verbthird conjugation
dēsūmō
dēsūmō (present infinitive dēsūmere, perfect active dēsūmpsī, supine dēsūmptum)
Classical[deːˈsuː.moː]Ecclesiastical[deˈs̬uː.mo]
Meaning
- to choose, select
duo singuli singulos sibi consules adseruandos adsidua opera desumunt
two of them choose each a consul whose labour is to be beheld unremittingly27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 4,55nunc semen instituo, unde mihi spes est non vana tuarum mox rerum cumulo desumere frugem
I plant seeds now and I hope soon to select a heap of their produce for youGiovanni Aurelio Rimini, Sermonum Libri
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēsūmō | dēsūmēbam | dēsūmam | dēsūmpsī | dēsūmpseram | dēsūmpserō |
| 2nd sg. | dēsūmis | dēsūmēbās | dēsūmēs | dēsūmpsistī | dēsūmpserās | dēsūmpseris |
| 3rd sg. | dēsūmit | dēsūmēbat | dēsūmet | dēsūmpsit | dēsūmpserat | dēsūmpserit |
| 1st pl. | dēsūmimus | dēsūmēbāmus | dēsūmēmus | dēsūmpsimus | dēsūmpserāmus | dēsūmpserimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēsūmitis | dēsūmēbātis | dēsūmētis | dēsūmpsistis | dēsūmpserātis | dēsūmpseritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēsūmunt | dēsūmēbant | dēsūment | dēsūmpsērunt dēsūmpsēre | dēsūmpserant | dēsūmpserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēsūmam | dēsūmerem | dēsūmpserim | dēsūmpsissem |
| 2nd sg. | dēsūmās | dēsūmerēs | dēsūmpserīs | dēsūmpsissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēsūmat | dēsūmeret | dēsūmpserit | dēsūmpsisset |
| 1st pl. | dēsūmāmus | dēsūmerēmus | dēsūmpserīmus | dēsūmpsissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēsūmātis | dēsūmerētis | dēsūmpserītis | dēsūmpsissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēsūmant | dēsūmerent | dēsūmpserint | dēsūmpsissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēsūmor | dēsūmēbar | dēsūmar |
| 2nd sg. | dēsūmeris dēsūmere | dēsūmēbāris dēsūmēbāre | dēsūmēris dēsūmēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēsūmitur | dēsūmēbātur | dēsūmētur |
| 1st pl. | dēsūmimur | dēsūmēbāmur | dēsūmēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēsūmiminī | dēsūmēbāminī | dēsūmēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēsūmuntur | dēsūmēbantur | dēsūmentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēsūmar | dēsūmerer |
| 2nd sg. | dēsūmāris dēsūmāre | dēsūmerēris dēsūmerēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēsūmātur | dēsūmerētur |
| 1st pl. | dēsūmāmur | dēsūmerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēsūmāminī | dēsūmerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēsūmantur | dēsūmerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēsūme | dēsūmere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēsūmite | dēsūmiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēsūmitō | dēsūmitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēsūmitō | dēsūmitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēsūmitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēsūmuntō | dēsūmuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēsūmere | dēsūmī |
| perfect infinitive | dēsūmpsisse | dēsūmptum esse |
| future infinitive | dēsūmptūrum esse | dēsūmptum īrī |
| present participle | dēsūmēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēsūmptus dēsūmpta, dēsūmptā, dēsūmptae, dēsūmptam, dēsūmptārum, dēsūmptās, dēsūmpte, dēsūmptī, dēsūmptīs, dēsūmptō, dēsūmptōrum, dēsūmptōs |
| future participle | dēsūmptūrus dēsūmptūra, dēsūmptūrā, dēsūmptūrae, dēsūmptūram, dēsūmptūrārum, dēsūmptūrās, dēsūmptūre, dēsūmptūrī, dēsūmptūrīs, dēsūmptūrō, dēsūmptūrōrum, dēsūmptūrōs, dēsūmptūrum | dēsūmendus dēsūmundus, dēsūmenda, dēsūmendā, dēsūmendae, dēsūmendam, dēsūmendārum, dēsūmendās, dēsūmende, dēsūmendīs, dēsūmendōrum, dēsūmendōs |
gerunddēsūmendī, dēsūmendō, dēsūmendumsupinedēsūmptum, dēsūmptū
dē-sūmo, mpsi (msi), 3, v. a. Lit.,
I. to take for one's self from a multitude or mass; hence, to pick out, choose, select (syn. deligere); to take upon one's self, undertake (rare, and perh. not ante-Aug.—
syn. suscipere): sibi consules asservandos desumunt, Liv. 4, 55, 3: sibi hostes, id. 38, 45; cf.: sibi pugnas, Tac. Or. 37; and: cursum certamenque, Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 7: sibi vacuas Athenas, *Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 81.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-sūmō ūmpsī, —, ere,
to take, choose, select: tibi hostīs, L.: sibi vacuas Athenas, H.—To assume, undertake: sibi consules adservandos, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēsūmō
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin dēsūmō From dē- + sūmō.
Descendants
- Englishdesume
- Italiandesumere
- Portuguesedesumir