verbthird conjugation, no perfect or supine stems
dēspuō
dēspuō (present infinitive dēspuere)
Meaning
- to spit out or upon
- to reject or abhor
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēspuō | dēspuēbam | dēspuam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dēspuis | dēspuēbās | dēspuēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēspuit | dēspuēbat | dēspuet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dēspuimus | dēspuēbāmus | dēspuēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dēspuitis | dēspuēbātis | dēspuētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dēspuunt | dēspuēbant | dēspuent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēspuam | dēspuerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dēspuās | dēspuerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēspuat | dēspueret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dēspuāmus | dēspuerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dēspuātis | dēspuerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dēspuant | dēspuerent | — | — |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēspuor | dēspuēbar | dēspuar |
| 2nd sg. | dēspueris dēspuere | dēspuēbāris dēspuēbāre | dēspuēris dēspuēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēspuitur | dēspuēbātur | dēspuētur |
| 1st pl. | dēspuimur | dēspuēbāmur | dēspuēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēspuiminī | dēspuēbāminī | dēspuēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēspuuntur | dēspuēbantur | dēspuentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēspuar | dēspuerer |
| 2nd sg. | dēspuāris dēspuāre | dēspuerēris dēspuerēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēspuātur | dēspuerētur |
| 1st pl. | dēspuāmur | dēspuerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēspuāminī | dēspuerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēspuantur | dēspuerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēspue | dēspuere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēspuite | dēspuiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēspuitō | dēspuitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēspuitō | dēspuitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēspuitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēspuuntō | dēspuuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēspuere | dēspuī |
| perfect infinitive | dēspuisse | — |
| present participle | dēspuēns | — |
| future participle | — | dēspuendus dēspuenda, dēspuendā, dēspuendae, dēspuendam, dēspuendārum, dēspuendās, dēspuende, dēspuendīs, dēspuendōrum, dēspuendōs |
gerunddēspuendī, dēspuendō, dēspuendum
dē-spŭo, ĕre, v. n. and a.
I. , to spit out, to spit.
I. Prop., Liv. 5, 40; Naev. ap. Gell. 2, 19, 6; esp. as a religious observance for averting a disease, etc.; so, act. morbos, Plin. 28, 4, 7, § 35: tenerum ignem, Claud. rapt. Pros. 2, 52; neutr., Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 27; Tib. 1, 2, 54; Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 69.— Hence,
II. Trop., to reject, abhor (syn.:
deprecari, aspernari, spernere, etc.), Plaut. As. 1, 1, 26: preces alicujus, Catull. 50, 19: voluptates (with spernere opes), Sen. Ep. 104 fin.—With in: acre in mores, Pers. 4, 35, dub. (others: despuat, hi mores, etc.).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-spuō —, —, ere,
to spit out, spit upon: ubi despui religio est, L.: in molles sibi sinūs, Tb.— To reject, abhor: preces, Ct.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēspuō
Latin dē- Latin spuō Latin dēspuō From dē- + spuō.