verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation
cōnfodiō
cōnfodiō (present infinitive cōnfodere, perfect active cōnfōdī, supine cōnfossum)
Classical[kõːˈfɔ.di.oː]Ecclesiastical[koɱˈfɔː.di.o]
cōnfossus perf. pass. ptcp.
Meaning
- to dig (thoroughly), dig up or over, dig round about, turn over (of land), prepare by digging
- figurativelyto strike down by stabbing, pierce, stab, transfix, damage
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
tēlīs trānsfīgōcōnfodiō -ere — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 15
multīs vulneribus perfōdiōcōnfodiō -ere — in Aeneis, ch. 20
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnfodiō | cōnfodiēbam | cōnfodiam | cōnfōdī | cōnfōderam | cōnfōderō |
| 2nd sg. | cōnfodis | cōnfodiēbās | cōnfodiēs | cōnfōdistī | cōnfōderās | cōnfōderis |
| 3rd sg. | cōnfodit | cōnfodiēbat | cōnfodiet | cōnfōdit | cōnfōderat | cōnfōderit |
| 1st pl. | cōnfodimus | cōnfodiēbāmus | cōnfodiēmus | cōnfōdimus | cōnfōderāmus | cōnfōderimus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnfoditis | cōnfodiēbātis | cōnfodiētis | cōnfōdistis | cōnfōderātis | cōnfōderitis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnfodiunt | cōnfodiēbant | cōnfodient | cōnfōdērunt cōnfōdēre | cōnfōderant | cōnfōderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnfodiam | cōnfoderem | cōnfōderim | cōnfōdissem |
| 2nd sg. | cōnfodiās | cōnfoderēs | cōnfōderīs | cōnfōdissēs |
| 3rd sg. | cōnfodiat | cōnfoderet | cōnfōderit | cōnfōdisset |
| 1st pl. | cōnfodiāmus | cōnfoderēmus | cōnfōderīmus | cōnfōdissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnfodiātis | cōnfoderētis | cōnfōderītis | cōnfōdissētis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnfodiant | cōnfoderent | cōnfōderint | cōnfōdissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnfodior | cōnfodiēbar | cōnfodiar |
| 2nd sg. | cōnfoderis cōnfodere | cōnfodiēbāris cōnfodiēbāre | cōnfodiēris cōnfodiēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnfoditur | cōnfodiēbātur | cōnfodiētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnfodimur | cōnfodiēbāmur | cōnfodiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnfodiminī | cōnfodiēbāminī | cōnfodiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnfodiuntur | cōnfodiēbantur | cōnfodientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnfodiar | cōnfoderer |
| 2nd sg. | cōnfodiāris cōnfodiāre | cōnfoderēris cōnfoderēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnfodiātur | cōnfoderētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnfodiāmur | cōnfoderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnfodiāminī | cōnfoderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnfodiantur | cōnfoderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cōnfode | cōnfodere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cōnfodite | cōnfodiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cōnfoditō | cōnfoditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cōnfoditō | cōnfoditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cōnfoditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cōnfodiuntō | cōnfodiuntor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cōnfodere | cōnfodī |
| perfect infinitive | cōnfōdisse | cōnfossum esse |
| future infinitive | cōnfossūrum esse | cōnfossum īrī |
| present participle | cōnfodiēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | cōnfossus cōnfossa, cōnfossā, cōnfossae, cōnfossam, cōnfossārum, cōnfossās, cōnfosse, cōnfossī, cōnfossīs, cōnfossō, cōnfossōrum, cōnfossōs |
| future participle | cōnfossūrus cōnfossūra, cōnfossūrā, cōnfossūrae, cōnfossūram, cōnfossūrārum, cōnfossūrās, cōnfossūre, cōnfossūrī, cōnfossūrīs, cōnfossūrō, cōnfossūrōrum, cōnfossūrōs, cōnfossūrum | cōnfodiendus cōnfodiundus, cōnfodienda, cōnfodiendā, cōnfodiendae, cōnfodiendam, cōnfodiendārum, cōnfodiendās, cōnfodiende, cōnfodiendīs, cōnfodiendōrum, cōnfodiendōs |
gerundcōnfodiendī, cōnfodiendō, cōnfodiendumsupinecōnfossum, cōnfossū
con-fŏdĭo, fōdi, fossum, 3,
I. to dig thoroughly, dig round about, to prepare by digging (orig. pertaining to agriculture).
I. Prop.:
terram minute, Cato, R. R. 129: jugera, Varr. R. R. 1, 18, 2: hortum, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 66: loca palustria, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 141, 31: vineta, Col. 4, 5: salices, Plin. 17, 20, 32, § 142.—B. Transf., to strike down by stabbing, to pierce, stab, transfix:
constituere (Ciceronem) de improviso domi suae confodere, Sall. C. 28, 1: ibique pugnans confoditur, id. ib. 60, 7; Nep. Pelop. 5, 4; Liv. 24, 7, 5; Suet. Caes. 81; 82; id. Aug. 27; 51; id. Calig. 28; 59; id. Claud. 26; id. Tit. 6; Verg. A. 9, 445; Ov. M. 5, 176; Luc. 3, 744; Curt. 3, 11, 11; 4, 16, 23; Vell. 2, 22, 3; Val. Fl. 6, 418; Cic. Sull. 11, 33 dub. —II. Trop. (rare; not ante-Aug.): tot judiciis confossi, praedamnatique, = pierced through, Liv. 5, 11, 12:
mala quae vos ab omni parte confodiunt, Sen. Vit. Beat. 27, 6: cujus causa, quamquam gravissimis criminibus erat confossa, i. e. seriously damaged, Val. Max. 8, 1, abs. 11: quaedam (scripta) notis confodias, you strike or cross out, Plin. Ep. 9, 26, 13.—Hence, confos-sus, a, um, P. a., pierced through, full of holes: te faciam Confossiorem soricina nenia, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 48. Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōn-fodiō fōdī, fossus, ere. — Prop.,
to dig up, dig over; hence, to transfix, stab, pierce: ibique pugnans confoditur, S.: aliquot volneribus, L.: confossus, V.: alqm harpe, O.—Fig., to transfix: tot iudiciis confossi, i. e. hopelessly convicted, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōnfodiō
Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰódʰh₂ey Proto-Italic *foðjō Latin fodiō Latin cōnfodiō From con- (“with, together”) + fodiō (“dig; thrust, stab”).