verbfourth conjugation, deponent
dīmētior
dīmētior (present infinitive dīmētīrī, perfect active dīmēnsus sum)
Classical[diːˈmeː.ti.ɔr]Ecclesiastical[diˈmɛt.t͡si.or]
Meaning
- deponentto measure (out or off)
Vidēbāmus in studiō dīmētiendī paene caelī atque terrae C. Galum […]. We used to see Gaius [Sulpicius] Galus in his eager pursuit of measuring nearly all of heaven and earth […] . (Here the genitive singular neuter gerund dīmētiendī functions as a verbal noun modifying studiō.)
106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Cato Maior de Senectute 14.49
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Metiri · Metari · Dimetiri · Dimetari
1. Metiri means to measure a space in order to know its magnitude; whereas metari, to mark the boundaries of the space that has been measured, that they may be known to others. 2. By dimetiri and dimetari, the measuring and marking out of sub-divisions is especially meant; wherefore metari castra refers merely to the whole circumference of the entrenchments; when, therefore, Liv. viii. 38. uses the phrase locum castris dimetari, it is evident of itself that he expressly means, to mark the boundaries of the principia and of the prætorium, etc., that are within the camp. (ii. 169.)
[Mirari is indifferent: admirari usually involves praise, demirari blame.]
Conjugation conjugation 4 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dīmētior | dīmētiēbar | dīmētiar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dīmētīris dīmētīre | dīmētiēbāris dīmētiēbāre | dīmētiēris dīmētiēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dīmētītur | dīmētiēbātur | dīmētiētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dīmētīmur | dīmētiēbāmur | dīmētiēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dīmētīminī | dīmētiēbāminī | dīmētiēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dīmētiuntur | dīmētiēbantur | dīmētientur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dīmētiar | dīmētīrer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dīmētiāris dīmētiāre | dīmētīrēris dīmētīrēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dīmētiātur | dīmētīrētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dīmētiāmur | dīmētīrēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dīmētiāminī | dīmētīrēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dīmētiantur | dīmētīrentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dīmētīre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dīmētīminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dīmētītor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dīmētītor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dīmētiuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dīmētīrī | — |
| perfect infinitive | dīmēnsum esse | — |
| future infinitive | dīmēnsūrum esse | — |
| present participle | dīmētiēns | — |
| perfect participle | dīmēnsus dīmēnsa, dīmēnsā, dīmēnsae, dīmēnsam, dīmēnsārum, dīmēnsās, dīmēnse, dīmēnsī, dīmēnsīs, dīmēnsō, dīmēnsōrum, dīmēnsōs | — |
| future participle | dīmēnsūrus dīmēnsūra, dīmēnsūrā, dīmēnsūrae, dīmēnsūram, dīmēnsūrārum, dīmēnsūrās, dīmēnsūre, dīmēnsūrī, dīmēnsūrīs, dīmēnsūrō, dīmēnsūrōrum, dīmēnsūrōs, dīmēnsūrum, dimetitūra, dimetitūrā, dimetitūrae, dimetitūram, dimetitūrārum, dimetitūrās, dimetitūre, dimetitūrī, dimetitūrīs, dimetitūrō, dimetitūrōrum, dimetitūrōs, dimetitūrum, dimetitūrus | dīmētiendus dīmētiundus, dīmētienda, dīmētiendā, dīmētiendae, dīmētiendam, dīmētiendārum, dīmētiendās, dīmētiende, dīmētiendīs, dīmētiendōrum, dīmētiendōs |
gerunddīmētiendī, dīmētiendō, dīmētiendumsupinedīmēnsum, dīmēnsū
dī-mētĭor, mensus, 4,
I. v. dep. a., to measure any thing, to measure out (v. demetior init.—rare but class.):
studium dimetiendi caeli atque terrae, Cic. de Sen. 14, 49: dimetiri et dinumerare syllabas, id. Or. 43, 147: campum ad certamen, Verg. A. 12, 117: mundum, Quint. 12, 11, 10; cf. id. 9, 4, 112.—Hence, part. as subst.: dīmētĭens, entis, f., the diameter (διάμετρος), Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 86 sq.!*? In pass. signif.: columnae altitudo dimetiatur in partes duodecim, Vitr. 3, 3; 5, 9; Quint. 8 prooem. § 27: mirari se sollertiam ejus, a quo essent illa dimensa atque descripta, Cic. de Sen. 17, 59; so in the part., Caes. B. G. 2, 19, 5; 4, 17, 3; Quint. 9, 4, 27; Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 155; Verg. G. 1, 231; 2, 284.—Cf. in fut. pass. part.: non cum vitae tempore esse dimetiendam commemorationem nominis nostri, Cic. Arch. 11, 29 Halm (Baiter, dimittendam).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dī-mētior mēnsus, īrī, dep.
and pass, to measure, measure out, lay out: syllabas: caelum atque terram: campum ad certamen, V.: positūs siderum, Ta.: digitis peccata sua, to count off.—Pass., to be measured, be planned, be adapted (only perf. system): a quo essent illa dimensa atque descripta: opere dimenso, laid out, Cs.: tigna dimensa ad altitudinem fluminis, Cs.: certis dimensus partibus orbis, V.
Origins
From dis- + mētior.
In English words that came into English from dīmētior
- dimensiondīmēnsiō