LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

dēfoliō

dēfoliō (present infinitive dēfoliāre, perfect active dēfoliāvī, supine dēfoliātum)
Classical[deːˈfɔ.li.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈfɔː.li.o]

Meaning

  1. intransitiveto strip of leaves

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.dēfoliōdēfoliābamdēfoliābōdēfoliāvīdēfoliāveramdēfoliāverō
2nd sg.dēfoliāsdēfoliābāsdēfoliābisdēfoliāvistīdēfoliāverāsdēfoliāveris
3rd sg.dēfoliatdēfoliābatdēfoliābitdēfoliāvitdēfoliāveratdēfoliāverit
1st pl.dēfoliāmusdēfoliābāmusdēfoliābimusdēfoliāvimusdēfoliāverāmusdēfoliāverimus
2nd pl.dēfoliātisdēfoliābātisdēfoliābitisdēfoliāvistisdēfoliāverātisdēfoliāveritis
3rd pl.dēfoliantdēfoliābantdēfoliābuntdēfoliāvērunt
dēfoliāvēre
dēfoliāverantdēfoliāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.dēfoliemdēfoliāremdēfoliāverimdēfoliāvissem
2nd sg.dēfoliēsdēfoliārēsdēfoliāverīsdēfoliāvissēs
3rd sg.dēfolietdēfoliāretdēfoliāveritdēfoliāvisset
1st pl.dēfoliēmusdēfoliārēmusdēfoliāverīmusdēfoliāvissēmus
2nd pl.dēfoliētisdēfoliārētisdēfoliāverītisdēfoliāvissētis
3rd pl.dēfolientdēfoliārentdēfoliāverintdēfoliāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.dēfoliordēfoliābardēfoliābor
2nd sg.dēfoliāris
dēfoliāre
dēfoliābāris
dēfoliābāre
dēfoliāberis
dēfoliābere
3rd sg.dēfoliāturdēfoliābāturdēfoliābitur
1st pl.dēfoliāmurdēfoliābāmurdēfoliābimur
2nd pl.dēfoliāminīdēfoliābāminīdēfoliābiminī
3rd pl.dēfolianturdēfoliābanturdēfoliābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.dēfolierdēfoliārer
2nd sg.dēfoliēris
dēfoliēre
dēfoliārēris
dēfoliārēre
3rd sg.dēfoliēturdēfoliārētur
1st pl.dēfoliēmurdēfoliārēmur
2nd pl.dēfoliēminīdēfoliārēminī
3rd pl.dēfolienturdēfoliārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.dēfoliādēfoliāre
pres. 2nd pl.dēfoliātedēfoliāminī
fut. 2nd sg.dēfoliātōdēfoliātor
fut. 3rd sg.dēfoliātōdēfoliātor
fut. 2nd pl.dēfoliātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.dēfoliantōdēfoliantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedēfoliāredēfoliārī
perfect infinitivedēfoliāvissedēfoliātum esse
future infinitivedēfoliātūrum essedēfoliātum īrī
present participledēfoliāns—
perfect participle—dēfoliātus
future participledēfoliātūrusdēfoliandus
gerunddēfoliandī, dēfoliandō, dēfoliandumsupinedēfoliātum, dēfoliātū

Origins

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

Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom? Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom? Proto-Italic *foljom Latin folium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin defolio From dē- + folium + -ō (denominative suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishdefoliate
  • Frenchdéfolier

Quick answers

What does dēfoliō mean in Latin?
dēfoliō, a verb, means “to strip of leaves”.
What are the principal parts of dēfoliō?
dēfoliō, dēfoliāre, dēfoliāvī, dēfoliātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce dēfoliō?
In classical Latin, [deːˈfɔ.li.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈfɔː.li.o].
Where does dēfoliō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēfoliō.