verbthird conjugation, impersonal in the passive
dēfluō
dēfluō (present infinitive dēfluere, perfect active dēflūxī, supine dēflūxum)
Classical[ˈdeː.fɫu.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.flu.o]
Meaning
- impersonalintransitiveto flow or run down
defetigatum vulneribus atque quod sanguen eius defluxerat
1927 translation by J. C. Rolfe unconscious from wounds and loss of blood (literally, “exhausted by the wounds and because his blood had run down”)c. 177 CE, Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 3.7.19 - impersonalintransitiveusuallyto move, float or swim downwards or downstream softly or gradually; flow or stream down; glide down, descend
- impersonalintransitiveto flow or pass away, drain off, cease flowing, disappear
hoc totum e sophistarum fontibus defluxit in forum
1939 translation by G. L. Hendrickson and H. M. Hubbell The sophists are the source from which all this has flowed into the forum (literally, “From the sources of the sophists, the whole has flown into the forum”)46 BCE, Cicero, Orator 96 - figurativelyimpersonalintransitiveto flow, come, pass
- figurativelyimpersonalintransitiveto cease, vanish, pass away, disappear; to be lost
Nam ex novem tribunis, quos tunc habueram, unus me absente defluxit
1958 translation by R. Gardner For of the nine tribunes, whom I had on my side at that time, one fell away from me in my absence.56 BCE, Cicero, Pro Sestio 32 - figurativelyimpersonalintransitiveto be derived, descend
a quibus duplex Octaviorum familia defluxit
from which the two brances of the Octavian family descendc. 69 CE – 122 CE, Suetonius, Augustus 2
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēfluō | dēfluēbam | dēfluam | dēflūxī | dēflūxeram | dēflūxerō |
| 2nd sg. | dēfluis | dēfluēbās | dēfluēs | dēflūxistī | dēflūxerās | dēflūxeris |
| 3rd sg. | dēfluit | dēfluēbat | dēfluet | dēflūxit | dēflūxerat | dēflūxerit |
| 1st pl. | dēfluimus | dēfluēbāmus | dēfluēmus | dēflūximus | dēflūxerāmus | dēflūxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēfluitis | dēfluēbātis | dēfluētis | dēflūxistis | dēflūxerātis | dēflūxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēfluunt | dēfluēbant | dēfluent | dēflūxērunt dēflūxēre | dēflūxerant | dēflūxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēfluam | dēfluerem | dēflūxerim | dēflūxissem |
| 2nd sg. | dēfluās | dēfluerēs | dēflūxerīs | dēflūxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēfluat | dēflueret | dēflūxerit | dēflūxisset |
| 1st pl. | dēfluāmus | dēfluerēmus | dēflūxerīmus | dēflūxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēfluātis | dēfluerētis | dēflūxerītis | dēflūxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēfluant | dēfluerent | dēflūxerint | dēflūxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēfluitur | dēfluēbātur | dēfluētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēfluātur | dēfluerētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēflue | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēfluite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēfluitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēfluitō | dēfluitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēfluitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēfluuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēfluere | dēfluī |
| perfect infinitive | dēflūxisse | dēflūxum esse |
| future infinitive | dēflūxūrum esse | dēflūxum īrī |
| present participle | dēfluēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēflūxum |
| future participle | dēflūxūrus dēflūxūra, dēflūxūrā, dēflūxūrae, dēflūxūram, dēflūxūrārum, dēflūxūrās, dēflūxūre, dēflūxūrī, dēflūxūrīs, dēflūxūrō, dēflūxūrōrum, dēflūxūrōs, dēflūxūrum | dēfluendum |
gerunddēfluendī, dēfluendō, dēfluendumsupinedēflūxum, dēflūxū
dē-flŭo, xi, xum, 3, v. n.
