verbthird conjugation
diffindō
diffindō (present infinitive diffindere, perfect active diffidī, supine diffissum)
Classical[dɪfˈfɪn.doː]Ecclesiastical[difˈfin.do]
Meaning
- to divide (cleave asunder)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | diffindō | diffindēbam | diffindam | diffidī | diffideram | diffiderō |
| 2nd sg. | diffindis | diffindēbās | diffindēs | diffidistī | diffiderās | diffideris |
| 3rd sg. | diffindit | diffindēbat | diffindet | diffidit | diffiderat | diffiderit |
| 1st pl. | diffindimus | diffindēbāmus | diffindēmus | diffidimus | diffiderāmus | diffiderimus |
| 2nd pl. | diffinditis | diffindēbātis | diffindētis | diffidistis | diffiderātis | diffideritis |
| 3rd pl. | diffindunt | diffindēbant | diffindent | diffidērunt diffidēre | diffiderant | diffiderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | diffindam | diffinderem | diffiderim | diffidissem |
| 2nd sg. | diffindās | diffinderēs | diffiderīs | diffidissēs |
| 3rd sg. | diffindat | diffinderet | diffiderit | diffidisset |
| 1st pl. | diffindāmus | diffinderēmus | diffiderīmus | diffidissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | diffindātis | diffinderētis | diffiderītis | diffidissētis |
| 3rd pl. | diffindant | diffinderent | diffiderint | diffidissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | diffindor | diffindēbar | diffindar |
| 2nd sg. | diffinderis diffindere | diffindēbāris diffindēbāre | diffindēris diffindēre |
| 3rd sg. | diffinditur | diffindēbātur | diffindētur |
| 1st pl. | diffindimur | diffindēbāmur | diffindēmur |
| 2nd pl. | diffindiminī | diffindēbāminī | diffindēminī |
| 3rd pl. | diffinduntur | diffindēbantur | diffindentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | diffindar | diffinderer |
| 2nd sg. | diffindāris diffindāre | diffinderēris diffinderēre |
| 3rd sg. | diffindātur | diffinderētur |
| 1st pl. | diffindāmur | diffinderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | diffindāminī | diffinderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | diffindantur | diffinderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | diffinde | diffindere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | diffindite | diffindiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | diffinditō | diffinditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | diffinditō | diffinditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | diffinditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | diffinduntō | diffinduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | diffindere | diffindī |
| perfect infinitive | diffidisse | diffissum esse |
| future infinitive | diffissūrum esse | diffissum īrī |
| present participle | diffindēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | diffissus diffissa, diffissā, diffissae, diffissam, diffissārum, diffissās, diffisse, diffissī, diffissīs, diffissō, diffissōrum, diffissōs |
| future participle | diffissūrus diffissūra, diffissūrā, diffissūrae, diffissūram, diffissūrārum, diffissūrās, diffissūre, diffissūrī, diffissūrīs, diffissūrō, diffissūrōrum, diffissūrōs, diffissūrum | diffindendus diffindundus, diffindenda, diffindendā, diffindendae, diffindendam, diffindendārum, diffindendās, diffindende, diffindendīs, diffindendōrum, diffindendōs |
gerunddiffindendī, diffindendō, diffindendumsupinediffissum, diffissū
dif-findo, fĭdi, fissum (also diffīsum), 3,
I. v. a., to cleave asunder, to divide (rare but class.).
I. Lit.:
vitem mediam per medullam, Cato R. R. 41, 2: malos, Enn. ap. Non. 114, 7 (Ann. v. 389 ed. Vahl., where the read. is, as in Non., defindunt): ramum, Varr. R. R. 1, 40 fin.: terram, Lucr. 6, 584: saxum, Cic. Div. 1, 13 fin.: semen compressu suo (terra), id. de Sen. 15, 51: natem, Hor. S. 1, 8, 47: tempora plumbo, Verg. A. 9, 589; Suet. Gram. 11 et saep.— Poet.: urbium portas muneribus, i. e. to open, Hor. C. 3, 16, 13.—2. Transf., with an abstr. object:
conjunctionem duplicem in longitudinem, Cic. Univ. 7.—II. Trop.
A. In gen.: equidem nihil hinc diffindere possum, I cannot cut off aught of this, i. e. I can refute or deny no part of it, Hor. S. 2, 1, 79:
cuneus rigentem servi tenacitatem violenter diffinderet, to break by a bribe, App. M. 9, p. 225.—Esp. freq., B. Diem, jurid. t. t., lit., to break off a matter, i. e. to put off to the following day, to defer (cf. differre), Dig. 2, 11, 2, § 3: triste omen diem diffidit, Liv. 9, 38, 15; Gell. 14, 2, 11.—*
2. Transf.:
diem somno, to divide by taking a nap, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
diffindō fidī, fissus, ere
dis- + findo, to cleave asunder, split, divide . saxo diffisso: diffissā nate, H.: tempora plumbo, V.: portas muneribus, i. e. to open , H.—Fig., to detract : nihil hinc diffindere possum, can deny no part of it , H.— To render useless : omen diem diffidit, i. e. compelled adjournment , L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰinédti Proto-Italic *findō Latin findō Latin diffindō From dis- + findō.