verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation, suppletive
calefaciō
calefaciō (present infinitive calefacere, perfect active calefēcī, supine calefactum)
Classical[ka.ɫɛˈfa.ki.oː]Ecclesiastical[ka.leˈfaː.t͡ʃi.o]
Meaning
- suppletiveto warm or heat
- suppletiveto rouse or excite
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Calere · Fervere · Æstuare · Calefacere · Fovere
1. Calere and fervere denote, objectively, warmth by itself, and, indeed, calidus (κηλέῳ πυρί), in opp. to frigidus, a moderate degree of warmth, but fervidus, in opp. to gelidus, a degree of warmth on the point of boiling, heat; whereas æstuare (from αἴθω), subjectively, the feeling of heat, in opp. to algere. (iii. 89.) 2. Calefacere means to make warm, in a purely physical sense, without any accessory notion; whereas fovere (from ἀφαύω), with reference to the genial sensation, or salutary effect of the warmth. (vi. 48.)
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | calefaciō | calefaciēbam | calefaciam | calefēcī | calefēceram | calefēcerō |
| 2nd sg. | calefacis | calefaciēbās | calefaciēs | calefēcistī | calefēcerās | calefēceris |
| 3rd sg. | calefacit | calefaciēbat | calefaciet | calefēcit | calefēcerat | calefēcerit |
| 1st pl. | calefacimus | calefaciēbāmus | calefaciēmus | calefēcimus | calefēcerāmus | calefēcerimus |
| 2nd pl. | calefacitis | calefaciēbātis | calefaciētis | calefēcistis | calefēcerātis | calefēceritis |
| 3rd pl. | calefaciunt | calefaciēbant | calefacient | calefēcērunt calefēcēre | calefēcerant | calefēcerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | calefaciam | calefacerem | calefēcerim | calefēcissem |
| 2nd sg. | calefaciās | calefacerēs | calefēcerīs | calefēcissēs |
| 3rd sg. | calefaciat | calefaceret | calefēcerit | calefēcisset |
| 1st pl. | calefaciāmus | calefacerēmus | calefēcerīmus | calefēcissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | calefaciātis | calefacerētis | calefēcerītis | calefēcissētis |
| 3rd pl. | calefaciant | calefacerent | calefēcerint | calefēcissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | calefīō | calefīēbam | calefīam |
| 2nd sg. | calefīs | calefīēbās | calefīēs |
| 3rd sg. | calefit | calefīēbat | calefīet |
| 1st pl. | calefīmus | calefīēbāmus | calefīēmus |
| 2nd pl. | calefītis | calefīēbātis | calefīētis |
| 3rd pl. | calefīunt | calefīēbant | calefīent |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | calefīam | calefierem |
| 2nd sg. | calefīās | calefierēs |
| 3rd sg. | calefīat | calefieret |
| 1st pl. | calefīāmus | calefierēmus |
| 2nd pl. | calefīātis | calefierētis |
| 3rd pl. | calefīant | calefierent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | caleface | calefī |
| pres. 2nd pl. | calefacite | calefīte |
| fut. 2nd sg. | calefacitō | calefītō |
| fut. 3rd sg. | calefacitō | calefītō |
| fut. 2nd pl. | calefacitōte | calefītōte |
| fut. 3rd pl. | calefaciuntō | calefīuntō |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | calefacere | calefierī |
| perfect infinitive | calefēcisse | calefactum esse |
| future infinitive | calefactūrum esse | calefactum īrī |
| present participle | calefaciēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | calefactus calefacta, calefactā, calefactae, calefactam, calefactārum, calefactās, calefacte, calefactī, calefactīs, calefactō, calefactōrum, calefactōs |
| future participle | calefactūrus calefactūra, calefactūrā, calefactūrae, calefactūram, calefactūrārum, calefactūrās, calefactūre, calefactūrī, calefactūrīs, calefactūrō, calefactūrōrum, calefactūrōs, calefactūrum | calefaciendus calefaciundus, calefacienda, calefaciendā, calefaciendae, calefaciendam, calefaciendārum, calefaciendās, calefaciende, calefaciendīs, calefaciendōrum, calefaciendōs |
gerundcalefaciendī, calefaciendō, calefaciendumsupinecalefactum, calefactū
călĕ-făcĭo, or contr. calfăcĭo (as calidus = caldus, calidarius = caldarius, etc.), fēci, factum, 3, v. a. (in the time of Quint. the contracted form seems to have been the prevailing one, v. Quint. 1, 6, 21; also Charis. p. 220 P. gives as
I. pass. calfio. In the poets usage varies according to the demands of the verse;
e. g., cālfācì;t, Ov. F. 4, 698; cālfăcienda, id. A. A. 2, 214; cālfācti, id. Ib. 48, and călĕfēcit, Lucr. 6, 687; călēfacta, Verg. A. 12, 66; 12, 269 al. In prose writers—e. g. Quint. 5, 10, 58—the best MSS. vary between the two forms. —Imperat. calface, Cic. Fam. 16, 18, 2.— Pass. regularly calefio; once by a solecism calefacientur, Vitr. 5, 10; cf. concalefaciuntur, id. 4, 7) [caleo-facio]. I. Lit., to make warm or hot, to warm, heat: ventus ubi percaluit calefecitque omnia, *Lucr. 6, 687:
dolium calfacito, Cato, R. R. 69, 2: ad calefaciendum corpus, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 151: igne focum, Ov. F. 4, 698.—Pass.: calamistris calefactis, Varr. L. L. 5, § 129 Müll.: abi intro ac jube huic aquam calefieri, Plaut. Ep. 5, 1, 48: calefieri jussi reliquias, id. Pers. 1, 3, 25: fauces calefiunt, Auct. Her. 3, 12, 21: balineum calfieri jubebo, Cic. Att. 2, 3, 3: Algenti manus est calfacienda sinu, Ov. A. A. 2, 214: ovum cum porri suco calefactum, Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 47: ora calefacta, Verg. A. 12, 66.—II. Trop.
A. In colloquial lang., to trouble, vex:
calface hominem, Cic. Fam. 16, 18, 2: si Parthi vos nihil calfaciunt, nos hic frigore frigescimus, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 4: Gabinium calefecerat Memmius, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 2, 1.—B. Poet., of the passions, to heat, to rouse up, excite:
calefacta corda tumultu, Verg. A. 12, 269; Ov. Ib. 48: vino calefacta Venus, Claud. B. Gild. 182.—C. To pursue something with zeal:
forum aleatorium calfecimus, Suet. Aug. 71 Ruhnk.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
calefaciō or calfaciō (-ficiō) fēcī, factus, ere, pass. calefīō, fierī
caleo + facio, to make warm, make hot, heat: ad calefaciendum corpus: igne focum, O.: balineum calfieri iubebo: calefacta ora, flushed, V.—Fig., to excite (poet.): calefactaque corda tumultu, V.—To vex, trouble (colloq.): calface hominem: alqm luculente.
Origins
From caleō (“to warm”) + faciō (“to make”).
Descendants
- Vulgar Latin*calfāre