verbthird conjugation
dīdō1
dīdō (present infinitive dīdere, perfect active dīdidī, supine dīditum)
Classical[ˈdiː.doː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdiː.do]
Meaning
- to give out, spread abroad, disseminate, distribute, scatter
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dīdō | dīdēbam | dīdam | dīdidī | dīdideram | dīdiderō |
| 2nd sg. | dīdis | dīdēbās | dīdēs | dīdidistī | dīdiderās | dīdideris |
| 3rd sg. | dīdit | dīdēbat | dīdet | dīdidit | dīdiderat | dīdiderit |
| 1st pl. | dīdimus | dīdēbāmus | dīdēmus | dīdidimus | dīdiderāmus | dīdiderimus |
| 2nd pl. | dīditis | dīdēbātis | dīdētis | dīdidistis | dīdiderātis | dīdideritis |
| 3rd pl. | dīdunt | dīdēbant | dīdent | dīdidērunt dīdidēre | dīdiderant | dīdiderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dīdam | dīderem | dīdiderim | dīdidissem |
| 2nd sg. | dīdās | dīderēs | dīdiderīs | dīdidissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dīdat | dīderet | dīdiderit | dīdidisset |
| 1st pl. | dīdāmus | dīderēmus | dīdiderīmus | dīdidissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dīdātis | dīderētis | dīdiderītis | dīdidissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dīdant | dīderent | dīdiderint | dīdidissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dīdor | dīdēbar | dīdar |
| 2nd sg. | dīderis dīdere | dīdēbāris dīdēbāre | dīdēris dīdēre |
| 3rd sg. | dīditur | dīdēbātur | dīdētur |
| 1st pl. | dīdimur | dīdēbāmur | dīdēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dīdiminī | dīdēbāminī | dīdēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dīduntur | dīdēbantur | dīdentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dīdar | dīderer |
| 2nd sg. | dīdāris dīdāre | dīderēris dīderēre |
| 3rd sg. | dīdātur | dīderētur |
| 1st pl. | dīdāmur | dīderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dīdāminī | dīderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dīdantur | dīderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dīde | dīdere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dīdite | dīdiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dīditō | dīditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dīditō | dīditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dīditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dīduntō | dīduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dīdere | dīdī |
| perfect infinitive | dīdidisse | dīditum esse |
| future infinitive | dīditūrum esse | dīditum īrī |
| present participle | dīdēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dīditus dīdita, dīditā, dīditae, dīditam, dīditārum, dīditās, dīditī, dīditōrum, dīditōs |
| future participle | dīditūrus dīditūra, dīditūrā, dīditūrae, dīditūram, dīditūrārum, dīditūrās, dīditūre, dīditūrī, dīditūrīs, dīditūrō, dīditūrōrum, dīditūrōs, dīditūrum | dīdendus dīdundus, dīdenda, dīdendā, dīdendae, dīdendam, dīdendārum, dīdendās, dīdende, dīdendīs, dīdendōrum, dīdendōs |
gerunddīdendī, dīdendō, dīdendumsupinedīditum, dīditū
dī-do (also written disdo;
I. v. the foll.), didĭdi, didĭtum, 3, v. a., to give out, spread abroad, disseminate, distribute (anteclass. and poet.; esp. in Lucr.; once in Tac.).
I. Lit.: numquam ego argentum ... disdidi, Cato ap. Fronto Ep. ad Anton. 1, 2, p. 150:
in venas cibum, Lucr. 2, 1136; 4, 956; 6, 947; cf. id. 3, 703; 4, 633: omne per caules palati, id. 4, 623; cf. id. 3, 246; 5, 269; 6, 1166.—Absol.: dide, disice, Caecil. ap. Cic. Cael. 16, 37 (Com. Frag. v. 239 Rib.).—II. Trop.:
dum munia didit (sc. servis), Hor. S. 2, 2, 67: per magnas didita gentes Solatia vitae, Lucr. 5, 20; cf.: rumor per agmina Trojana, Verg. A. 7, 144: tua terris didita fama, id. ib. 8, 132; cf.: fama in populos, Sil. 1, 186: fama per provincias, Tac. A. 11, 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dī-dō dīdidī, dīditus, ere,
to give out, spread abroad, disseminate, distribute, scatter (poet.): dide ac dissice, Caecil. ap. C.: dum munia didit (sc. servis), H.: Diditur per agmina rumor, V.: tua terris didita fama, V.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Latindīdō
Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin dīdō From dis- + dō (“to give”).