desidis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →deses, (gen.), desidis:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Cassell's Latin Dictionary
idle, lazy, indolent; inactive, sluggish; slacking off (from);
acc. pl. (m./f.)gen. sg. (all) - Entry →desido, desidere, desedi, -:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
sink/settle down, subside; sit down; defecate; be depressed; deteriorate;
sg. pres. act. ind. 2nd
Examples

Liber Decimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...graue rupibus antrum it uacuum in montem, qua desidis atria Somni securumque larem segnis Natura locauit. limen opaca..."
Liber Tertius
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...tibi renovat, Tirynthie, sacra Pollius et causas designat desidis anni, quod coleris maiore tholo nec litora pauper nuda..."
