English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

The adjective is derived from Latin reconditus (“concealed, hidden; difficult to understand, unintelligible; shy, withdrawn”), perfect passive participle of recondō (“to conceal, hide; to put away; to re-establish, put back”) + -tus (suffix forming adjectives having the sense ‘provided with’). Recondō is derived from re- (prefix meaning ‘again’) + condō (“to conceal, hide; to put away, store; to put together; to build, establish; to fashion, form”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, make; to place, put”)).[1] The English word is cognate with Catalan recòndit (“hidden; private”), Italian recondito (“hidden, recondite”), Middle French recondit (“hidden; secret”), Portuguese recôndito (“hidden, secluded; isolated, remote”), Spanish recóndito (“hidden, recondite”).

The noun is probably derived from the adjective.

The verb is derived from Latin recondere, the present active infinitive of recondō;[2] see above.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Adjective [ edit ]

recondite (comparative more recondite, superlative most recondite)

Derived terms [ edit ]

Translations [ edit ]

— See also translations at difficult to grasp or understand abstruse ,‎ profound Finnish: vaikeatajuinen monimutkainen (fi)

Italian: recondito (it)

Japanese: 幽玄 ( yuugen ) Maori: waowao

Russian: замыслова́тый (ru) ( zamyslovátyj ) , мудрёный (ru) ( mudrjónyj )

, Spanish: recóndito (es)

Noun [ edit ]

recondite (plural recondites)

Verb [ edit ]

recondite (third-person singular simple present recondites, present participle reconditing, simple past and past participle recondited)

References [ edit ]

Further reading [ edit ]

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Italian [ edit ]

Adjective [ edit ]

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Latin [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

recondite