I. To flow down.
A. Lit.: quod sanguen defluxerat, Cato ap. Gell. 3, 7, 19; cf.:
sanguis a renibus, Plin. 24, 18, 105, § 169: defluit lapidosus rivus, Ov. F. 3, 273: flamma ex Aetna monte, Liv. Fragm. 1, 116: flumen Lavida Tauro monte defluens, Sall. H. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 680 P.; cf.: saxis umor, Hor. Od. 1, 12, 29; Plin. 33, 5, 26, § 86: Anaxum quo Varamus defluit, Plin. 3, 18, 22, § 126: potus defluit ad pulmonem, Gell. 17, 11, 1.—2. Transf., of things not liquid, to move downwards softly or gradually; to glide or flow down, descend:
jam ipsae defluebant coronae, Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 62.—Of clothing: pedes vestis defluxit ad imos, Verg. A. 1, 404: toga defluit male laxus, hangs carelessly, Hor. Sat. 1, 3, 31.—Of floating objects: aries mersus secundo defluit amni, floats, swims down, Verg. G. 3, 447; id. A. 7, 495; 8, 549: Ostiam Tiberi, to sail down, Suet. Ner. 27; Curt. 9, 8 fin. —Of riders: tota cohors imitata relictis Ad terram defluxit equis, dismounted, Verg. A. 11, 501; cf.: ex equo, Curt. 7, 7 fin.: in humum (ex equo), Furius poët. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4: ad terram, Liv. 2, 20; and, a dextro armo in latus, Ov. M. 6, 229.—B. Trop., to flow, come, pass:
hoc totum e sophistarum fontibus defluxit in forum, Cic. Or. 27 fin.: a necessariis artificiis ad elegantiora, id. Tusc. 1, 25, 62; cf.: (adolescentes) tantum ab eo (sc. Seneca) defluebant, quantum, etc., departed, deviated, Quint. 10, 1, 126 Frotsch., Cic. Lael. 26, 100: a quibus duplex Octaviorum familia defluxit, are derived, descended, Suet. Aug. 2; cf. Vell. 1, 16, 4: ne quid in terram defluat, be spilled on the ground, be lost, Cic. Lael. 16, 58: multaque merces tibi defluat aequo ab Jove, flow to thee in abundance, Hor. Od. 1, 28, 28 (cf. Theocr. 1, 5: Ἔς τε καταῤῥεῖ): a superis, Cic. N. D. 2, 31, 79; cf.: si quid redundarit, ad illum defluxisse, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 66. —II. To flow or pass away so as to disappear, to cease flowing.
A. Lit.:
rusticus exspectat dum defluat amnis, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 32; cf.: cum hiberni defluxere torrentes, Sen. Q. N. 3, 3.—B. Trop., to cease, vanish, pass away, disappear, be lost:
ex novem tribunis unus defluxit, has deserted, proved unfaithful, Cic. Sest. 32: ubi salutatio defluxit, has ceased, is over, id. Fam. 9, 20 fin.: ubi per socordiam vires, tempus, ingenium defluxere, Sall. J. 1, 4: tenerae sucus Defluat praedae, Hor. Od. 3, 27, 55; id. Ep. 2, 1, 158.—So of the falling out of the hair, Plin. 11, 37, 56, § 154; 11, 39, 94, § 231: comae, Ov. M. 6, 141.—In eccl. Lat. = defloresco: folium, Vulg. Isa. 34, 4; 1, 30; id. Psa. 1, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-fluō fluxī, fluxus, ere,
to flow down: (Rhenus) in plurīs defluit partīs, Cs.: Defluit saxis umor, H.: in Tiberim Orontes, Iu. — To glide down, slide, fall, descend: iam ipsae defluebant coronae: pedes vestis defluxit ad imos, V.: toga defluit male laxus, hangs carelessly, H.: secundo amni, to swim down, V.: cohors relictis Ad terram defluxit equis, dismounted, V.: in latus a dextro armo, O.—Fig., to flow, come, pass gradually: a necessariis artificiis ad elegantiora: ad levīs amicitias defluxit oratio: ne quid in terram defluat, be lost: multaque merces tibi defluat aequo Ab Iove, flow to thee in abundance, H.—To flow out, run dry: Rusticus exspectat dum defluat amnis, H.—Fig., to cease, vanish, pass away, disappear, be lost: ex novem tribunis unus defluxit, has deserted: ubi per socordiam vires defluxere, S.: nullus defluat inde color, Tb.: Defluxit numerus Saturnius, become obsolete, H.: tibi vacuo exanimo, to be forgotten, Pr.: comae, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēfluō
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Latin dēfluō From dē- + fluō (“flow”).
Descendants
- Italiandefluire
- Italiandefluere
- Portuguesedefluir
In English words that came into English from dēfluō
- defluousdefluus