verbfirst conjugation
dēsīderō
dēsīderō (present infinitive dēsīderāre, perfect active dēsīderāvī, supine dēsīderātum)
Classical[deːˈsiː.dɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[deˈs̬iː.de.ro]
dēsīderātus perf. pass. ptcp.№ 892 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to want, desire, wish for, long for
Nimium diū tē imperātōrem tua illa Mānliāna castra dēsīderant.
For too long now that “Manlian” camp of yours has been longing for you as its leader. (The plural desiderant agrees with the plural subject castra, understood here as singular. Cicero is using the dramatic device of personification to taunt Catiline, whose supporter Gaius Manlius commanded a rebel camp at Faesulae in Etruria.)63 BCE, Cicero, In Catilinam orationes 1.10 - to miss, lack, need
Mater mea mihi | monumentum | coeravit quae | me desiderat vehementer me
My mother built this monument for me, whom she misses terriblyc. early 1st-century BCE, CIL 6.16606 - to lose
- to be lost, to be missing
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
valdē cupiō id quod abest; absentem uxōrem dēsīderat.dēsīderō -āre — in Mille Verba, Castra in Aegyptō
āmittō (in pugnā)dēsīderō -āre (mīl.) — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 5
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Requirere · Desiderare
Requirere denotes requisition as an act of the understanding, which has in view the usefulness of the object; desiderare, as an act of feeling, which surrounds the object with love and sympathy. The requirens claims a right, and expects the fulfilment of his claim from others; the desiderans harbors a wish, and expects its fulfilment from the course of things, from fortune. Cic. Fam. vii. 26. Magis tuum officium desiderari, quam abs te requiri putavi meum. (v. 128.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēsīderō | dēsīderābam | dēsīderābō | dēsīderāvī | dēsīderāveram | dēsīderāverō dēsīderārō |
| 2nd sg. | dēsīderās | dēsīderābās | dēsīderābis | dēsīderāvistī dēsīderāstī | dēsīderāverās dēsīderārās | dēsīderāveris |
| 3rd sg. | dēsīderat | dēsīderābat | dēsīderābit | dēsīderāvit | dēsīderāverat dēsīderārat | dēsīderāverit dēsīderārit |
| 1st pl. | dēsīderāmus | dēsīderābāmus | dēsīderābimus | dēsīderāvimus | dēsīderāverāmus | dēsīderāverimus dēsīderārimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēsīderātis | dēsīderābātis | dēsīderābitis | dēsīderāvistis dēsīderāstis | dēsīderāverātis dēsīderārātis | dēsīderāveritis dēsīderāritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēsīderant | dēsīderābant | dēsīderābunt | dēsīderāvērunt dēsīderāvēre, dēsīderārunt | dēsīderāverant dēsīderārant | dēsīderāverint dēsīderārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēsīderem | dēsīderārem | dēsīderāverim dēsīderārim | dēsīderāvissem dēsīderāssem |
| 2nd sg. | dēsīderēs | dēsīderārēs | dēsīderāverīs | dēsīderāvissēs dēsīderāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēsīderet | dēsīderāret | dēsīderāverit dēsīderārit | dēsīderāvisset dēsīderāsset |
| 1st pl. | dēsīderēmus | dēsīderārēmus | dēsīderāverīmus dēsīderārīmus | dēsīderāvissēmus dēsīderāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēsīderētis | dēsīderārētis | dēsīderāverītis dēsīderārītis | dēsīderāvissētis dēsīderāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēsīderent | dēsīderārent | dēsīderāverint dēsīderārint | dēsīderāvissent dēsīderāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēsīderor | dēsīderābar | dēsīderābor |
| 2nd sg. | dēsīderāris dēsīderāre | dēsīderābāris dēsīderābāre | dēsīderāberis dēsīderābere |
| 3rd sg. | dēsīderātur | dēsīderābātur | dēsīderābitur |
