LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

dēpendō

dēpendō (present infinitive dēpendere, perfect active dēpendī, supine dēpēnsum)
Classical[deːˈpɛn.doː]Ecclesiastical[deˈpɛn.do]

Meaning

  1. to bestow
  2. to expend (time/labor)
  3. to pay (penalty)
  4. to pay over, pay down
  5. to spend, lay out

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.dēpendōdēpendēbamdēpendamdēpendīdēpenderamdēpenderō
2nd sg.dēpendisdēpendēbāsdēpendēsdēpendistīdēpenderāsdēpenderis
3rd sg.dēpenditdēpendēbatdēpendetdēpenditdēpenderatdēpenderit
1st pl.dēpendimusdēpendēbāmusdēpendēmusdēpendimusdēpenderāmusdēpenderimus
2nd pl.dēpenditisdēpendēbātisdēpendētisdēpendistisdēpenderātisdēpenderitis
3rd pl.dēpenduntdēpendēbantdēpendentdēpendērunt
dēpendēre		dēpenderantdēpenderint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.dēpendamdēpenderemdēpenderimdēpendissem
2nd sg.dēpendāsdēpenderēsdēpenderīsdēpendissēs
3rd sg.dēpendatdēpenderetdēpenderitdēpendisset
1st pl.dēpendāmusdēpenderēmusdēpenderīmusdēpendissēmus
2nd pl.dēpendātisdēpenderētisdēpenderītisdēpendissētis
3rd pl.dēpendantdēpenderentdēpenderintdēpendissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.dēpendordēpendēbardēpendar
2nd sg.dēpenderis
dēpendere		dēpendēbāris
dēpendēbāre		dēpendēris
dēpendēre
3rd sg.dēpenditurdēpendēbāturdēpendētur
1st pl.dēpendimurdēpendēbāmurdēpendēmur
2nd pl.dēpendiminīdēpendēbāminīdēpendēminī
3rd pl.dēpendunturdēpendēbanturdēpendentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.dēpendardēpenderer
2nd sg.dēpendāris
dēpendāre		dēpenderēris
dēpenderēre
3rd sg.dēpendāturdēpenderētur
1st pl.dēpendāmurdēpenderēmur
2nd pl.dēpendāminīdēpenderēminī
3rd pl.dēpendanturdēpenderentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.dēpendedēpendere
pres. 2nd pl.dēpenditedēpendiminī
fut. 2nd sg.dēpenditōdēpenditor
fut. 3rd sg.dēpenditōdēpenditor
fut. 2nd pl.dēpenditōte—
fut. 3rd pl.dēpenduntōdēpenduntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedēpenderedēpendī
perfect infinitivedēpendissedēpēnsum esse
future infinitivedēpēnsūrum essedēpēnsum īrī
present participledēpendēns—
perfect participle—dēpēnsus
dēpēnsa, dēpēnsā, dēpēnsae, dēpēnsam, dēpēnsārum, dēpēnsās, dēpēnse, dēpēnsī, dēpēnsīs, dēpēnsō, dēpēnsōrum, dēpēnsōs
future participledēpēnsūrus
dēpēnsūra, dēpēnsūrā, dēpēnsūrae, dēpēnsūram, dēpēnsūrārum, dēpēnsūrās, dēpēnsūre, dēpēnsūrī, dēpēnsūrīs, dēpēnsūrō, dēpēnsūrōrum, dēpēnsūrōs, dēpēnsūrum		dēpendendus
dēpendundus, dēpendenda, dēpendendā, dēpendendae, dēpendendam, dēpendendārum, dēpendendās, dēpendende, dēpendendīs, dēpendendōrum, dēpendendōs
gerunddēpendendī, dēpendendō, dēpendendumsupinedēpēnsum, dēpēnsū

dē-pendo, di, sum, 3, v. a. and n.
I. Act. (orig., to weigh out; hence), to pay (rare but class.).
A. Lit.: mi abjurare certius est quam dependere, Cic. Att. 1, 8 fin.; Col. 5, 1, 8; Just. 22, 8, 8; Dig. 12, 6, 42 al.: dependendum tibi est, quod mihi pro illo spopondisti, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 9: cf. Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 25.—
B. Trop.: reipublicae poenas aut praesenti morte aut turpi exsilio, Cic. Sest. 67, 140: poenas reip., id. Cat. 4, 5, 10.—
II. Transf., to spend, expend, lay out, bestow upon a thing (postAug.): plus in operis servorum avocandis quam in pretio rerum hujusmodi dependitur, Col. 11, 1, 20; incassum impenditur opera, id. 4, 22, 7: tempora Niliaco amori, Luc. 10, 80; cf.: caput felicibus armis, to give up, abandon, id. 8, 101.

Origins

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

Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Latin dēpendō From dē- + pendō.

Quick answers

What does dēpendō mean in Latin?
dēpendō, a verb, means “to bestow; to expend (time/labor); to pay (penalty)”.
What are the principal parts of dēpendō?
dēpendō, dēpendere, dēpendī, dēpēnsum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce dēpendō?
In classical Latin, [deːˈpɛn.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈpɛn.do].
Where does dēpendō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēpendō.