verbthird conjugation
diffringō
diffringō (present infinitive diffringere, perfect active diffrēgī, supine diffrāctum)
Classical[dɪfˈfrɪŋ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[difˈfriŋ.ɡo]
Meaning
- to shatter (break into pieces)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
in partēs frangōdiffringō -ere — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 17
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Frangere · Rumpere · Divellere
1. Frangere (ῥῆξαι? or σφαράξαι) denotes to break to pieces what is hard; rumpere (from ῥέπω, ῥόπαλον,) to rend to pieces what is flexible. Cato ap. Prisc. Si quis membrum rupit, aut os fregit: for by breaking a limb, not the invisible bones, but the visible flesh, is rent asunder. When, however, rumpere is applied to any thing hard, it involves the notion of exertion employed, and of danger; the frangens breaks to pieces what is entire; the rumpens rends to pieces what is obstructive. 2. Disrumpere and diffringere mean to rend to pieces, and break to pieces, what was originally entire; whereas divellere (διέλκειν) to tear asunder what was at first joined together. (v. 321.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | diffringō | diffringēbam | diffringam | diffrēgī | diffrēgeram | diffrēgerō |
| 2nd sg. | diffringis | diffringēbās | diffringēs | diffrēgistī | diffrēgerās | diffrēgeris |
| 3rd sg. | diffringit | diffringēbat | diffringet | diffrēgit | diffrēgerat | diffrēgerit |
| 1st pl. | diffringimus | diffringēbāmus | diffringēmus | diffrēgimus | diffrēgerāmus | diffrēgerimus |
| 2nd pl. | diffringitis | diffringēbātis | diffringētis | diffrēgistis | diffrēgerātis | diffrēgeritis |
| 3rd pl. | diffringunt | diffringēbant | diffringent | diffrēgērunt diffrēgēre | diffrēgerant | diffrēgerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | diffringam | diffringerem | diffrēgerim | diffrēgissem |
| 2nd sg. | diffringās | diffringerēs | diffrēgerīs | diffrēgissēs |
| 3rd sg. | diffringat | diffringeret | diffrēgerit | diffrēgisset |
| 1st pl. | diffringāmus | diffringerēmus | diffrēgerīmus | diffrēgissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | diffringātis | diffringerētis | diffrēgerītis | diffrēgissētis |
| 3rd pl. | diffringant | diffringerent | diffrēgerint | diffrēgissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | diffringor | diffringēbar | diffringar |
| 2nd sg. | diffringeris diffringere | diffringēbāris diffringēbāre | diffringēris diffringēre |
| 3rd sg. | diffringitur | diffringēbātur | diffringētur |
| 1st pl. | diffringimur | diffringēbāmur | diffringēmur |
| 2nd pl. | diffringiminī | diffringēbāminī | diffringēminī |
| 3rd pl. | diffringuntur | diffringēbantur | diffringentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | diffringar | diffringerer |
| 2nd sg. | diffringāris diffringāre | diffringerēris diffringerēre |
| 3rd sg. | diffringātur | diffringerētur |
| 1st pl. | diffringāmur | diffringerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | diffringāminī | diffringerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | diffringantur | diffringerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | diffringe | diffringere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | diffringite | diffringiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | diffringitō | diffringitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | diffringitō | diffringitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | diffringitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | diffringuntō | diffringuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | diffringere | diffringī |
| perfect infinitive | diffrēgisse | diffrāctum esse |
| future infinitive | diffrāctūrum esse | diffrāctum īrī |
| present participle | diffringēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | diffrāctus diffrācta, diffrāctā, diffrāctae, diffrāctam, diffrāctārum, diffrāctās, diffrācte, diffrāctī, diffrāctīs, diffrāctō, diffrāctōrum, diffrāctōs |
| future participle | diffrāctūrus diffrāctūra, diffrāctūrā, diffrāctūrae, diffrāctūram, diffrāctūrārum, diffrāctūrās, diffrāctūre, diffrāctūrī, diffrāctūrīs, diffrāctūrō, diffrāctūrōrum, diffrāctūrōs, diffrāctūrum | diffringendus diffringundus |
gerunddiffringendī, diffringendō, diffringendumsupinediffrāctum, diffrāctū
dif-fringo (dīfr-), no
I. perf., fractum, 3, v. a., to break in pieces, to shatter (very rare):
crura, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 68: axem, Suet. Caes. 37: gubernaculum, id. Aug. 17: basin Colossici Apollinis, Vitr. 10, 6.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Latin frangō Latin diffringō From dis- + frangō.
Descendants
- Englishdiffract