verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
dēsideō
dēsideō (present infinitive dēsidēre, perfect active dēsēdī)
Classical[deːˈsɪ.de.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈs̬iː.de.o]
Meaning
- to remain or continue sitting
- to sit idle or inactive, sit around, hang about
- to go to defecate
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ōtiōsē sedeōdēsideō -ēre — in Epistulae, ch. 4
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēsideō | dēsidēbam | dēsidēbō | dēsēdī | dēsēderam | dēsēderō |
| 2nd sg. | dēsidēs | dēsidēbās | dēsidēbis | dēsēdistī | dēsēderās | dēsēderis |
| 3rd sg. | dēsidet | dēsidēbat | dēsidēbit | dēsēdit | dēsēderat | dēsēderit |
| 1st pl. | dēsidēmus | dēsidēbāmus | dēsidēbimus | dēsēdimus | dēsēderāmus | dēsēderimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēsidētis | dēsidēbātis | dēsidēbitis | dēsēdistis | dēsēderātis | dēsēderitis |
| 3rd pl. | dēsident | dēsidēbant | dēsidēbunt | dēsēdērunt dēsēdēre | dēsēderant | dēsēderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēsideam | dēsidērem | dēsēderim | dēsēdissem |
| 2nd sg. | dēsideās | dēsidērēs | dēsēderīs | dēsēdissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēsideat | dēsidēret | dēsēderit | dēsēdisset |
| 1st pl. | dēsideāmus | dēsidērēmus | dēsēderīmus | dēsēdissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēsideātis | dēsidērētis | dēsēderītis | dēsēdissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēsideant | dēsidērent | dēsēderint | dēsēdissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēsidē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēsidēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēsidētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēsidētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēsidētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēsidentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēsidēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | dēsēdisse | — |
| present participle | dēsidēns | — |
gerunddēsidendī, dēsidendō, dēsidendum
dē-sĭdĕo, sēdi, 2, v. n. sedeo,
I. to remain or continue sitting, to sit long; and with the accessory idea of inactivity, to sit idle, to remain inactive (rare; not in Cic.).
I. In gen.:
tam diu Ibi desidere neque redire filium, Plaut. Bac. 2, 3, 4; id. Ps. 4, 4, 7: frustra ibi totum desedi diem, Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 2: aquila ramis, Phaedr. 2, 4, 21; cf.: amoenioribus locis, Quint. 5, 8, 1: apud Nicomedem, Suet. Caes. 2: in aliquo spectaculo, Sen. Ep. 7: in discrimine sociorum, Suet. Caes. 4.—Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dēsideō sēdī, —, ēre
de + sedeo, to sit long, sit idle, remain inactive : totum diem, T.: aquila ramis, Ph.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēsideō
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sedéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sedēō Latin sedeō Latin dēsideō From dē- + sedeō (“sit”).