LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

dēperdō

dēperdō (present infinitive dēperdere, perfect active dēperdidī, supine dēperditum)
Classical[deːˈpɛr.doː]Ecclesiastical[deˈpɛr.do]

Meaning

  1. to be destroyed or ruined
  2. ambitransitiveto lose
    qui propter illum hostem senatus, inimicissimum ordinis equestris bonorumque omnium non solum bona, sed etiam honestatem miseri deperdiderunt1958 translation by R. Gardner who, owing to that enemy of the Senate, that bitter foe of the Equestrian Order and of all good citizens, have not only lost their goods but also their honoured name in society106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, De Provinciis Consularibus 5.11
    Verebatur enim videlicet, ne quid apud vos populumque Romanum de existimatione sua deperderet1931 translation by N. H. Watts Yes, for he was palpably afraid lest he should forfeit some of his reputation in your eyes and those of the Roman people69 BCE, Cicero, Pro Fonteio 29

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.dēperdōdēperdēbamdēperdamdēperdidīdēperdideramdēperdiderō
2nd sg.dēperdisdēperdēbāsdēperdēsdēperdidistīdēperdiderāsdēperdideris
3rd sg.dēperditdēperdēbatdēperdetdēperdiditdēperdideratdēperdiderit
1st pl.dēperdimusdēperdēbāmusdēperdēmusdēperdidimusdēperdiderāmusdēperdiderimus
2nd pl.dēperditisdēperdēbātisdēperdētisdēperdidistisdēperdiderātisdēperdideritis
3rd pl.dēperduntdēperdēbantdēperdentdēperdidērunt
dēperdidēre		dēperdiderantdēperdiderint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.dēperdamdēperderemdēperdiderimdēperdidissem
2nd sg.dēperdāsdēperderēsdēperdiderīsdēperdidissēs
3rd sg.dēperdatdēperderetdēperdideritdēperdidisset
1st pl.dēperdāmusdēperderēmusdēperdiderīmusdēperdidissēmus
2nd pl.dēperdātisdēperderētisdēperdiderītisdēperdidissētis
3rd pl.dēperdantdēperderentdēperdiderintdēperdidissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.dēperdordēperdēbardēperdar
2nd sg.dēperderis
dēperdere		dēperdēbāris
dēperdēbāre		dēperdēris
dēperdēre
3rd sg.dēperditurdēperdēbāturdēperdētur
1st pl.dēperdimurdēperdēbāmurdēperdēmur
2nd pl.dēperdiminīdēperdēbāminīdēperdēminī
3rd pl.dēperdunturdēperdēbanturdēperdentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.dēperdardēperderer
2nd sg.dēperdāris
dēperdāre		dēperderēris
dēperderēre
3rd sg.dēperdāturdēperderētur
1st pl.dēperdāmurdēperderēmur
2nd pl.dēperdāminīdēperderēminī
3rd pl.dēperdanturdēperderentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.dēperdedēperdere
pres. 2nd pl.dēperditedēperdiminī
fut. 2nd sg.dēperditōdēperditor
fut. 3rd sg.dēperditōdēperditor
fut. 2nd pl.dēperditōte—
fut. 3rd pl.dēperduntōdēperduntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedēperderedēperdī
perfect infinitivedēperdidissedēperditum esse
future infinitivedēperditūrum essedēperditum īrī
present participledēperdēns—
perfect participle—dēperditus
dēperdita, dēperditā, dēperditae, dēperditam, dēperditārum, dēperditās, dēperditī, dēperditōrum, dēperditōs
future participledēperditūrus
dēperditūra, dēperditūrā, dēperditūrae, dēperditūram, dēperditūrārum, dēperditūrās, dēperditūre, dēperditūrī, dēperditūrīs, dēperditūrō, dēperditūrōrum, dēperditūrōs, dēperditūrum		dēperdendus
dēperdundus, dēperdenda, dēperdendā, dēperdendae, dēperdendam, dēperdendārum, dēperdendās, dēperdende, dēperdendīs, dēperdendōrum, dēperdendōs
gerunddēperdendī, dēperdendō, dēperdendumsupinedēperditum, dēperditū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

liber deperditus
a book which has been entirely lost sight of.

dē-perdo, dĭdi, dĭtum, 3,
I. v a.
I. To destroy, ruin (so only in the part. perf., and rare): sator inopia deperditus, i. e. impoverished, Phaedr. 1, 14, 1: ut est deperditus Io, i. e. desperately in love, Prop. 2, 30, 29 (3, 28, 29 M.); cf. amore, Suet. Dom. 3: deperditum intelligitur, quod in rerum natura esse desiit, Gai. Dig. 5, 3, 21.—More freq. and class.,
II. To lose: qui non solum bona sed etiam honestatem miseri deperdiderunt, Cic. Prov. Cons. 5, 11: nihil sui, Caes. B. G. 1, 43, 8: vitalem sensum, Lucr. 3, 526: folia (arbores), Plin. 16, 22, 34, § 82: colorem, id. 37, 8, 33, § 112 al.: gratiam, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 9: tantum ejus opinionis, Caes. B. G. 5, 54 fin.: bonam famam, Hor. S. 1, 2, 61: usum linguae, Ov. M. 5, 562 al.: ne quid ex his deperdat, Cic. Tusc. 5, 14; cf.: paucos ex suis (nostri), Caes. B. G. 3, 28 fin.: ne quid apud vos de existimatione sua deperderet, Cic. Font. 9, 19; so, quid de libertate, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 30: nihil de jure civitatis, id. Caecin. 35, 102: paululum admodum de celeritate (stilus), Quint. 10, 7, 24: ne quid Summa deperdat metuens, aut ampliet ut rem, Hor. S. 1, 4, 32: quod ex naufragio expulsum est ... non est in derelicto, sed in deperdito, Dig. 41, 2, 21; cf. ib. 5, 3, 21 (for the pass. of deperdo, depereo is used).—Hence, * dēperdĭtus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to no. II.), corrupt, abandoned, Gell. 5, 1, 3.

Origins

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

Latin dē- Latin perdō Latin dēperdō From dē- + perdō.

Descendants
  • Italiandiperdere
  • Italiandeperdere
  • Frenchdéperdrefrom Old French deperdre

Quick answers

What does dēperdō mean in Latin?
dēperdō, a verb, means “to be destroyed or ruined; to lose”.
What are the principal parts of dēperdō?
dēperdō, dēperdere, dēperdidī, dēperditum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce dēperdō?
In classical Latin, [deːˈpɛr.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈpɛr.do].
Where does dēperdō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēperdō.