verbthird conjugation
addō
addō (present infinitive addere, perfect active addidī, supine additum)
Classical[ˈad.doː]Ecclesiastical[ˈad.do]
№ 433 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to add
adde huc (or istuc or eodem or eo)
add to that - to put, place, lay a person or thing to another
- to acquire
- to give, bring, add, or contribute to; annex, augment
Quam inīquē comparātumst, eī quī minus habent / ut semper aliquid addant dītiōribus!
What an unfair arrangement it is, that those who have less are always contributing something to the wealthier [people]!161 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Phormio 41–42
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ad id quod iam est dō; aquam frīgidam aquae calidae addit.addō -ere addidī — in Mille Verba, Thermae
add
addō -ere, -didī — in De Bello Gallico II and De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | addō | addēbam | addam | addidī | addideram | addiderō |
| 2nd sg. | addis | addēbās | addēs | addidistī | addiderās | addideris |
| 3rd sg. | addit | addēbat | addet | addidit | addiderat | addiderit |
| 1st pl. | addimus | addēbāmus | addēmus | addidimus | addiderāmus | addiderimus |
| 2nd pl. | additis | addēbātis | addētis | addidistis | addiderātis | addideritis |
| 3rd pl. | addunt | addēbant | addent | addidērunt addidēre | addiderant | addiderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | addam | adderem | addiderim | addidissem |
| 2nd sg. | addās | adderēs | addiderīs | addidissēs |
| 3rd sg. | addat | adderet | addiderit | addidisset |
| 1st pl. | addāmus | adderēmus | addiderīmus | addidissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | addātis | adderētis | addiderītis | addidissētis |
| 3rd pl. | addant | adderent | addiderint | addidissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | addor | addēbar | addar |
| 2nd sg. | adderis addere | addēbāris addēbāre | addēris addēre |
| 3rd sg. | additur | addēbātur | addētur |
| 1st pl. | addimur | addēbāmur | addēmur |
| 2nd pl. | addiminī | addēbāminī | addēminī |
| 3rd pl. | adduntur | addēbantur | addentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | addar | adderer |
| 2nd sg. | addāris addāre | adderēris adderēre |
| 3rd sg. | addātur | adderētur |
| 1st pl. | addāmur | adderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | addāminī | adderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | addantur | adderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | adde | addere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | addite | addiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | additō | additor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | additō | additor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | additōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | adduntō | adduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | addere | addī |
| perfect infinitive | addidisse | additum esse |
| future infinitive | additūrum esse | additum īrī |
| present participle | addēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | additus addita, additā, additae, additam, additārum, additās, additī, additōrum, additōs |
| future participle | additūrus additūra, additūrā, additūrae, additūram, additūrārum, additūrās, additūre, additūrī, additūrīs, additūrō, additūrōrum, additūrōs, additūrum | addendus addundus, addenda, addendā, addendae, addendam, addendārum, addendās, addende, addendīs, addendōrum, addendōs |
gerundaddendī, addendō, addendumsupineadditum, additū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- fidem addere alicui rei
- to confirm, ratify, sanction something.
- animum facere, addere alicui
- to succeed in encouraging a person.
- quod ornandi causa additum est
- a digression, episode.
- gradum addere (sc. gradui) (Liv. 26. 9)
- to increase one's pace.
- adiungi, addi coniunctivo (Marc. Cap. 3. 83)
- to be used with the conjunctive mood.
ad-do, dĭdi, dĭtum, 3, v. a. 2. do (addues for addideris, Paul. ex Fest. p. 27 Müll.),
