verbirregular conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
dispereō
dispereō (present infinitive disperīre, perfect active disperiī or disperīvī)
Classical[dɪsˈpɛ.re.oː]Ecclesiastical[disˈpɛː.re.o]
Meaning
- intransitiveto be destroyed, perish; go completely to ruin, be lost or undone
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation irregular no supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dispereō | disperībam | disperībō | disperiī disperīvī | disperieram disperīveram | disperierō disperīverō |
| 2nd sg. | disperīs | disperībās | disperībis | disperīstī disperiistī, disperīvistī | disperierās disperīverās | disperieris disperīveris |
| 3rd sg. | disperit | disperībat | disperībit disperīet | disperiit disperīvit | disperierat disperīverat | disperierit disperīverit |
| 1st pl. | disperīmus | disperībāmus | disperībimus | disperiimus disperīvimus | disperierāmus disperīverāmus | disperierimus disperīverimus |
| 2nd pl. | disperītis | disperībātis | disperībitis | disperīstis disperiistis, disperīvistis | disperierātis disperīverātis | disperieritis disperīveritis |
| 3rd pl. | dispereunt | disperībant | disperībunt | disperiērunt disperiēre, disperīvērunt, disperīvēre | disperierant disperīverant | disperierint disperīverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dispeream | disperīrem | disperierim disperīverim | disperīssem disperiissem, disperīvissem |
| 2nd sg. | dispereās | disperīrēs | disperierīs disperīverīs | disperīssēs disperiissēs, disperīvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dispereat | disperīret | disperierit disperīverit | disperīsset disperiisset, disperīvisset |
| 1st pl. | dispereāmus | disperīrēmus | disperierīmus disperīverīmus | disperīssēmus disperiissēmus, disperīvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dispereātis | disperīrētis | disperierītis disperīverītis | disperīssētis disperiissētis, disperīvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dispereant | disperīrent | disperierint disperīverint | disperīssent disperiissent, disperīvissent |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dispereāmur | disperīrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dispereāminī | disperīrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dispereantur | disperīrentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | disperī | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | disperīte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | disperītō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | disperītō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | disperītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dispereuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | disperīre | — |
| perfect infinitive | disperīsse disperiisse, disperīvisse | — |
| present participle | disperiēns | — |
gerunddispereundī, dispereundō, dispereundumsupinedisperitū
dis-pĕrĕo, ii, 4,
I. v. n., to go completely to ruin, to be lost or undone, to perish (rare;
mostly ante-class.): quin prius disperibit faxo, quam unam calcem civerit, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 86: fructus dispereunt, Varr. R. R. 1, 11, 1; cf. Col. 12, 46, 2: fundus, * Cic. Agr. 2, 29, 80: disperit cibus, Lucr. 3, 704: vestis multo sanguine, id. 5, 1422; id. 4, 376; 5, 288 al.: tui labores, Cat. 14, 11.— Prov.: male partum male disperit, light come, light go, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 22 (for which dilabitur, Poëta ap. Cic. Phil. 2, 27). —II. In colloq. lang.:
disperii! I am undone! it's all over with me! Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 28; id. Aul. 2, 2, 65; id. Cas. 5, 3, 2; id. Most. 2, 1, 28 et saep.; Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 24; id. Ad. 3, 3, 1; Afran. ap. Non. 110, 13; for which once Dispereo! Plaut. Stich. 5, 5, 12: Dispeream, si or nisi, may I perish, if or if not; a strong asseveration, Cat. 92, 2, 4; Prop. 2, 21, 9 (3, 14, 9 M.); Hor. S. 1, 9, 47; Suet. Tib. 59 al.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dis-pereō iī, —, īre,
to go to ruin, be undone, perish: fundum populi R. disperire pati: tui labores, Ct.—Esp. colloq., in exclamations: disperii, perii misera, it's all over with me, T.: dispeream, ni Summosses omnīs, may I die, but, etc., H., Ct. Pr.
Origins
From dis- (“utterly, exceedingly”) + pereō (“perish”).
Descendants
- Englishdisperish
- Frenchdespérir
- Italiandisperire
- Spanishdesperecer