verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
ēdiscō
ēdiscō (present infinitive ēdiscere, perfect active ēdidicī)
Classical[eːˈdɪs.koː]Ecclesiastical[eˈdis.ko]
Meaning
- to learn by heart
Magnum ibi numerum versuum ēdiscere dīcuntur.
They are said there to learn by heart a great number of verses.c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 6.14 - to study, get acquainted with a subject
Nec levis ingenuās pectus coluisse per artēs
Nor let it be a light care to have cultivated your soul in the liberal arts and to have studied the two languages.2 CE, Ovidius, Ars Amatoria 2.121–122
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēdiscō | ēdiscēbam | ēdiscam | ēdidicī | ēdidiceram | ēdidicerō |
| 2nd sg. | ēdiscis | ēdiscēbās | ēdiscēs | ēdidicistī | ēdidicerās | ēdidiceris |
| 3rd sg. | ēdiscit | ēdiscēbat | ēdiscet | ēdidicit | ēdidicerat | ēdidicerit |
| 1st pl. | ēdiscimus | ēdiscēbāmus | ēdiscēmus | ēdidicimus | ēdidicerāmus | ēdidicerimus |
| 2nd pl. | ēdiscitis | ēdiscēbātis | ēdiscētis | ēdidicistis | ēdidicerātis | ēdidiceritis |
| 3rd pl. | ēdiscunt | ēdiscēbant | ēdiscent | ēdidicērunt ēdidicēre | ēdidicerant | ēdidicerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēdiscam | ēdiscerem | ēdidicerim | ēdidicissem |
| 2nd sg. | ēdiscās | ēdiscerēs | ēdidicerīs | ēdidicissēs |
| 3rd sg. | ēdiscat | ēdisceret | ēdidicerit | ēdidicisset |
| 1st pl. | ēdiscāmus | ēdiscerēmus | ēdidicerīmus | ēdidicissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ēdiscātis | ēdiscerētis | ēdidicerītis | ēdidicissētis |
| 3rd pl. | ēdiscant | ēdiscerent | ēdidicerint | ēdidicissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ēdisce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ēdiscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ēdiscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ēdiscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ēdiscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ēdiscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ēdiscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | ēdidicisse | — |
| present participle | ēdiscēns | — |
gerundēdiscendī, ēdiscendō, ēdiscendum
ē-disco, dĭdĭci, 3, v. a.,
I. to learn by heart, commit to memory (class.).
I. Prop.:
ut non legantur modo (poetae) sed etiam ediscantur, Cic. Tusc. 2, 11, 27; cf.: haec discenda, imo ediscenda sunt, Sen. Ep. 123 fin.: Demosthenem in primis legendum vel ediscendum potius putem, Quint. 10, 1, 105: ad verbum ediscendus libellus, Cic. Ac. 2, 44, 135; id. de Or. 1, 34, 157: ad verbum, Quint. 11, 2, 44: Lepta ediscat Hesiodum et habeat in ore Τῆς δʼ ἀρετῆς ἱδρῶτα, Cic. Fam. 6, 18 fin.: magnum numerum versuum, * Caes. B. G. 6, 14, 3: dicta clarorum virorum, Quint. 1, 1, 36; 1, 11, 14 et saep.; cf.: De ediscendo, Quint. 2, cap. 7, —Poet.: vultus alicujus, Val. Fl. 1, 368.— II. In gen., to learn, study (so mostly poet., esp. a favorite expression of Ovid):
qui istam artem (juris) non ediscant (shortly after: si quis aliam artem didicerit), Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 246: linguam, Val. Max. 8, 7 ext. 6: leges, Ov. Am. 1, 15, 5: linguas duas, id. A. A. 2, 122: ritus pios populi, id. F. 2, 546: usum (herbarum), id. M. 7, 99: artes paternas, id. ib. 2, 639: numeros modosque vitae, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 144 et saep.: cum edidicisset quemadmodum tractandum bellum foret, Liv. 23, 28: edisco tristia posse pati, Ov. H. 7, 180: edidici, quid perfida Troia pararet, i. e. have experienced, id. M. 13, 246.—Hence, B. Poet. in the perf.:
edidici, I know, Tib. 2, 2, 12; Ov. Pont. 3, 7, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ē-discō didici, —, ere,
to learn thoroughly, learn by heart, commit to memory: aliquid eius modi, some such phrases: poëtas: numerum versuum, Cs.: diebus ediscendi fasti, i. e. a calendar to learn by heart. — To learn, study: istam artem (iuris): ritūs pios populi, O.: modos vitae, H.: quem ad modum tractandum bellum foret, L.: tristia posse pati, O.: edidici, quid Troia pararet, i. e. have experienced, O.
Origins
From ex- (thoroughly) + discō (“to learn”).