verbthird conjugation, deponent
dēfungor
dēfungor (present infinitive dēfungī, perfect active dēfūnctus sum)
Classical[deːˈfʊŋ.ɡɔr]Ecclesiastical[deˈfuŋ.ɡor]
Meaning
- deponentwith ablativeto have done with, perform, finish, carry out
Et ille defungi proelio festinat
And he hastens to put an end to the war27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita I.25 - deponentto die
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
morior (molliter dictum)dēfungor -ī (vītā) — in Epistulae, ch. 11
Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēfungor | dēfungēbar | dēfungar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dēfungeris dēfungere | dēfungēbāris dēfungēbāre | dēfungēris dēfungēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēfungitur | dēfungēbātur | dēfungētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dēfungimur | dēfungēbāmur | dēfungēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dēfungiminī | dēfungēbāminī | dēfungēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dēfunguntur | dēfungēbantur | dēfungentur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēfungar | dēfungerer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dēfungāris dēfungāre | dēfungerēris dēfungerēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēfungātur | dēfungerētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dēfungāmur | dēfungerēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dēfungāminī | dēfungerēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dēfungantur | dēfungerentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēfungere | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēfungiminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēfungitor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēfungitor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēfunguntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēfungī | — |
| perfect infinitive | dēfūnctum esse | — |
| future infinitive | dēfūnctūrum esse | — |
| present participle | dēfungēns | — |
| perfect participle | dēfūnctus | — |
| future participle | dēfūnctūrus dēfūnctūra, dēfūnctūrā, dēfūnctūrae, dēfūnctūram, dēfūnctūrārum, dēfūnctūrās, dēfūnctūre, dēfūnctūrī, dēfūnctūrīs, dēfūnctūrō, dēfūnctūrōrum, dēfūnctūrōs, dēfūnctūrum | dēfungendus dēfungundus, dēfungenda, dēfungendā, dēfungendae, dēfungendam, dēfungendārum, dēfungendās, dēfungende, dēfungendīs, dēfungendōrum, dēfungendōs |
gerunddēfungendī, dēfungendō, dēfungendumsupinedēfūnctum, dēfūnctū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- calamitatibus defungi
- to come to the end of one's troubles.
- vir defunctus honoribus
- a man who has held every office (up to the consulship).
dē-fungor, functus (
I. infin. pass. parag. defungier, Ter. Phorm. 5, 9, 32), 3, v. dep., to have done with, to acquit one's self of, to discharge an affair or an obligation (esp. an unwelcome, unpleasant one), to perform, finish (class.).
(a). With abl.:
aliquo studio, Lucr. 4, 963: tam vili munere orationis, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24: omni populari concitatione, Cic. Sest. 34, 74: periculis, id. Rosc. Am. 8; Verg. A. 6, 83: tribus decumis pro una, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 16: hoc mendacio, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1 fin.: imperio regis, Liv. 1, 4: proelio, id. 1, 25; cf. bello, id. 25, 35: consulis fato, id. 10, 29; cf.: fatalibus malis, Suet. Ner. 40: plurimorum morbis, perpaucis funeribus, Liv. 4, 52: poena, id. 2, 35; 29, 21: laboribus, Hor. Od. 3, 24, 15; Ov. F. 6, 541 et saep.; esp. of the finishing of this (troublesome) life (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): vitā, to die, Verg. G. 4, 475; id. A. 6, 306; Curt. 5, 5, 13: suis temporibus, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 22; but, sua morte, Suet. Caes. 89: honesta morte, Curt. 5, 25, 11; 8, 7, 5: terrā, Ov. M. 9, 254; cf. the foll. —Poet., with inanimate subjects: defunctum bello barbiton, discharged from the warfare of love, Hor. Od. 3, 26, 3.—(b). Absol.:
nec adversus illos mercede defungor, nor do I discharge my obligation by the payment, Sen. Ben. 6, 16, 1: defunctus jam sum, now I am quit, i. e. safe, out of danger, Ter. Eun. prol. 15 Ruhnk.; cf. id. Ad. 3, 4, 63; id. Phorm. 5, 8, 32; Ov. M. 2, 9, 24.—To depart, die (not ante Aug.; cf. supra): dicitur prius esse defunctus, Quint. 5, 5, 2; Tac. A. 15, 22 fin.; Suet. Aug. 99: honesta morte, Curt. 5, 8, 11; hence, defunctus, = mortuus, deceased, defunct, Ov. Am. 1, 8, 108; Tac. A. 1, 1; 1, 7; Quint. 4, 1, 28; 5, 14, 15; Suet. Caes. 6; id. Aug. 8; 61; Vulg. Matth. 9. 18.—Plur.: defuncti, m., the dead, Sen. ad. Marc. 13, 2; id. Polyb. 9, 2; id. Ep. 63, 5; Plin. 2, 7, 5, § 27; 2, 68, 68, § 175 al. et saep.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-fungor fūnctus, ī,
to have done with, acquit oneself of, discharge, perform, finish: omni populari concitatione: periculis: honoribus: proelio, L.: unius poenā, L.: laboribus, H.: defuncta corpora vitā, dead, V.: terrā, O.: parvo victu, to be content with, Cu.: defunctum bello barbiton, discharged from service, H.: Defunctus iam sum, i. e. out of danger, T.: utinam hic sit modo Defunctum, that this were the end, T.—To die, Ta., Cu., O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēfungor
Latin dē- Latin fungor Latin dēfungor From dē- + fungor (“perform, execute”).
In English words that came into English from dēfungor
- defunctdēfunctus
- defunctiondēfūnctiō