verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
dēsipiō
dēsipiō (present infinitive dēsipere, perfect active dēsipuī)
Classical[deːˈsɪ.pi.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈs̬iː.pi.o]
Meaning
- to be foolish (or act foolishly), fool around, clown around
Dulce est desipere in loco.
It's pleasant to act silly now and then.13 BCE, Horatius, Carmina IV.XII.28 - to rave, be delirious
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēsipiō | dēsipiēbam | dēsipiam | dēsipuī | dēsipueram | dēsipuerō |
| 2nd sg. | dēsipis | dēsipiēbās | dēsipiēs | dēsipuistī | dēsipuerās | dēsipueris |
| 3rd sg. | dēsipit | dēsipiēbat | dēsipiet | dēsipuit | dēsipuerat | dēsipuerit |
| 1st pl. | dēsipimus | dēsipiēbāmus | dēsipiēmus | dēsipuimus | dēsipuerāmus | dēsipuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēsipitis | dēsipiēbātis | dēsipiētis | dēsipuistis | dēsipuerātis | dēsipueritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēsipiunt | dēsipiēbant | dēsipient | dēsipuērunt dēsipuēre | dēsipuerant | dēsipuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēsipiam | dēsiperem | dēsipuerim | dēsipuissem |
| 2nd sg. | dēsipiās | dēsiperēs | dēsipuerīs | dēsipuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēsipiat | dēsiperet | dēsipuerit | dēsipuisset |
| 1st pl. | dēsipiāmus | dēsiperēmus | dēsipuerīmus | dēsipuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēsipiātis | dēsiperētis | dēsipuerītis | dēsipuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēsipiant | dēsiperent | dēsipuerint | dēsipuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēsipe | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēsipite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēsipitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēsipitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēsipitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēsipiuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēsipere | — |
| perfect infinitive | dēsipuisse | — |
| present participle | dēsipiēns | — |
gerunddēsipiendī, dēsipiendō, dēsipiendum
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- nimio gaudio paene desipere
- to almost lose one's reason from excess of joy.
dē-sĭpĭo, ĕre (
I. perf. desipui, Lact. 2, 4, 4), v. a. and n. sapio. *
I. Act., to render insipid (late Lat. and rare), Tert. Pudic. 13. —
II. Neutr., to be void of understanding, to be silly, foolish; to act foolishly (class.):
summos viros desipere, delirare, dementes esse, Cic. N. D. 1, 34, 94: licet me desipere dicatis, id. Planc. 37; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 46; id. Div. 2, 23, 51; Hor. S. 2, 3, 47; id. Ep. 1, 20, 9 al.: dulce est desipere in loco, to indulge in trifling, Hor. Od. 4, 12, 28.—With gen.: desipiebam mentis, cum, etc., Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 35: quippe mortale aeterno jungere desipere est, Lucr. 3, 802; cf. id. 5, 165 and 1043.—Of a person in a fever, etc., to be delirious, to rave: intra verba, Cels. 3, 18 init. —Hence, dēsĭpĭens, entis, P. a., foolish, silly: desipientis arrogantiae est, Cic. N. D. 2, 6, 16: estne quisquam ita desipiens, qui, etc. id. Div. 2, 23, 51.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dēsipiō —, —, ere
de + sapio, to be void of understanding, be silly, act foolishly : licet me desipere dicatis: si non desipit augur, H.: Dulce est desipere in loco, to trifle , H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēsipiō
Latin dē- Proto-Italic *sapjō Latin sapiō Latin dēsipiō From dē- + sapiō.