verbthird conjugation
cōnfingō
cōnfingō (present infinitive cōnfingere, perfect active cōnfīnxī, supine cōnfictum)
Classical[kõːˈfɪŋ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[koɱˈfiŋ.ɡo]
Meaning
- to form, fashion, fabricate
- to invent, devise, feign, pretend
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnfingō | cōnfingēbam | cōnfingam | cōnfīnxī | cōnfīnxeram | cōnfīnxerō |
| 2nd sg. | cōnfingis | cōnfingēbās | cōnfingēs | cōnfīnxistī | cōnfīnxerās | cōnfīnxeris |
| 3rd sg. | cōnfingit | cōnfingēbat | cōnfinget | cōnfīnxit | cōnfīnxerat | cōnfīnxerit |
| 1st pl. | cōnfingimus | cōnfingēbāmus | cōnfingēmus | cōnfīnximus | cōnfīnxerāmus | cōnfīnxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnfingitis | cōnfingēbātis | cōnfingētis | cōnfīnxistis | cōnfīnxerātis | cōnfīnxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnfingunt | cōnfingēbant | cōnfingent | cōnfīnxērunt cōnfīnxēre | cōnfīnxerant | cōnfīnxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnfingam | cōnfingerem | cōnfīnxerim | cōnfīnxissem |
| 2nd sg. | cōnfingās | cōnfingerēs | cōnfīnxerīs | cōnfīnxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | cōnfingat | cōnfingeret | cōnfīnxerit | cōnfīnxisset |
| 1st pl. | cōnfingāmus | cōnfingerēmus | cōnfīnxerīmus | cōnfīnxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnfingātis | cōnfingerētis | cōnfīnxerītis | cōnfīnxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnfingant | cōnfingerent | cōnfīnxerint | cōnfīnxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnfingor | cōnfingēbar | cōnfingar |
| 2nd sg. | cōnfingeris cōnfingere | cōnfingēbāris cōnfingēbāre | cōnfingēris cōnfingēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnfingitur | cōnfingēbātur | cōnfingētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnfingimur | cōnfingēbāmur | cōnfingēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnfingiminī | cōnfingēbāminī | cōnfingēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnfinguntur | cōnfingēbantur | cōnfingentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnfingar | cōnfingerer |
| 2nd sg. | cōnfingāris cōnfingāre | cōnfingerēris cōnfingerēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnfingātur | cōnfingerētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnfingāmur | cōnfingerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnfingāminī | cōnfingerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnfingantur | cōnfingerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cōnfinge | cōnfingere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cōnfingite | cōnfingiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cōnfingitō | cōnfingitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cōnfingitō | cōnfingitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cōnfingitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cōnfinguntō | cōnfinguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cōnfingere | cōnfingī |
| perfect infinitive | cōnfīnxisse | cōnfictum esse |
| future infinitive | cōnfictūrum esse | cōnfictum īrī |
| present participle | cōnfingēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | cōnfictus cōnficta, cōnfictā, cōnfictae, cōnfictam, cōnfictārum, cōnfictās, cōnficte, cōnfictī, cōnfictīs, cōnfictō, cōnfictōrum, cōnfictōs |
| future participle | cōnfictūrus cōnfictūra, cōnfictūrā, cōnfictūrae, cōnfictūram, cōnfictūrārum, cōnfictūrās, cōnfictūre, cōnfictūrī, cōnfictūrīs, cōnfictūrō, cōnfictūrōrum, cōnfictūrōs, cōnfictūrum | cōnfingendus cōnfingundus, cōnfingenda, cōnfingendā, cōnfingendae, cōnfingendam, cōnfingendārum, cōnfingendās, cōnfingende, cōnfingendīs, cōnfingendōrum, cōnfingendōs |
gerundcōnfingendī, cōnfingendō, cōnfingendumsupinecōnfictum, cōnfictū
con-fingo, finxi, fictum, 3,
I. v. a., to form, fashion, fabricate (class., esp. in a trop. signif.).
I. Prop.:
nidos, Plin. 10, 32, 47, § 91: favos et ceras, id. 11, 5, 4, § 11: verbum, Varr. L. L. 5, § 7 Müll.; cf. Plin. 37, 12, 74, § 195.—II. Trop., to invent, devise, feign, pretend:
dolum inter sese, Plaut. Capt. prol. 35; cf. id. ib. 47: lacrimas dolis, Ter. And. 3, 3, 26: omnia haec, id. Phorm. 1, 2, 81: falsas causas ad discordiam, id. Hec. 4, 4, 71: aliquid criminis, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 37, § 90; cf. crimen, Liv. 40, 8, 7; 40, 42, 4; Suet. Claud. 15: aliquam probabilem causam, Liv. 34, 21, 3: rationes, Col. 1, 8, 4: fronte confictā, * Quint. 12, 3, 12: homicidium in se, to declare one's self guilty of, Dig. 48, 18, 1.—With acc. and inf.: id cogitatum esse, Cic. Deiot. 6, 16.—Absol.: confingere et comminisci, Auct. Her. 2, 8, 12. Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōn-fingō finxī, fictus, ere,
to fashion, fabricate, invent, devise, feign, pretend: lacrumae confictae dolis, T.: causas ad discordiam, T.: crimen: causam, L.: id cogitatum esse.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōnfingō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Latin cōnfingō From con- + fingō.