taceo

Meaning

1. (conjugation-2, intransitive) to be silent, say nothing, shut up, hold one's tongue
2. (conjugation-2, intransitive) to be still or at rest
3. (conjugation-2, transitive) to leave unsaid, keep quiet, pass over or omit in silence, make no mention of

Concepts

say nothing

be silent

pass over

shh

shut up

Synonyms

conticeo

st

Translations

se taire

pst

still

den Mund halten

pscht

chut

silenzio

taci

tacere

zitto

zwijgen

sst

stilvallen

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈta.ke.oː]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *takēō, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tHk- (“to be silent”), formerly reconstructed as *tak-. Akin to Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þahan), Old Norse þegja (Danish tie and Icelandic þegja), Old High German dagen.