain fruitless
4. to lose all one's strength, worth, value, perish, vanish, cease, decay
5. to abate, to subside, to die away
6. to suit, to be suitable for (+ in + accusative)

Connected roots

• cad-

  falling

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• accident

  an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly

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