LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no passive

dēferveō

dēferveō (present infinitive dēfervēre, perfect active dēferbuī, supine dēfervitum)
Classical[deːˈfɛr.we.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈfɛr.ve.o]

Meaning

  1. to boil or ferment thoroughly; effervesce
  2. figurativelyto subside

Conjugation conjugation 2

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.dēferveōdēfervēbamdēfervēbōdēferbuīdēferbueramdēferbuerō
2nd sg.dēfervēsdēfervēbāsdēfervēbisdēferbuistīdēferbuerāsdēferbueris
3rd sg.dēfervetdēfervēbatdēfervēbitdēferbuitdēferbueratdēferbuerit
1st pl.dēfervēmusdēfervēbāmusdēfervēbimusdēferbuimusdēferbuerāmusdēferbuerimus
2nd pl.dēfervētisdēfervēbātisdēfervēbitisdēferbuistisdēferbuerātisdēferbueritis
3rd pl.dēferventdēfervēbantdēfervēbuntdēferbuērunt
dēferbuēre
dēferbuerantdēferbuerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.dēferveamdēfervēremdēferbuerimdēferbuissem
2nd sg.dēferveāsdēfervērēsdēferbuerīsdēferbuissēs
3rd sg.dēferveatdēfervēretdēferbueritdēferbuisset
1st pl.dēferveāmusdēfervērēmusdēferbuerīmusdēferbuissēmus
2nd pl.dēferveātisdēfervērētisdēferbuerītisdēferbuissētis
3rd pl.dēferveantdēfervērentdēferbuerintdēferbuissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.dēfervē—
pres. 2nd pl.dēfervēte—
fut. 2nd sg.dēfervētō—
fut. 3rd sg.dēfervētō—
fut. 2nd pl.dēfervētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.dēferventō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedēfervēre—
perfect infinitivedēferbuisse—
future infinitivedēfervitūrum esse—
present participledēfervēns—
future participledēfervitūrus
dēfervitūra, dēfervitūrā, dēfervitūrae, dēfervitūram, dēfervitūrārum, dēfervitūrās, dēfervitūre, dēfervitūrī, dēfervitūrīs, dēfervitūrō, dēfervitūrōrum, dēfervitūrōs, dēfervitūrum
—
gerunddēfervendī, dēfervendō, dēfervendumsupinedēfervitum, dēfervitū

dē-fervĕo, ēre,
I. v. n., to boil thoroughly; of wine, to ferment completely, Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 85; of lime and water, to effervesce, Vitr. 7, 2, 1.—
II. Trop., to subside: indignatio, Vulg. Esth. 2, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēferveō

Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *ferwejō Proto-Italic *ferweō Latin ferveō Latin dēferveō From dē- + ferveō (“boil, seethe”).

Quick answers

What does dēferveō mean in Latin?
dēferveō, a verb, means “to boil or ferment thoroughly; effervesce; to subside”.
What are the principal parts of dēferveō?
dēferveō, dēfervēre, dēferbuī, dēfervitum (second conjugation, no passive).
How do you pronounce dēferveō?
In classical Latin, [deːˈfɛr.we.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈfɛr.ve.o].
Where does dēferveō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēferveō.