verbthird conjugation, no supine stem, impersonal in the passive
absistō
absistō (present infinitive absistere, perfect active abstitī)
Classical[apˈsɪs.toː]Ecclesiastical[abˈsis.to]
Meaning
- impersonalintransitiveto withdraw, depart, go away from
- impersonalintransitiveto desist, stop or cease from
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | absistō | absistēbam | absistam | abstitī | abstiteram | abstiterō |
| 2nd sg. | absistis | absistēbās | absistēs | abstitistī | abstiterās | abstiteris |
| 3rd sg. | absistit | absistēbat | absistet | abstitit | abstiterat | abstiterit |
| 1st pl. | absistimus | absistēbāmus | absistēmus | abstitimus | abstiterāmus | abstiterimus |
| 2nd pl. | absistitis | absistēbātis | absistētis | abstitistis | abstiterātis | abstiteritis |
| 3rd pl. | absistunt | absistēbant | absistent | abstitērunt abstitēre | abstiterant | abstiterint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | absistam | absisterem | abstiterim | abstitissem |
| 2nd sg. | absistās | absisterēs | abstiterīs | abstitissēs |
| 3rd sg. | absistat | absisteret | abstiterit | abstitisset |
| 1st pl. | absistāmus | absisterēmus | abstiterīmus | abstitissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | absistātis | absisterētis | abstiterītis | abstitissētis |
| 3rd pl. | absistant | absisterent | abstiterint | abstitissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | absistitur | absistēbātur | absistētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | absistātur | absisterētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | absiste | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | absistite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | absistitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | absistitō | absistitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | absistitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | absistuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | absistere | absistī |
| perfect infinitive | abstitisse | — |
| present participle | absistēns | — |
| future participle | — | absistendum absistundum |
gerundabsistendī, absistendō, absistendum
ab-sisto, stĭti, no
I. sup., 3, v. n. (like all the compounds of the simple active verb, used only in a neutr. signif.), to withdraw or depart from, to go away; constr. absol., with ab, or the simple abl. (not in Cic.).
I. Lit.:
quae me hic reliquit atque abstitit, who has left me behind here, and gone off, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 32: ab signis, Caes. B. G. 5, 17; v. Gron. ad Liv. 27, 45.—absol.: miles abstitit, went away, Tac. 2, 31: ab ore scintillae absistunt, burst forth, Verg. A. 12, 101: limine, id. ib. 7, 610: luco, id. ib. 6, 259. —II. Trop. with abl. (of subst. or gerund.) or the inf., to desist from an act, purpose, etc., to cease, to leave off (so, perh., first in the Aug. period, for the more common desisto):
obsidione, Liv. 9, 15 Drak.: bello, Hor. S. 1, 3, 104: continuando magistratu, Liv. 9, 34: sequendo, id. 29, 33: ingratis benefacere, id. 36, 35: moveri, Verg. A. 6, 399: absiste viribus indubitare tuis, cease to distrust thy strength, id. ib. 8, 403; cf. morari, id. ib. 12, 676.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ab-sistō stitī, —, ere,
to withdraw from, depart, go away: toto luco, V.: limine, V.: ab signis legionibusque, Cs.: ab ore scintillae absistunt, burst forth, V.—Fig., to desist, cease, leave off: ne absiste, do not give up, V.: modo vos absistite, do not interfere, O.: si non absisteretur bello, unless an end were put to the war, L.: bello, H.: nec ... continuando abstitit magistratu, L.: ferro, from battle, V.: benefacere, L.: moveri, V.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Italic*ap
- Latinabsistō
Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Latin absistō From ab- (“from, away from”) + sistō (“stand, set, place”).
Descendants
- Englishabsist