| 1st pl. | dēsīderāmur | dēsīderābāmur | dēsīderābimur |
| 2nd pl. | dēsīderāminī | dēsīderābāminī | dēsīderābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēsīderantur | dēsīderābantur | dēsīderābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēsīderer | dēsīderārer |
| 2nd sg. | dēsīderēris dēsīderēre | dēsīderārēris dēsīderārēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēsīderētur | dēsīderārētur |
| 1st pl. | dēsīderēmur | dēsīderārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēsīderēminī | dēsīderārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēsīderentur | dēsīderārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēsīderā | dēsīderāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēsīderāte | dēsīderāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēsīderātō | dēsīderātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēsīderātō | dēsīderātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēsīderātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēsīderantō | dēsīderantor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēsīderāre | dēsīderārī |
| perfect infinitive | dēsīderāvisse dēsīderāsse | dēsīderātum esse |
| future infinitive | dēsīderātūrum esse | dēsīderātum īrī |
| present participle | dēsīderāns dēsīderante, dēsīderantem, dēsīderantēs, dēsīderantī, dēsīderantia, dēsīderantibus, dēsīderantis, dēsīderantīs, dēsīderantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēsīderātus dēsīderāta, dēsīderātā, dēsīderātae, dēsīderātam, dēsīderātārum, dēsīderātās, dēsīderātī, dēsīderātōrum, dēsīderātōs |
| future participle | dēsīderātūrus dēsīderātūra, dēsīderātūrā, dēsīderātūrae, dēsīderātūram, dēsīderātūrārum, dēsīderātūrās, dēsīderātūre, dēsīderātūrī, dēsīderātūrīs, dēsīderātūrō, dēsīderātūrōrum, dēsīderātūrōs, dēsīderātūrum | dēsīderandus |
gerunddēsīderandī, dēsīderandō, dēsīderandumsupinedēsīderātum, dēsīderātū
dē-sīdĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. etym. dub.; cf. considero,
I. to long for, greatly wish for, to desire something not possessed (freq. and class.—for syn. cf.: opto, requiro, expeto, appeto, affecto, cupio, concupisco, aveo, gestio, capto, volo).
I. In gen., with acc.:
Dies noctesque me ames, me desideres, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 113: quam tu filium tuom, tam pater me meus desiderat, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 66: natura quid velit, anquirat, desideret, Cic. Lael. 24: nec sitio honores, nec desidero gloriam, id. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 3: dum illa desideramus, ab aliis avertimur, Quint. 10, 6, 7: quid desideremus aut deprecemur, id. 4, 1, 52: nec nunc vires desidero adolescentis non plus quam adolescens tauri aut elephanti desiderabam, Cic. de Sen. 9; Caes. B. C. 3, 74, 2: desiderantem quod satis est, Hor. Od. 3, 1, 25: Sextilem totum mendax desideror, id. Ep. 1, 7, 2 et saep.—(b). With acc. and inf.:
me gratiam aps te inire verbis nil desidero, Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 10: mihi dari haud desidero, id. Merc. 1, 2, 37: quo ullam rem ad se importari desiderent, Caes. B. G. 4, 2.— With inf. alone: mori, Vulg. Apoc. 9, 6.— (g). With ab or in:
ab Chrysippo nihil magnum desideravi, Cic. Rep. 3, 8; id. Att. 8, 14, 2; Quint. 3, 1, 2 al.: ab milite modestiam et continentiam, Caes. B. G. 7, 52 fin.: in quo (Catone) summam eloquentiam, Cic. Brut. 31, 118; id. Fin. 5, 5, 13; id. Fam. 8, 5, 1; id. Lael. 22, 82; Quint. 7, 2, 55 al.— (d). Absol.:
misere amans desiderat, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 30; id. Mil. 4, 6, 29; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 16 al.—B. Of inanimate subjects:
