verbfourth conjugation
cōnferciō
cōnferciō (present infinitive cōnfercīre, perfect active cōnfersī, supine cōnfertum)
Classical[kõːˈfɛr.ki.oː]Ecclesiastical[koɱˈfɛr.t͡ʃi.o]
Meaning
- to fill completely, stuff full of
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
dēnsus, sine spatiōdense, packed
cōnfertus -a -um — in De Bello Gallico I, ch. 14 and De Bello Gallico II, ch. 6
Conjugation conjugation 4
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnferciō | cōnferciēbam | cōnferciam | cōnfersī | cōnferseram | cōnferserō |
| 2nd sg. | cōnfercīs | cōnferciēbās | cōnferciēs | cōnfersistī | cōnferserās | cōnferseris |
| 3rd sg. | cōnfercit | cōnferciēbat | cōnferciet | cōnfersit | cōnferserat | cōnferserit |
| 1st pl. | cōnfercīmus | cōnferciēbāmus | cōnferciēmus | cōnfersimus | cōnferserāmus | cōnferserimus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnfercītis | cōnferciēbātis | cōnferciētis | cōnfersistis | cōnferserātis | cōnferseritis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnferciunt | cōnferciēbant | cōnfercient | cōnfersērunt cōnfersēre | cōnferserant | cōnferserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnferciam | cōnfercīrem | cōnferserim | cōnfersissem |
| 2nd sg. | cōnferciās | cōnfercīrēs | cōnferserīs | cōnfersissēs |
| 3rd sg. | cōnferciat | cōnfercīret | cōnferserit | cōnfersisset |
| 1st pl. | cōnferciāmus | cōnfercīrēmus | cōnferserīmus | cōnfersissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnferciātis | cōnfercīrētis | cōnferserītis | cōnfersissētis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnferciant | cōnfercīrent | cōnferserint | cōnfersissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnfercior | cōnferciēbar | cōnferciar |
| 2nd sg. | cōnfercīris cōnfercīre | cōnferciēbāris cōnferciēbāre | cōnferciēris cōnferciēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnfercītur | cōnferciēbātur | cōnferciētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnfercīmur | cōnferciēbāmur | cōnferciēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnfercīminī | cōnferciēbāminī | cōnferciēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnferciuntur | cōnferciēbantur | cōnfercientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnferciar | cōnfercīrer |
| 2nd sg. | cōnferciāris cōnferciāre | cōnfercīrēris cōnfercīrēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnferciātur | cōnfercīrētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnferciāmur | cōnfercīrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnferciāminī | cōnfercīrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnferciantur | cōnfercīrentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cōnfercī | cōnfercīre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cōnfercīte | cōnfercīminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cōnfercītō | cōnfercītor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cōnfercītō | cōnfercītor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cōnfercītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cōnferciuntō | cōnferciuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cōnfercīre | cōnfercīrī |
| perfect infinitive | cōnfersisse | cōnfertum esse |
| future infinitive | cōnfertūrum esse | cōnfertum īrī |
| present participle | cōnferciēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | cōnfertus cōnferta, cōnfertā, cōnfertae, cōnfertam, cōnfertārum, cōnfertās, cōnferte, cōnfertī, cōnfertīs, cōnfertō, cōnfertōrum, cōnfertōs |
| future participle | cōnfertūrus cōnfertūra, cōnfertūrā, cōnfertūrae, cōnfertūram, cōnfertūrārum, cōnfertūrās, cōnfertūre, cōnfertūrī, cōnfertūrīs, cōnfertūrō, cōnfertūrōrum, cōnfertūrōs, cōnfertūrum | cōnferciendus cōnferciundus, cōnfercienda, cōnferciendā, cōnferciendae, cōnferciendam, cōnferciendārum, cōnferciendās, cōnferciende, cōnferciendīs, cōnferciendōrum, cōnferciendōs |
gerundcōnferciendī, cōnferciendō, cōnferciendumsupinecōnfertum, cōnfertū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ferro viam facere (per confertos hostes)
- to cut one's way (through the enemies' ranks).
con-fercĭo, no
I. perf., fertum, 4, v. a. farcio, to stuff or cram together, to press close together (in verb. finit. very rare; in part. perf. and P. a. class.).
(a). Verb. finit.:
ventus cum confercit, franguntur montes nimborum, Lucr. 6, 158: se (apes), Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 35: myrrham in follis, Plin. 12, 15, 35, § 68.—(b). Part. perf.:
viā sibi inter confertas naves factā, Liv. 37, 11, 13: quo magis astu Confertos ita acervatim mors accumulabat, Lucr. 6, 1263; cf.: agrestem in arta tecta, Liv. 3, 6, 3.—Hence, confer-tus, a, um, P. a.; lit., pressed together; hence, A. Pressed close, crowded, thick, dense (opp. rarus): caeruleum spumat sale confertā rate pulsum, Enn. ap. Prisc. 5, p. 659 P. (Ann. v. 379 Vahl.):
tune inane quicquam putes esse, cum ita completa et conferta sint omnia, ut, etc., Cic. Ac. 2, 40, 125: plures simul conferti, Liv. 29, 34, 12: in confertā multitudine, * Suet. Tib. 2: agmen, Verg. G. 3, 369 (conjunctum, Serv.): moles, Tac. A. 4, 62.—Esp., 2. In milit. lang., of the close, compact order of battle:
ut numquam conferti, sed rari magnisque intervallis proeliarentur, Caes. B. G. 5, 16: acies, Auct. B. Afr. 13; Liv. 10, 29, 6; 42, 59, 5; Tac. A. 6, 35; 14, 36; Verg. A. 2, 347.— Comp., Liv. 9, 27, 9.—Sup., Caes. B. G. 1, 24; 2, 23: hostes, Sall. C. 60, 7: turba, Liv. 2, 12, 6; Sall. J. 98, 1: turmatim et quam maxume confertis equis Mauros invadunt, id. ib. 101, 4: conferto gradu inrupere, Tac. A. 12, 35.—B. With abl., stuffed, filled full, full:
ingenti turbā conferta deorum templa, Liv. 45, 2, 7.—Trop.: otiosa vita, plena et conferta voluptatibus, Cic. Sest. 10, 23; so id. Tusc. 3, 19, 44; id. Fin. 2, 20, 64: cibo, id. Cat. 2, 5, 10; * Quint. 5, 14, 27: legio conferta maniplis, Sil. 7, 390.—* Adv.: confertē, in acc. with A. 2. (for the more usual confertim, q. v.), in a compact body; only comp.: confertius resistentes, Amm. 24, 7, 7. Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōnferciō īre
com- + farcio, see confertus.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōnferciō
Proto-Indo-European *bʰrekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥kʷyéti Proto-Italic *farkiō Latin farciō Latin cōnferciō From con- + farciō (“cram, stuff”).