verbthird conjugation
affingō
affingō (present infinitive affingere, perfect active affīnxī, supine affictum)
Classical[afˈfɪŋ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[afˈfiŋ.ɡo]
adfingō
Meaning
- to add to; to attach or affix
- to embellish
- to forge or counterfeit
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | affingō | affingēbam | affingam | affīnxī | affīnxeram | affīnxerō |
| 2nd sg. | affingis | affingēbās | affingēs | affīnxistī | affīnxerās | affīnxeris |
| 3rd sg. | affingit | affingēbat | affinget | affīnxit | affīnxerat | affīnxerit |
| 1st pl. | affingimus | affingēbāmus | affingēmus | affīnximus | affīnxerāmus | affīnxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | affingitis | affingēbātis | affingētis | affīnxistis | affīnxerātis | affīnxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | affingunt | affingēbant | affingent | affīnxērunt affīnxēre | affīnxerant | affīnxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | affingam | affingerem | affīnxerim | affīnxissem |
| 2nd sg. | affingās | affingerēs | affīnxerīs | affīnxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | affingat | affingeret | affīnxerit | affīnxisset |
| 1st pl. | affingāmus | affingerēmus | affīnxerīmus | affīnxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | affingātis | affingerētis | affīnxerītis | affīnxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | affingant | affingerent | affīnxerint | affīnxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | affingor | affingēbar | affingar |
| 2nd sg. | affingeris affingere | affingēbāris affingēbāre | affingēris affingēre |
| 3rd sg. | affingitur | affingēbātur | affingētur |
| 1st pl. | affingimur | affingēbāmur | affingēmur |
| 2nd pl. | affingiminī | affingēbāminī | affingēminī |
| 3rd pl. | affinguntur | affingēbantur | affingentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | affingar | affingerer |
| 2nd sg. | affingāris affingāre | affingerēris affingerēre |
| 3rd sg. | affingātur | affingerētur |
| 1st pl. | affingāmur | affingerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | affingāminī | affingerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | affingantur | affingerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | affinge | affingere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | affingite | affingiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | affingitō | affingitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | affingitō | affingitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | affingitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | affinguntō | affinguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | affingere | affingī |
| perfect infinitive | affīnxisse | affictum esse |
| future infinitive | affictūrum esse | affictum īrī |
| present participle | affingēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | affictus afficta, affictā, affictae, affictam, affictārum, affictās, afficte, affictī, affictīs, affictō, affictōrum, affictōs |
| future participle | affictūrus affictūra, affictūrā, affictūrae, affictūram, affictūrārum, affictūrās, affictūre, affictūrī, affictūrīs, affictūrō, affictūrōrum, affictūrōs, affictūrum | affingendus affingundus, affingenda, affingendā, affingendae, affingendam, affingendārum, affingendās, affingende, affingendīs, affingendōrum, affingendōs |
gerundaffingendī, affingendō, affingendumsupineaffictum, affictū
af-fingo (better adf-), inxi, ictum, 3, v. a.,
I. to form, fashion, devise, make, or invent a thing as an addition or appendage to another.
I. Lit. (esp. of artists).
(a). With dat.:
nec ei manus adfinxit, Cic. Tim. 6: saepta, adficta villae quae sunt, Varr. R. R. 3, 3, 2.—(b). Absol.:
Nullam partem corporis sine aliquā necessitate adfictam reperietis, Cic. Or. 3, 45, 179.—II. Trop., to make up, frame, invent, to add falsely or without grounds:
faciam ut intellegatis, quid error adfinxerit, quid invidia conflārit, Cic. Clu. 4: vitium hoc oculis adfingere noli, Lucr. 4, 386: neque vera laus ei detracta oratione nostrā, neque falsa adficta esse videatur, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 4, 10; so id. Phil. 1, 3; id. Or. 22; id. Tusc. 3, 33: addunt ipsi et adfingunt rumoribus Galli, Caes. B. G. 7, 1: cui crimen adfingeretur, might be falsely imputed, Tac. A. 14, 62.— III. In a general signif.
A. To add or join to, to annex (always with the accessory idea of forming, fashioning, devising):
sint cubilia gallinarum aut exsculpta aut adficta firmiter, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 7: multa natura aut adfingit (creating, she adds thereto) aut mutat aut detrahit, Cic. Div. 1, 62, 118: tantum alteri adfinxit, de altero limavit, id. de Or. 3, 9, 36.—B. To feign, forge:
litteras, App. M. 4, 139, 34 Elm.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinaffingō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Latin affingō From ad- + fingō (“shape, fashion, form”).