desiderarunt te oculi mei, Cic. Planc. 5, 13: nullam virtus aliam mercedem laborum desiderat praeter, etc., id. Arch. 11, 28: ut desiderat laus probationem, sic, etc., Quint. 3, 7, 4 et saep.: desiderant rigari arbores, Plin. 17, 26, 40, § 249.II. With predominant idea of lacking, wanting, to miss any thing:
ex me audies, quid in oratione tua desiderem, Cic. Rep. 2, 38: si non est, nolis esse neque desideres, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 73: quid a peritioribus rei militaris desiderari videbatur, Caes. B. C. 3, 61, 3 et saep.—Esp. with quominus: praeter quercum Dodonaeam nihil desideramus, quo minus Epirum ipsum possidere videamur, Cic. Att. 2, 4, 5. —B. Meton. (effectus pro causa), to lose something; and more freq. pass., to be missing, to be lost:
in eo proelio non amplius CC milites desideravit, Caes. B. C. 3, 99; cf. id. ib. 3, 71: ut nulla navis desideraretur, id. B. G. 5, 23, 3; 7, 11, 8 et saep.: neque quicquam ex fano praeter unum signum desideratum est, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44; Vell. 2, 52, 6: ex peditibus triginta, Curt. 3, 29, 27.—C. With the notion of inquiring, searching; to investigate, examine, discuss (rare):
sequitur ut morbo laborantibus remedia desiderentur, Col. 9, 13, 1: examina, id. 9, 8, 1.—Impers.: antequam desideraretur, before the question should be raised, Vitr. 2, 6, 4.—Hence, 1. dēsīdĕrans, antis, P. a., in Sup. desiderantissimus, in the later writers for desideratissimus, as a term of endearment, heart's desire, best beloved:
vale, domine dulcissime, desiderantissime, Fronto Ep. 5, 40; M. Aur. ib. 1, 5; L. Aur. Verus, ib. 2, 8; Inscr. Orell. 4644.— Adv.: dēsīdĕranter, acc. to no. I., with desire, eagerly (late Lat.): appetere, Cassiod. Var. 1, 4.—Comp.: quanto desiderantius desideras, Fronto Ep. ad Ver. Imp. 13.—2. dēsīdĕrātus, a, um, P. a., wished for, longed for, welcome (very rare):
et veniet desideratus cunctis gentibus, Vulg. Aggaei, 2, 8: blandissima et desideratissimi promissa. Plin. 30, 1, 1, § 2: fratres desideratissimi, Vulg. Philip. 4, 1; and in inscrr. applied to a beloved person: FILIO DESIDERATISSIMO, Inscr. Orell. 5068; id. Grut. 681, 2 al.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dēsīderō āvī, ātus, āre
cf. considero, to long for, ask, demand, call for, wish for, desire, require, expect : me, T.: tribuni imperium, Cs.: ea (beneficia), S.: quod satis est, H.: ullam rem ad se inportari, Cs.: alqd ex vobis audire: ab milite modestiam, Cs.: desiderando pendēre animis: nullam aliam mercedem laborum: Capitolium sic ornare ut templi dignitas desiderat.— To miss, lack, feel the want of : alqm, T.: quid a peritioribus rei militaris desiderari videbatur, Cs.: alqd in oratione: Sextilem totum mendax desideror, am waited for , H.: virīs adulescentis.— To lose : ut (exercitus) ne unum quidem militem desiderarit: in eo proelio CC milites, Cs.—Pass, to be missing, be lost, be wanting : ut nulla navis desideraretur, Cs.: perpaucis desideratis quin cuncti caperentur, almost every one , Cs.: neque quicquam ex fano desideratum est.
Origins
From de- + *sīder-, a morpheme perhaps related to sīdus (“star; constellation”) (compare cōnsīderō). Perhaps like "wish upon a shooting star."
Elsewhere
- Englishdesiderate
- Italiandesiderare
- Italiandisiderare
- Frenchdésirerfrom Old French desirrer
- Englishdesirefrom Old French desirrer
- Catalandesitjarfrom Old Occitan dezirar
- Catalandesirarfrom Old Occitan dezirar
- Occitandesirarfrom Old Occitan dezirar
- Portuguesedesejarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese desejar
- Romaniandezidera
Eastern Romance
- Romaniandeșidera
Old Spanish
- Spanishdesear
Old Leonese
- Asturiandesear