LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation

disfaciō

disfaciō (present infinitive disfacere, perfect active disfēcī, supine disfactum)
Classical[dɪfˈfa.ki.oː]Ecclesiastical[disˈfaː.t͡ʃi.o]

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinto tear down (a building)
  2. EarlyMedieval Latinto destroy
  3. EarlyMedieval Latinto maim
  4. EarlyMedieval Latinto hurt

Conjugation

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.disfaciōdisfaciēbamdisfaciamdisfēcīdisfēceramdisfēcerō
2nd sg.disfacisdisfaciēbāsdisfaciēsdisfēcistīdisfēcerāsdisfēceris
3rd sg.disfacitdisfaciēbatdisfacietdisfēcitdisfēceratdisfēcerit
1st pl.disfacimusdisfaciēbāmusdisfaciēmusdisfēcimusdisfēcerāmusdisfēcerimus
2nd pl.disfacitisdisfaciēbātisdisfaciētisdisfēcistisdisfēcerātisdisfēceritis
3rd pl.disfaciuntdisfaciēbantdisfacientdisfēcērunt
disfēcēre		disfēcerantdisfēcerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.disfaciamdisfaceremdisfēcerimdisfēcissem
2nd sg.disfaciāsdisfacerēsdisfēcerīsdisfēcissēs
3rd sg.disfaciatdisfaceretdisfēceritdisfēcisset
1st pl.disfaciāmusdisfacerēmusdisfēcerīmusdisfēcissēmus
2nd pl.disfaciātisdisfacerētisdisfēcerītisdisfēcissētis
3rd pl.disfaciantdisfacerentdisfēcerintdisfēcissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.disfaciordisfaciēbardisfaciar
2nd sg.disfaceris
disfacere		disfaciēbāris
disfaciēbāre		disfaciēris
disfaciēre
3rd sg.disfaciturdisfaciēbāturdisfaciētur
1st pl.disfacimurdisfaciēbāmurdisfaciēmur
2nd pl.disfaciminīdisfaciēbāminīdisfaciēminī
3rd pl.disfaciunturdisfaciēbanturdisfacientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.disfaciardisfacerer
2nd sg.disfaciāris
disfaciāre		disfacerēris
disfacerēre
3rd sg.disfaciāturdisfacerētur
1st pl.disfaciāmurdisfacerēmur
2nd pl.disfaciāminīdisfacerēminī
3rd pl.disfacianturdisfacerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.disfacedisfacere
pres. 2nd pl.disfacitedisfaciminī
fut. 2nd sg.disfacitōdisfacitor
fut. 3rd sg.disfacitōdisfacitor
fut. 2nd pl.disfacitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.disfaciuntōdisfaciuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedisfaceredisfacī
perfect infinitivedisfēcissedisfactum esse
future infinitivedisfactūrum essedisfactum īrī
present participledisfaciēns—
perfect participle—disfactus
future participledisfactūrusdisfaciendus
disfaciundus
gerunddisfaciendī, disfaciendō, disfaciendumsupinedisfactum, disfactū

Origins

From dis- (“un-”) + faciō (“do, make”). Attested from AD 779.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalandesfer
  • Occitandesfar
  • Occitandesfaire
  • Middle Frenchdesfairefrom Old French desfaire
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesedesfazerfrom Old Galician-Portuguese desfazer
  • Spanishdeshacerfrom Old Spanish desfazer
  • Asturiandesfacer
  • Asturianesfacer
  • Galiciandesfacerfrom Old Galician-Portuguese desfazer
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniandesface
  • Aromaniandisfac
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiandisfare
  • Siciliandisfari
  • Venetandesfàre

Quick answers

What does disfaciō mean in Latin?
disfaciō, a verb, means “to tear down (a building); to destroy; to maim”.
What are the principal parts of disfaciō?
disfaciō, disfacere, disfēcī (third (-iō variant) conjugation).
How do you pronounce disfaciō?
In classical Latin, [dɪfˈfa.ki.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [disˈfaː.t͡ʃi.o].