verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation
dēfodiō
dēfodiō (present infinitive dēfodere, perfect active dēfōdī, supine dēfossum)
Classical[deːˈfɔ.di.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈfɔː.di.o]
Meaning
- to dig deep or downwards; excavate
- to bury in earth; plant
- to hide, conceal, cover
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēfodiō | dēfodiēbam | dēfodiam | dēfōdī | dēfōderam | dēfōderō |
| 2nd sg. | dēfodis | dēfodiēbās | dēfodiēs | dēfōdistī | dēfōderās | dēfōderis |
| 3rd sg. | dēfodit | dēfodiēbat | dēfodiet | dēfōdit | dēfōderat | dēfōderit |
| 1st pl. | dēfodimus | dēfodiēbāmus | dēfodiēmus | dēfōdimus | dēfōderāmus | dēfōderimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēfoditis | dēfodiēbātis | dēfodiētis | dēfōdistis | dēfōderātis | dēfōderitis |
| 3rd pl. | dēfodiunt | dēfodiēbant | dēfodient | dēfōdērunt dēfōdēre | dēfōderant | dēfōderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēfodiam | dēfoderem | dēfōderim | dēfōdissem |
| 2nd sg. | dēfodiās | dēfoderēs | dēfōderīs | dēfōdissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēfodiat | dēfoderet | dēfōderit | dēfōdisset |
| 1st pl. | dēfodiāmus | dēfoderēmus | dēfōderīmus | dēfōdissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēfodiātis | dēfoderētis | dēfōderītis | dēfōdissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēfodiant | dēfoderent | dēfōderint | dēfōdissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēfodior | dēfodiēbar | dēfodiar |
| 2nd sg. | dēfoderis dēfodere | dēfodiēbāris dēfodiēbāre | dēfodiēris dēfodiēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēfoditur | dēfodiēbātur | dēfodiētur |
| 1st pl. | dēfodimur | dēfodiēbāmur | dēfodiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēfodiminī | dēfodiēbāminī | dēfodiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēfodiuntur | dēfodiēbantur | dēfodientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēfodiar | dēfoderer |
| 2nd sg. | dēfodiāris dēfodiāre | dēfoderēris dēfoderēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēfodiātur | dēfoderētur |
| 1st pl. | dēfodiāmur | dēfoderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēfodiāminī | dēfoderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēfodiantur | dēfoderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēfode | dēfodere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēfodite | dēfodiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēfoditō | dēfoditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēfoditō | dēfoditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēfoditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēfodiuntō | dēfodiuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēfodere | dēfodī |
| perfect infinitive | dēfōdisse | dēfossum esse |
| future infinitive | dēfossūrum esse | dēfossum īrī |
| present participle | dēfodiēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēfossus dēfossa, dēfossā, dēfossae, dēfossam, dēfossārum, dēfossās, dēfosse, dēfossī, dēfossīs, dēfossō, dēfossōrum, dēfossōs |
| future participle | dēfossūrus dēfossūra, dēfossūrā, dēfossūrae, dēfossūram, dēfossūrārum, dēfossūrās, dēfossūre, dēfossūrī, dēfossūrīs, dēfossūrō, dēfossūrōrum, dēfossūrōs, dēfossūrum | dēfodiendus dēfodiundus, dēfodienda, dēfodiendā, dēfodiendae, dēfodiendam, dēfodiendārum, dēfodiendās, dēfodiende, dēfodiendīs, dēfodiendōrum, dēfodiendōs |
gerunddēfodiendī, dēfodiendō, dēfodiendumsupinedēfossum, dēfossū
dē-fŏdĭo, fōdi, fossum, 3, v. a.
I. To dig downwards or deep; to dig up, to dig (rare):
scrobem in limine stabuli, Col. 7, 5, 17: specus, Verg. G. 3, 376: domos, id. Cul. 273: terram, Hor. S. 1, 1, 42: locum in altitudinem pedum quinque, Plin. 31, 3, 27, § 46: defosso lacu, Suet. Caes. 39.—More freq., II. To bury in the earth (quite class.): homines defoderunt in terram dimidiatos, Cato ap. Gell. 3, 14, 19; Lucr. 5, 935; 1366; Liv. 8, 10 fin.:
thesaurum defossum esse sub lecto, Cic. Div. 2, 65; cf. id. de Or. 2, 41: cotem et novaculam in comitio, Cic. Div. 1, 17, 33: hospitem (necatum) in aedibus, Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 51; 71: lapidem in agro, Ov. F. 2, 641 al.: aliquem humo, Ov. M. 4, 239; id. F. 6, 458.—B. Transf., to hide, conceal, cover:
defodiet (aetas) condetque nitentia, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 25: quae necessitas hominem defodit, ut erueret aurum, Sen. N. Q. 5, 15, 3; Plin. 19, 1, 2, § 9: se, Sen. ad Marc. 2 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-fodiō fōdī, fossus, ere,
to dig deep, dig up, make by digging: specus, V.: terram, H. — To bury, cover with earth: thesaurum defossum esse sub lecto: signum in terram, L.: novaculam in comitio: alqm humo, O.: iacent defossa talenta, V.: abdita ac defossa (sc. loca), i. e. caves, Ta.— To hide, conceal, cover: defodiet (aetas) condetque nitentia, H.: Defossa in loculis sportula, Iu.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēfodiō
Latin de- Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰódʰh₂ey Proto-Italic *foðjō Latin fodiō Latin dēfodiō From de- (“of; from, away from”) + fodiō (“dig”).