taedere

Taedere is a Latin verb meaning to weary, bore, or tire; to cause weariness or tediousness. It is most often used in impersonal constructions to express that something bores or tires the speaker or another person. The verb commonly appears with the person affected in the dative, for example, mihi taedet huius libri, meaning “I am tired of this book” or “this book bores me.”

Etymology and related forms: taedere comes from Latin taedēre, a second-conjugation verb. The related noun taedium means weariness or tediousness, from which the English word tedium (and the adjective tedious) ultimately derive.

Grammar and usage: taedēre is primarily used impersonally; what “wearies” is the thing in the genitive or a related accusative phrase, with the person affected identified or emphasized by the dative or pronoun. It can describe boredom with activities, speeches, or situations, and often expresses a subjective emotional response rather than a literal physical fatigue.

Derived terms and phrases: taedium is the principal noun form denoting weariness or tediousness, used in phrases such as taedium vitae (weariness of life). The Latin vocabulary has influenced English through tedium and the adjective tedious, both tracing back to taedium.

See also: taedere (Latin verbs of emotion), taedium, tedium, Latin grammar of impersonal verbs.