verbfirst conjugation
diffāmō
diffāmō (present infinitive diffāmāre, perfect active diffāmāvī, supine diffāmātum)
Classical[dɪfˈfaː.moː]Ecclesiastical[difˈfaː.mo]
Meaning
- to spread an unfavorable report
- to defame, malign, decry
- Late Latinto proclaim or declare widely
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | diffāmō | diffāmābam | diffāmābō | diffāmāvī | diffāmāveram | diffāmāverō diffāmārō |
| 2nd sg. | diffāmās | diffāmābās | diffāmābis | diffāmāvistī diffāmāstī | diffāmāverās diffāmārās | diffāmāveris |
| 3rd sg. | diffāmat | diffāmābat | diffāmābit | diffāmāvit | diffāmāverat diffāmārat | diffāmāverit diffāmārit |
| 1st pl. | diffāmāmus | diffāmābāmus | diffāmābimus | diffāmāvimus | diffāmāverāmus | diffāmāverimus diffāmārimus |
| 2nd pl. | diffāmātis | diffāmābātis | diffāmābitis | diffāmāvistis diffāmāstis | diffāmāverātis diffāmārātis | diffāmāveritis diffāmāritis |
| 3rd pl. | diffāmant | diffāmābant | diffāmābunt | diffāmāvērunt diffāmāvēre, diffāmārunt | diffāmāverant diffāmārant | diffāmāverint diffāmārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | diffāmem | diffāmārem | diffāmāverim diffāmārim | diffāmāvissem diffāmāssem |
| 2nd sg. | diffāmēs | diffāmārēs | diffāmāverīs | diffāmāvissēs diffāmāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | diffāmet | diffāmāret | diffāmāverit diffāmārit | diffāmāvisset diffāmāsset |
| 1st pl. | diffāmēmus | diffāmārēmus | diffāmāverīmus diffāmārīmus | diffāmāvissēmus diffāmāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | diffāmētis | diffāmārētis | diffāmāverītis diffāmārītis | diffāmāvissētis diffāmāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | diffāment | diffāmārent | diffāmāverint diffāmārint | diffāmāvissent diffāmāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | diffāmor | diffāmābar | diffāmābor |
| 2nd sg. | diffāmāris diffāmāre | diffāmābāris diffāmābāre | diffāmāberis diffāmābere |
| 3rd sg. | diffāmātur | diffāmābātur | diffāmābitur |
| 1st pl. | diffāmāmur | diffāmābāmur | diffāmābimur |
| 2nd pl. | diffāmāminī | diffāmābāminī | diffāmābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | diffāmantur | diffāmābantur | diffāmābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | diffāmer | diffāmārer |
| 2nd sg. | diffāmēris diffāmēre | diffāmārēris diffāmārēre |
| 3rd sg. | diffāmētur | diffāmārētur |
| 1st pl. | diffāmēmur | diffāmārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | diffāmēminī | diffāmārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | diffāmentur | diffāmārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | diffāmā | diffāmāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | diffāmāte | diffāmāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | diffāmātō | diffāmātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | diffāmātō | diffāmātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | diffāmātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | diffāmantō | diffāmantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | diffāmāre | diffāmārī |
| perfect infinitive | diffāmāvisse diffāmāsse | diffāmātum esse |
| future infinitive | diffāmātūrum esse | diffāmātum īrī |
| present participle | diffāmāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | diffāmātus diffāmāta, diffāmātā, diffāmātae, diffāmātam, diffāmātārum, diffāmātās, diffāmātī, diffāmātōrum, diffāmātōs |
| future participle | diffāmātūrus diffāmātūra, diffāmātūrā, diffāmātūrae, diffāmātūram, diffāmātūrārum, diffāmātūrās, diffāmātūre, diffāmātūrī, diffāmātūrīs, diffāmātūrō, diffāmātūrōrum, diffāmātūrōs, diffāmātūrum | diffāmandus diffāmanda, diffāmandā, diffāmandae, diffāmandam, diffāmandārum, diffāmandās, diffāmande, diffāmandīs, diffāmandōrum, diffāmandōs |
gerunddiffāmandī, diffāmandō, diffāmandumsupinediffāmātum, diffāmātū
dif-fāmo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. fama,
I. to spread abroad by an ill report; to publish, divulge.
I. Prop. (rare and not anteAug.):
vulgat adulterium diffamatumque parenti Indicat, Ov. M. 4, 236; cf. prava, Tac. A. 14, 22: nomen pessimum super virginem, Vulg. Deut. 22, 19.—B. To decry, defame, malign:
viros feminasque procacibus scriptis, Tac. A. 1, 72; cf.: aliquem probroso carmine, id. ib. 15, 49: aliquem probris, Ap. M. 1, p. 107; Vulg. Matt. 9, 31.— With acc. and inf.: diffamat, incendio repentino domum suam possideri, Ap. M. 4, p. 147.—II. To declare, make known, proclaim widely (late Lat.):
Deus diffamatur, Aug. de Morib. Eccl. 14: sermonem, Vulg. Marc. 1, 45.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
(diffāmō) —, ātus, āre
dis- + fama, to make a scandal of, divulge : adulterium diffamatum, O.: prava, Ta.— To malign : viros procacibus scriptis, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Latindiffāmō
Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂meh₂ Proto-Italic *fāmā Latin fāma Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin diffāmō From dis- + fāma (“report, opinion, reputation”) + -ō.
Descendants
- Englishdefame
- Englishdefamate
- Frenchdiffamer
- Italiandiffamare
- Portuguesedifamar
- Romaniandefăima
- Spanishdifamar