verbthird conjugation
dēvertō
dēvertō (present infinitive dēvertere, perfect active dēvertī, supine dēversum)
Classical[deːˈwɛr.toː]Ecclesiastical[deˈvɛr.to]
Meaning
- to turn away, turn aside
- activepassiveto turn in, put up at, lodge
- rareto resort to
- rareto digress
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēvertō | dēvertēbam | dēvertam | dēvertī | dēverteram | dēverterō |
| 2nd sg. | dēvertis | dēvertēbās | dēvertēs | dēvertistī | dēverterās | dēverteris |
| 3rd sg. | dēvertit | dēvertēbat | dēvertet | dēvertit | dēverterat | dēverterit |
| 1st pl. | dēvertimus | dēvertēbāmus | dēvertēmus | dēvertimus | dēverterāmus | dēverterimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēvertitis | dēvertēbātis | dēvertētis | dēvertistis | dēverterātis | dēverteritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēvertunt | dēvertēbant | dēvertent | dēvertērunt dēvertēre | dēverterant | dēverterint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēvertam | dēverterem | dēverterim | dēvertissem |
| 2nd sg. | dēvertās | dēverterēs | dēverterīs | dēvertissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēvertat | dēverteret | dēverterit | dēvertisset |
| 1st pl. | dēvertāmus | dēverterēmus | dēverterīmus | dēvertissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēvertātis | dēverterētis | dēverterītis | dēvertissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēvertant | dēverterent | dēverterint | dēvertissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēvertor | dēvertēbar | dēvertar |
| 2nd sg. | dēverteris dēvertere | dēvertēbāris dēvertēbāre | dēvertēris dēvertēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēvertitur | dēvertēbātur | dēvertētur |
| 1st pl. | dēvertimur | dēvertēbāmur | dēvertēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēvertiminī | dēvertēbāminī | dēvertēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēvertuntur | dēvertēbantur | dēvertentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēvertar | dēverterer |
| 2nd sg. | dēvertāris dēvertāre | dēverterēris dēverterēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēvertātur | dēverterētur |
| 1st pl. | dēvertāmur | dēverterēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēvertāminī | dēverterēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēvertantur | dēverterentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēverte | dēvertere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēvertite | dēvertiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēvertitō | dēvertitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēvertitō | dēvertitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēvertitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēvertuntō | dēvertuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēvertere | dēvertī |
| perfect infinitive | dēvertisse | dēversum esse |
| future infinitive | dēversūrum esse | dēversum īrī |
| present participle | dēvertēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēversus dēversa, dēversā, dēversae, dēversam, dēversārum, dēversās, dēverse, dēversī, dēversīs, dēversō, dēversōrum, dēversōs |
| future participle | dēversūrus | dēvertendus dēvertundus, dēvertenda, dēvertendā, dēvertendae, dēvertendam, dēvertendārum, dēvertendās, dēvertende, dēvertendīs, dēvertendōrum, dēvertendōs |
gerunddēvertendī, dēvertendō, dēvertendumsupinedēversum, dēversū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- deverti ad aliquem (ad \[in\] villam)
- to go to a man's house as his guest.
dē-verto or dēvorto, ti, sum (in MSS. often confounded with diverto), 3, v. a. and n.
I. Act.
A. To turn away, turn aside any thing:
comites suo hortatu, Luc. 6, 317: acies, id. 2, 470: ventura fata suo cursu, id. 6, 591; cf. Aur. Vict. Caes. 38.— Far more freq., B. Pass. with mid. force, to turn one's self aside; and with esp. reference to the term. ad quem, to turn or betake one's self to any place; to turn in, put up at (in the latter sense esp. freq. in Plaut., whereas Cicero commonly uses the act. form; v. under no. II.).
1. Prop.:
si qui Cobiamacho (vico) deverterentur, Cic. Font. 5, 9: juvat ire jugis, qua nulla priorum Castaliam molli devertitur orbita clivo, Verg. G. 3, 293: deverti ad amicos suos, Cato ap. Fest. p. 234, 26 Müll.: devortitur apud suum paternum hospitem, Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 56: apud aliquem, id. ib. 2, 2, 85; so Liv. 42, 1, 10; cf. ib. § 7: ad me in hospitium maximum, id. Poen. 3, 3, 60; cf. in amici hospitium, id. Mil. 3, 1, 146; id. Ps. 4, 2, 6: huc in tabernam, id. ib. 2, 2, 63: intro domum, id. Stich. 4, 1, 29; cf. Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 82: in hortos in quibus devertebatur, pergunt, Tac. H. 3, 11.—2. Trop., to resort to, have recourse to (very rare):
ad magicas artes, Ov. A. A. 2, 425: meas ad artes, id. M. 9, 62.—II. Neutr. (i. q. no. I. B.), to turn or go aside from any place or any direction; to turn or go towards; to turn in, put up, lodge anywhere.
1. Prop.:
viā devertit, Liv. 44, 43: viā, Plin. Pan. 52 fin.: devertere ad cauponem, ad hospitem, Varr. R. R. 3, 4, 9; Cic. Div. 1, 27, 57: ad aliquem, id. Fin. 5, 2; id. Att. 10, 16 fin.: ad villam Philemonis, id. Fam. 7, 18, 3; cf.: ad se in Albanum, id. Mil. 19, 51: ad villam suam, id. ib.: in villam suam, id. Off. 2, 18 fin.: domum regis hospitis, id. Deiot. 6, 17: Massiliam, id. Phil. 13, 6; cf. Interamnam, Tac. H. 2, 64: Rhodum, Suet. Tib. 12 et saep.—With apud (late Lat.; cf. deversor): in pago apud familiares devertimus, Ap. M. 4 init.; cf. id. ib. 10, p. 238, 14.—Absol.: itineris causa ut deverterem, Cic. Att. 3, 7.—2. Trop. (very rare):
sed redeamus illuc, unde devertimus, have digressed, Cic. Fam. 12, 25, 4; so Liv. 35, 40: in haec devertisse non fuerit alienum, Plin. 2, 7, 5 fin. (Sillig, divertisse).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-vertō or dēvortō tī, —, ere,
to turn away, turn aside, turn in, put up, betake oneself, go to lodge: viā devertit, loses the way, L.: ad coponem: eius domum: in villam Pompei.—Fig., to digress: redeamus illuc, unde devertimus: inde, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēvertō
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vertō Latin dēvertō From dē- + vertō (“turn”).