verbthird conjugation, deponent
dēlābor
dēlābor (present infinitive dēlābī, perfect active dēlāpsus sum)
Classical[deːˈɫaː.bɔr]Ecclesiastical[deˈlaː.bor]
Meaning
- deponentto fall, sink or slip down
- deponentto glide or fly down
- deponentto sink or descend
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
dē altō lābor, dēscendōdēlābor -ī — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 4
Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēlābor | dēlābēbar | dēlābar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dēlāberis dēlābere | dēlābēbāris dēlābēbāre | dēlābēris dēlābēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēlābitur | dēlābēbātur | dēlābētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dēlābimur | dēlābēbāmur | dēlābēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dēlābiminī | dēlābēbāminī | dēlābēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dēlābuntur | dēlābēbantur | dēlābentur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēlābar | dēlāberer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dēlābāris dēlābāre | dēlāberēris dēlāberēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēlābātur | dēlāberētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dēlābāmur | dēlāberēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dēlābāminī | dēlāberēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dēlābantur | dēlāberentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēlābere | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēlābiminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēlābitor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēlābitor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēlābuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēlābī | — |
| perfect infinitive | dēlāpsum esse | — |
| future infinitive | dēlāpsūrum esse | — |
| present participle | dēlābēns | — |
| perfect participle | dēlāpsus dēlāpsa, dēlāpsā, dēlāpsae, dēlāpsam, dēlāpsārum, dēlāpsās, dēlāpse, dēlāpsī, dēlāpsīs, dēlāpsō, dēlāpsōrum, dēlāpsōs | — |
| future participle | dēlāpsūrus dēlāpsūra, dēlāpsūrā, dēlāpsūrae, dēlāpsūram, dēlāpsūrārum, dēlāpsūrās, dēlāpsūre, dēlāpsūrī, dēlāpsūrīs, dēlāpsūrō, dēlāpsūrōrum, dēlāpsūrōs, dēlāpsūrum | dēlābendus dēlābundus, dēlābenda, dēlābendā, dēlābendae, dēlābendam, dēlābendārum, dēlābendās, dēlābende, dēlābendīs, dēlābendōrum, dēlābendōs |
gerunddēlābendī, dēlābendō, dēlābendumsupinedēlāpsum, dēlāpsū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ad praecipiendi rationem delābi (Q. Fr. 1. 1. 6. 18)
- to adopt a didactic tone.
dē-lābor, lapsus, 3,
I. v. dep. n., to fall, sink, slip down (freq. and class.).
I. Lit.:
signum, de caelo delapsum, Cic. Phil. 11, 10, 24: de manibus audacissimorum civium delapsa arma, id. Off. 1, 22, 77; Caes. B. C. 2, 11: sinus ab humero, Quint. 11, 3, 144: ex utraque parte (aqua), Cic. de Or. 3, 46, 180: ex equo, Liv. 37, 34 fin.: ab aethere, to glide down, poet. for to fly down, sc. to the earth, Ov. M. 1, 608; cf.: aetheriis ab astris, Verg. A. 5, 838: caelo, id. ib. 5, 722: summo Olympo, Ov. M. 1, 212: per auras, id. ib. 3, 101; also absol.: aquila leniter delapsa, Suet. Aug. 94: curru delapsus eodem, Verg. A. 10, 596; cf. Ov. M. 15, 685: serta capiti delapsa, Verg. E. 6, 16: in terram delabi, Lucr. 6, 838: in scrobes, Caes. B. G. 7, 82: de caelo in provinciam, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 2: in mare (flumen), Hor. Od. 3, 29, 35: sensit medios delapsus in hostes, Verg. A. 2, 377: te aequoream Lemnon, Val. Fl. 2, 127: voce delapsa a magnifica gloria, Vulg. 2 Petr. 1, 17.—II. Trop. (esp. freq. in Cic.), to come down, sink, descend; and with reference to the term. ad quem, to slide or fall into:
jam a sapientium familiaritatibus ad vulgares amicitias oratio nostra delabitur, Cic. Lael. 21; cf. id. Cael. 7, 15; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 6, § 18; and: aut a minoribus ad majora ascendimus, aut a majoribus ad minora delabimur, id. Part. 4, 12: in idem genus morbi delapsa, Cic. Att. 7, 5; cf.: in hoc vitium scurrile, id. de Or. 2, 60, 246: in amorem libertae, Tac. A. 13, 12: in ambitionem, id. ib. 3, 63 et saep.: cujus in similitudinem proclivi cursu delabitur, Cic. Rep. 1, 28: in istum sermonem, id. de Or. 1, 21, 96: in eas difficultates, ut, etc., id. Fat. 17; cf.: eo, ut, etc., id. Ac. 2, 18, 59 al.: ad aequitatem et ad rerum naturam, id. Fam. 6, 10, 5: ad impatientiam, Tac. A. 15, 63: ad inopiam, id. ib. 2, 38 fin.—Of sounds, to descend, be derived: atque etiam illa sunt ab his delapsa plura genera (vocum), Cic. de Or. 3, 57, 216.—In epistolary style: eo magis delabor ad Clodiam, I incline to Clodia (i. e. to purchase her gardens), Cic. Att. 12, 47, 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-lābor lapsus, ī, dep.,
to fall, sink, slip down, glide down, descend: in mare (flumen), H.: medios delapsus in hostīs, V.: gradibus, by the steps, O.: signum de caelo delapsum: de manibus civium delapsa arma: ex equo, L.: ab astris, V.: per auras, O.: caelo, V.: Olympo, O.: capiti (i. e. de capite), V.: flumen in mare, H. — Fig., to come down, sink, descend, fall, slide, stoop, condescend: a sapientium familiaritatibus ad volgarīs amicitias oratio delabitur: eo, ut diceret, etc.: ad aequitatem, incline: in idem genus morbi: in hoc vitium: eo magis delabor ad Clodiam, I incline to Clodia. —Of sounds, to descend, be derived: ab his delapsa plura genera (vocum).
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēlābor
Latin dē- Latin lābor Latin dēlābor From dē- + lābor.
Descendants
- Englishdelapse