LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

depsō

depsō (present infinitive depsere, perfect active depsuī, supine depstum)
Classical[ˈdɛp.soː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛp.so]

Meaning

  1. to knead
  2. to dress leather by rubbing and squeezing
  3. to have improper sex (masturbate?)
  4. to dishonour

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.depsōdepsēbamdepsamdepsuīdepsueramdepsuerō
2nd sg.depsisdepsēbāsdepsēsdepsuistīdepsuerāsdepsueris
3rd sg.depsitdepsēbatdepsetdepsuitdepsueratdepsuerit
1st pl.depsimusdepsēbāmusdepsēmusdepsuimusdepsuerāmusdepsuerimus
2nd pl.depsitisdepsēbātisdepsētisdepsuistisdepsuerātisdepsueritis
3rd pl.depsuntdepsēbantdepsentdepsuērunt
depsuēre
depsuerantdepsuerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.depsamdepseremdepsuerimdepsuissem
2nd sg.depsāsdepserēsdepsuerīsdepsuissēs
3rd sg.depsatdepseretdepsueritdepsuisset
1st pl.depsāmusdepserēmusdepsuerīmusdepsuissēmus
2nd pl.depsātisdepserētisdepsuerītisdepsuissētis
3rd pl.depsantdepserentdepsuerintdepsuissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.depsordepsēbardepsar
2nd sg.depseris
depsere
depsēbāris
depsēbāre
depsēris
depsēre
3rd sg.depsiturdepsēbāturdepsētur
1st pl.depsimurdepsēbāmurdepsēmur
2nd pl.depsiminīdepsēbāminīdepsēminī
3rd pl.depsunturdepsēbanturdepsentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.depsardepserer
2nd sg.depsāris
depsāre
depserēris
depserēre
3rd sg.depsāturdepserētur
1st pl.depsāmurdepserēmur
2nd pl.depsāminīdepserēminī
3rd pl.depsanturdepserentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.depsedepsere
pres. 2nd pl.depsitedepsiminī
fut. 2nd sg.depsitōdepsitor
fut. 3rd sg.depsitōdepsitor
fut. 2nd pl.depsitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.depsuntōdepsuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedepseredepsī
perfect infinitivedepsuissedepstum esse
future infinitivedepstūrum essedepstum īrī
present participledepsēns—
perfect participle—depstus
depsta, depstā, depstae, depstam, depstārum, depstās, depste, depstī, depstīs, depstō, depstōrum, depstōs
future participledepstūrus
depstūra, depstūrā, depstūrae, depstūram, depstūrārum, depstūrās, depstūre, depstūrī, depstūrīs, depstūrō, depstūrōrum, depstūrōs, depstūrum
depsendus
depsundus, depsenda, depsendā, depsendae, depsendam, depsendārum, depsendās, depsende, depsendīs, depsendōrum, depsendōs
gerunddepsendī, depsendō, depsendumsupinedepstum, depstū

depso, sui, stum, 3, v. a., = δεψέω, to
I. knead.
I. Prop.: id ubi excoxeris, depsito bene, Cato, R. R. 90; cf. id. ib. 76: lu tum, id. ib. 40, 4: coria, to dress, to curry, id. ib. 135: tibi fortasse alius molit et depsit, Varr. ap. Non. 99, 14.—
II. Transf., in an obscene sense, to dishonor, acc. to Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 4.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέψω (dépsō), a variant of δέφω (déphō).

Quick answers

What does depsō mean in Latin?
depsō, a verb, means “to knead; to dress leather by rubbing and squeezing; to have improper sex (masturbate?)”.
What are the principal parts of depsō?
depsō, depsere, depsuī, depstum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce depsō?
In classical Latin, [ˈdɛp.soː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdɛp.so].