I. to put, place, lay, etc., a person or thing to another.
I. In gen.
A. Lit., NEVE AVROM ADDITO, let no gold be put into the grave with the dead, Fragm. of the XII. Tab. in Cic. de Leg. 2, 24: Argus, quem quondam Ioni Juno custodem addidit, Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 20; so id. Mil. 2, 6, 69:
adimunt diviti, addunt pauperi, Ter. Ph. 2, 1, 47: spumantia addit Frena feris, Verg. A. 5, 818: Pergamaque Iliacamque jugis hanc addidit arcem, i.e. imposuit, id. ib. 3, 336; Hor. Epod. 8, 10: flammae aquam, to throw upon, Tib. 2, 4, 42: incendia ramis, Sil. 7, 161: propiorem Martem, to bring nearer, id. 5, 442.— With in: uram in ollulas addere, Varr. R. R. 2, 54, 2: glandem in dolium, id. ib. 3, 15, 2: eas epistulas in eundem fasciculum velim addas, Cic. Att. 12, 53: adde manus in vincla meas, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 1; id. A. A. 2, 672, 30.—Poet.: cum carceribus sese effudere quadrigae, addunt in spatia, i. e. dant se, Verg. G. 1, 513, v. Heyne and Forb.—Hence, B. Trop., to bring to, to add to; with dat.:
pudicitiae hujus vitium me hinc absente'st additum, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 179: fletum ingenio muliebri, Pac. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 50; also absol.: operam addam sedulo, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 54; so id. Pers. 4, 4, 57: addere animum, or animos, to give courage, make courageous: mihi quidem addit animum, Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 31: sed haec sunt in iis libris, quos tu laudando animos mihi addidisti, Cic. Att. 7, 2, 4; so, animos cum clamore, Ov. M. 8, 388.—So also: addis mihi alacritatem scribendi, Cic. Att. 16, 3: verba virtutem non addere, impart, bestow, Sall. C. 58: severitas dignitatem addiderat, id. ib. 57: audaciam, id. J. 94: formidinem, id. ib. 37: metum, Tac. H. 1, 62; cf. ib. 76: ex ingenio suo quisque demat vel addat fidem, id. G. 3: ardorem mentibus, Verg. A. 9, 184: ductoribus honores, id. ib. 5, 249; hence, addere alicui calcar, to give one the spur, to spur him on: anticipate atque addite calcar, Varr. ap. Non. 70, 13: vatibus addere calcar, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 217 (cf.: admovere calcar Cic. Att. 6, 1, and adhibere calcar, id. Brut. 56).II. Esp.
A. To add to by way of increase, to join or annex to, to augment, with dat. or ad (the most common signif. of this word):
etiam fides, ei quae accessere, tibi addam dono gratiis, Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 37: verbum adde etiam unum, id. Rud. 4, 3, 68; cf. Ter. And. 5, 2, 19: non satis habes quod tibi dieculam addo? id. ib. 4, 2, 27; so id. Eun. 1, 1, 33; id. Ph. 1, 1, 8: illud in his rebus non addunt, Lucr. 3, 900: quaeso ne ad malum hoc addas malum, Caec. ap. Non. 154, 15: addendo deducendoque videre quae reliqui summa fiat, Cic. Off. 1, 18, 59; so id. de Or. 2, 12 fin.; id. Fam. 15, 20; id Att. 1, 13: acervum efficiunt uno addito grano, id. Ac. 2, 16, 49: hunc laborem ad cotidiana opera addebant, Caes. B. C. 3, 49: multas res novas in edictum addidit, he made essential additions to, Nep. Cat. 2, 3: eaque res multum animis eorum addidit, Sall. J. 75, 9: addita est alia insuper injuria, Liv. 2, 2: novas litterarum formas addidit vulgavitque, Tac. A. 11, 13; cf. ib. 14 al.—Poet.: noctem addens operi, also the night to the work, Verg. A. 8, 411; ut quantum generi demas, virtutibus addas, Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 22.— With ad: additum ad caput legis, Suet. Calig. 40; so Flor. 1, 13, 17.—Poet. with inf.: ille viris pila et ferro circumdare pectus addiderat, he instructed them in addition, Sil. 8, 550: addere gradum (sc. gradui), to add step to step, i. e. to quicken one's pace: adde gradum, appropera, Plaut. Tr. 4, 3, 3; so Liv. 3, 27; 26, 9; Plin. Ep. 6, 20; cf. Doed. Syn. 4, 58: addito tempore, in course of time: conjugia sobrinarum diu ignorata addito tempore percrebuisse, Tac. A. 12, 6; so also: addita aetate, with increased age: in infantia scabunt aures; quod addita aetate non queunt, as they grow older, Plin. 11, 48, 108, § 260.—2. Mercant. t. t., to add to one's bidding, to give more: nihil addo, Poët. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 63, 255.—
B. When a new thought is added to what precedes, as an enlargement of it, it is introduced by adde, adde huc, adde quod, and the like (cf. accedo), add to this, add to this the circumstance that, or besides, moreover . . .:
adde furorem animi proprium atque oblivia rerum, adde quod in nigras lethargi mergitur undas, Lucr. 3, 828 sq. (cf. the third verse before: advenit id quod eam de rebus saepe futuris Macerat): adde huc, si placet, unguentarios, saltatores totumque ludum talarium, Cic. Off. 1, 42, 150: adde hos praeterea casus, etc., Hor. S. 2, 8, 71: adde huc populationem agrorum, Liv. 7, 30: adde quod pubes tibi crescit omnis, Hor. C. 2, 8, 17; id. Ep. 1, 18, 52: adde quod ingenuas didicisse fideliter artes Emollit mores nec sinit esse feros, Ov. Pont. 2, 9, 49: adde huc quod mercem sine fucis gestat, Hor. Sat. 1, 2, 83: adde super dictis quod non levius valeat, id. ib. 2, 7, 78.—So also when several are addressed, as in the speech of Scipic to his soldiers: adde defectionem Italiae, Siciliae, etc., Liv. 26, 41, 12.—Also with the acc. and inf.: addebat etiam, se in legem Voconiam juratum contra eam facere non audere, Cic. Fin. 2, 17, 55; and with an anticipatory dem. pron.: Addit etiam illud, equites non optimos fuisse, id. Deiot. 8, 24: Addit haec, fortes viros sequi, etc., id. Mil. 35, 96 al.: addito as abl. absol. with a subj. clause; with the addition, with this addition (post-Aug.): vocantur patres, addito consultandum super re magna et atroci, with this intimation, that they were to consult, etc., Tac. A. 2, 28: addito ut luna infra terram sit, Plin. 15, 17, 18, § 62 (cf.: adjuncto ut ... haberentur, Cic. Off. 2, 12).— Hence, addĭtus, a, um, P. a. (addo I.), joined to one as a constant observer; so, A. Watching or observing in a hostile or troublesome manner: si mihi non praetor siet additus atque agitet me, Lucil. ap. Macr. Sat. 6, 4.—Hence, in gen.,
B. Pursuing one incessantly, persecuting:
nec Teucris addita Juno Usquam aberit, Verg. A. 6, 90 Serv. (= adfixa, incumbens, infesta).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ad-dō didī, ditus, ere
do, to put to, place upon, lay on, join, attach: album in vestimentum, i. e. appear as a candidate, L.: turrim moenibus, O.: me adde fraternis sepulcris, lay me too in my brother's tomb, O.: nomina (alcui), confer, O.: frumentis labor additus, i. e. a blight falls, V.— Hence, fig., to bring to, add to: fletum ingenio muliebri: addere animum (animos), to give courage, embolden: mihi quidem addit animum, T.: animos cum clamore, O.: verba virtutem non addere, impart, bestow, S.: iram, O.: viresque et cornua pauperi, H.: ductoribus honores, V.: spumantia addit Frena feris, puts on, V.: vatibus addere calcar, apply the spur, H.—Esp., to add by way of increase, join, annex: tibi dieculam addo? give a further respite, T.: verbum si addideris, if you say another word, T.: adimunt diviti, addunt pauperi, increase the poor man's little, T.: addam Labienum, will name Lu. too: addita alia insuper ignominia, L.: contumeliam iniuriae, Ph.—Poet.: noctem addens operi, giving also the night to the work, V.: numerum divorum altaribus addit, i. e. adds one to their number, V.: incesto addidit integrum, confounds with, H.: periturae addere Troiae Te, involve you also in, V.: addit opus pigro, gives more work, H.: nugis addere pondus, make much of, H.: laborem ad cottidiana opera, Cs.: ad ter quinos annos unum addiderat, was sixteen years old, O.: multas res novas in edictum, make essential additions to, N.: addunt in spatia, i. e. add course to course, outdo themselves, V.: gradum, L.: addidit, ut, etc. (of an addition to a picture), O.— Introducing a supplementary thought, add to this, consider also, remember too, moreover ...: adde istuc sermones hominum: adde hos praeterea casūs, etc., H.: adde huc quod mercem sine fucis gestat, H. — Poet.: Imperiumque peti totius Achaïdos addit, O.: Addit etiam illud, equites non optimos fuisse: satis naturae (vixi), addo, si placet, gloriae.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinaddō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Latin -dō Latin addō From ad- (“to”) + -dō (“put”). Cognate with Sanskrit आद॑धाति (ā́dadhāti, “to place, put down, add”).
Descendants
- Englishadd
- Englishaddendum
- Spanishaditar
- Portugueseenadirfrom Vulgar Latin *inaddere
- Portugueseanadirfrom Vulgar Latin *inaddere
- Spanishañadirfrom Vulgar Latin *inaddere
- Danishaddere
- Norwegian Bokmåladdere
- Old Galician-Portugueseader
- Old Galician-Portugueseadir