verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
diffingō
diffingō (present infinitive diffingere)
Classical[dɪfˈfɪŋ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[difˈfiŋ.ɡo]
Meaning
- raretransitiveto transform, remodel, remake
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | diffingō | diffingēbam | diffingam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | diffingis | diffingēbās | diffingēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | diffingit | diffingēbat | diffinget | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | diffingimus | diffingēbāmus | diffingēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | diffingitis | diffingēbātis | diffingētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | diffingunt | diffingēbant | diffingent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | diffingam | diffingerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | diffingās | diffingerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | diffingat | diffingeret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | diffingāmus | diffingerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | diffingātis | diffingerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | diffingant | diffingerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | diffinge | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | diffingite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | diffingitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | diffingitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | diffingitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | diffinguntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | diffingere | — |
| present participle | diffingēns | — |
gerunddiffingendī, diffingendō, diffingendum
dif-fingo, ĕre,
I. v. a., to form differently, to remodel, to make anew (very rare; perh. only in the foll. passages).
I. Prop.:
ferrum incude, Hor. C. 1, 35, 39.—II. Trop.:
neque diffinget infectumque reddet, Quod fugiens semel hora vexit, to alter, Hor. C. 3, 29, 47 (but in id. S. 2, 1, 79 read diffindere).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
diffingō —, —, ere
dis- + fingo, to transform, remodel, make anew : ferrum incude, H. — Fig.: alqd, alter , H.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Latin diffingō From dis- + fingō (“to shape, fashion”).