verbthird conjugation, deponent
dēfetīscor
dēfetīscor (present infinitive dēfetīscī, perfect active dēfessus sum)
Classical[deː.fɛˈtiːs.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[de.feˈtis.kor]
Meaning
- deponentintransitiveto become tired, grow weary, be exhausted
Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēfetīscor | dēfetīscēbar | dēfetīscar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dēfetīsceris dēfetīscere | dēfetīscēbāris dēfetīscēbāre | dēfetīscēris dēfetīscēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēfetīscitur | dēfetīscēbātur | dēfetīscētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dēfetīscimur | dēfetīscēbāmur | dēfetīscēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dēfetīsciminī | dēfetīscēbāminī | dēfetīscēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dēfetīscuntur | dēfetīscēbantur | dēfetīscentur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēfetīscar | dēfetīscerer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dēfetīscāris dēfetīscāre | dēfetīscerēris dēfetīscerēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēfetīscātur | dēfetīscerētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dēfetīscāmur | dēfetīscerēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dēfetīscāminī | dēfetīscerēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dēfetīscantur | dēfetīscerentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēfetīscere | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēfetīsciminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēfetīscitor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēfetīscitor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēfetīscuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēfetīscī | — |
| perfect infinitive | dēfessum esse | — |
| future infinitive | dēfessūrum esse | — |
| present participle | dēfetīscēns | — |
| perfect participle | dēfessus | — |
| future participle | dēfessūrus | dēfetīscendus dēfetīscundus |
gerunddēfetīscendī, dēfetīscendō, dēfetīscendumsupinedēfessum, dēfessū
dē-fĕtiscor (in MSS. sometimes defatiscor), fessus, 3,
I. v. dep. n., to become tired or wearied; to grow weary, faint; to be exhausted. (For syn. v. defatigo. As a verb. fin. ante-class. and rare, but class. and freq. in the part. perf.):
neque defetiscar experirier, Ter. Ph. 4, 1, 23; so with inf.: ego sum defessus reperire, vos defessi quaerere, Plaut. Ep. 5, 2, 54 sq. (for which, sum defessus quaeritando, id. Am. 4, 1, 6); id. Ep. 2, 2, 13; id. Merc. 4, 5, 3; Lucr. 5, 1145: non si quid malae pugnae acciderit, defetiscendum, Front. B. Parth.: ego vapulando, ille verberando usque ambo defessi sumus, Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 5; so, defessus with abl. gerund., id. ib. 4, 6, 1; id. Eun. 5, 7, 7; Afran. ap. Non. 392, 20; Ov. M. 9, 198; cf.: aggerunda aqua defessi, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 14.—With abl. nominis: diuturnitate pugnae defessi, Caes. B. G. 3, 4, 3; cf. the foll.: defessus totius diei labore, id. ib. 7, 88, 7; cf. id. B. C. 1, 65 fin.: vulneribus, id. B. G. 1, 25, 5: cultu agrorum, Cic. Agr. 2, 32 fin.: forensibus negotiis atque urbano opere, id. de Or. 2, 6, 23; 2, 57 fin.: convicio (aures), id. Arch. 6, 12 et saep.: semperque ipsi recentes defessis succederent, Caes. B. G. 7, 25; so opp. recens or integer, id. ib. 7, 41, 2; id. B. C. 1, 45, 7; 3, 94, 2; Cic. de Or. 3, 36 fin.: defessi Aeneadae, Verg. A. 1, 157; cf. ib. 2, 285; 565: defessus omnibus medullis, Catul. 55, 30; Prop. 3 (4), 1, 54.—II. Transf., of things:
arbores defatiscentes, Plin. 17, 2, 2, § 10: ita defessa ac refrigerata accusatio, weakened, Cic. Verr. 1, 10 fin.; cf. oratio, id. ib. 1, 10, 31: orant defessis subeant rebus, i. e. afflictis, Sil. 1, 566.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-fetīscor fessus, ī, dep.,
to become tired, grow weary, faint: Neque defetiscar experirier, T.
Origins
Superficially from dē- + fatīscō (“to split open, tire”), but De Vaan posits that dēfetīscor came first as a direct formation dē- + *fatis (“exhaustion”) + -scō.