verbthird conjugation
cōnspuō
cōnspuō (present infinitive cōnspuere, perfect active cōnspuī, supine cōnspūtum)
Classical[ˈkõː.spu.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔn.spu.o]
Meaning
- to spit upon or out (especially in contempt)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
salīvā foedōcōnspuō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 16
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnspuō | cōnspuēbam | cōnspuam | cōnspuī | cōnspueram | cōnspuerō |
| 2nd sg. | cōnspuis | cōnspuēbās | cōnspuēs | cōnspuistī | cōnspuerās | cōnspueris |
| 3rd sg. | cōnspuit | cōnspuēbat | cōnspuet | cōnspuit | cōnspuerat | cōnspuerit |
| 1st pl. | cōnspuimus | cōnspuēbāmus | cōnspuēmus | cōnspuimus | cōnspuerāmus | cōnspuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnspuitis | cōnspuēbātis | cōnspuētis | cōnspuistis | cōnspuerātis | cōnspueritis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnspuunt | cōnspuēbant | cōnspuent | cōnspuērunt cōnspuēre | cōnspuerant | cōnspuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnspuam | cōnspuerem | cōnspuerim | cōnspuissem |
| 2nd sg. | cōnspuās | cōnspuerēs | cōnspuerīs | cōnspuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | cōnspuat | cōnspueret | cōnspuerit | cōnspuisset |
| 1st pl. | cōnspuāmus | cōnspuerēmus | cōnspuerīmus | cōnspuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnspuātis | cōnspuerētis | cōnspuerītis | cōnspuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnspuant | cōnspuerent | cōnspuerint | cōnspuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnspuor | cōnspuēbar | cōnspuar |
| 2nd sg. | cōnspueris cōnspuere | cōnspuēbāris cōnspuēbāre | cōnspuēris cōnspuēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnspuitur | cōnspuēbātur | cōnspuētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnspuimur | cōnspuēbāmur | cōnspuēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnspuiminī | cōnspuēbāminī | cōnspuēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnspuuntur | cōnspuēbantur | cōnspuentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnspuar | cōnspuerer |
| 2nd sg. | cōnspuāris cōnspuāre | cōnspuerēris cōnspuerēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnspuātur | cōnspuerētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnspuāmur | cōnspuerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnspuāminī | cōnspuerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnspuantur | cōnspuerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cōnspue | cōnspuere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cōnspuite | cōnspuiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cōnspuitō | cōnspuitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cōnspuitō | cōnspuitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cōnspuitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cōnspuuntō | cōnspuuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cōnspuere | cōnspuī |
| perfect infinitive | cōnspuisse | cōnspūtum esse |
| future infinitive | cōnspūtūrum esse | cōnspūtum īrī |
| present participle | cōnspuēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | cōnspūtus cōnspūta, cōnspūtā, cōnspūtae, cōnspūtam, cōnspūtārum, cōnspūtās, cōnspūte, cōnspūtī, cōnspūtīs, cōnspūtō, cōnspūtōrum, cōnspūtōs |
| future participle | cōnspūtūrus cōnspūtūra, cōnspūtūrā, cōnspūtūrae, cōnspūtūram, cōnspūtūrārum, cōnspūtūrās, cōnspūtūre, cōnspūtūrī, cōnspūtūrīs, cōnspūtūrō, cōnspūtūrōrum, cōnspūtūrōs, cōnspūtūrum | cōnspuendus cōnspuenda, cōnspuendā, cōnspuendae, cōnspuendam, cōnspuendārum, cōnspuendās, cōnspuende, cōnspuendīs, cōnspuendōrum, cōnspuendōs |
gerundcōnspuendī, cōnspuendō, cōnspuendumsupinecōnspūtum, cōnspūtū
con-spŭo, no
I. perf., ūtum, 3, v. a. and n.
I. Act., to spit upon (rare;
most freq. in Petr.): me immundissimo basio, Petr. 23, 4.—Esp., to spit upon in contempt, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 17; Petr. 132, 3; Hier. Ep. 50, n. 4; cf. Barth. Advers. 23, 24.—Of an epileptic: faciem tuam, App. Mag. 44, p. 303, 1: conspuere sinus, as a charm to prevent the gods from being provoked by proud words, Juv. 7, 111 Mayor ad loc.; cf. spuo, I.—B. Poet., in a harsh and undignified figure, = conspergere, to besprinkle, to cover over: Juppiter hibernas canā nive conspuit Alpes, Furius Bibaculus ap. Quint. 8, 6, 17;
for which Horace, parodying it, writes: Furius hibernas cana nive conspuet Alpes, Hor. S. 2, 5, 41; cf. the scholiast in h. 1.—II. Neutr., to spit out much, to spit:
faciem meam non averti a conspuentibus in me, Vulg. Isa. 50, 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōn-spuō —, ūtus, ere,
to spit upon, bespatter: conspuitur sinūs, i. e. he slobbers, Iu.—To besprinkle, cover: nive Alpīs, H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōnspuō
Latin spuō Latin cōnspuō From con- + spuō.
Descendants
- Englishconspue
- Frenchconspuer
- Portuguesecuspir
- Catalanescopirfrom Late Latin *excōnspuere
- Occitanescupirfrom Late Latin *excōnspuere
- Romanianscuipafrom Late Latin *excōnspuere
- Spanishescupirfrom Late Latin *excōnspuere
- Asturiancuspir
- Galiciancuspir
- Mirandesecuçpir