verbfourth conjugation, impersonal in the passive
dormiō
dormiō (present infinitive dormīre, perfect active dormīvī or dormiī, supine dormītum)
Classical[ˈdɔr.mi.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɔr.mi.o]
№ 975 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- impersonalto sleep
Eō dormītum.
I'm going to sleep.Dormītūrī tē salūtant.
Those (we) who are about to sleep salute you.
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
oculōs claudō et quiēscō; nocte dormīmus.dormiō -īre — in Mille Verba, Corpus Hūmānum
somnō quiēscōdormiō -īre — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 6
somnō teneordormiō -īre — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 19
to sleep
dormiō -īre — in Viri Romae Facillimi, ch. 2, 3, 5, 6, 23, 26
sleeps
dormit — in Seneca, ch. IX
Conjugation conjugation 4
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dormiō | dormiēbam | dormiam | dormīvī dormiī | dormīveram dormieram | dormīverō dormierō |
| 2nd sg. | dormīs | dormiēbās | dormiēs | dormīvistī dormiistī | dormīverās dormierās | dormīveris dormieris |
| 3rd sg. | dormit | dormiēbat | dormiet | dormīvit dormiit | dormīverat dormierat | dormīverit dormierit |
| 1st pl. | dormīmus | dormiēbāmus | dormiēmus | dormīvimus dormiimus | dormīverāmus dormierāmus | dormīverimus dormierimus |
| 2nd pl. | dormītis | dormiēbātis | dormiētis | dormīvistis dormiistis | dormīverātis dormierātis | dormīveritis dormieritis |
| 3rd pl. | dormiunt | dormiēbant | dormient | dormīvērunt dormīvēre, dormiērunt, dormiēre | dormīverant dormierant | dormīverint dormierint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dormiam | dormīrem | dormīverim dormierim | dormīvissem dormiissem |
| 2nd sg. | dormiās | dormīrēs | dormīverīs dormierīs | dormīvissēs dormiissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dormiat | dormīret | dormīverit dormierit | dormīvisset dormiisset, dormīsset |
| 1st pl. | dormiāmus | dormīrēmus | dormīverīmus dormierīmus | dormīvissēmus dormiissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dormiātis | dormīrētis | dormīverītis dormierītis | dormīvissētis dormiissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dormiant | dormīrent | dormīverint dormierint | dormīvissent dormiissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dormītur | dormiēbātur | dormiētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dormiātur | dormīrētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dormī | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dormīte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dormītō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dormītō | dormītor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dormītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dormiuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dormīre | dormīrī |
| perfect infinitive | dormīvisse dormiisse | dormītum esse |
| future infinitive | dormītūrum esse | dormītum īrī |
| present participle | dormiēns dormiente, dormientem, dormientēs, dormientī, dormientia, dormientibus, dormientis, dormientīs, dormientium | — |
| perfect participle | — | dormītum |
| future participle | dormītūrus dormītūra, dormītūrā, dormītūrae, dormītūram, dormītūrārum, dormītūrās, dormītūre, dormītūrī, dormītūrīs, dormītūrō, dormītūrōrum, dormītūrōs, dormītūrum | dormiendum dormiundum |
gerunddormiendī, dormiendō, dormiendumsupinedormītum, dormītū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- in lucem dormire
- to sleep on into the morning.
- species mihi dormienti oblata est
- I saw a vision in my dreams.
- (e) somno excitare, dormientem excitare
- to rouse, wake some one.
- arte, graviter dormire (ex lassitudine)
- to sleep soundly (from fatigue).
- curae somnum mihi adimunt, dormire me non sinunt
- I cannot sleep for anxiety.
dormĭo, īvi or ii, ītum, 4 (
I. futur. dormibo, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 100:
dormibit, Cato R. R. 5, 5), v. n. Sanscr. R. drā-, drayami, I sleep; Gr. δαρθάνω, to sleep (cf.: dormito, sopio, sterto). I. Lit., sup.: Quin tu is dormitum? Ph. Dormio, ne occlamites, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 27; cf.:
ire dormitum, id. Most. 3, 2, 4; 16; id. Ps. 2, 2, 70; Hor. S. 1, 5, 48; 1, 6, 119 et saep.; cf. also: dormitum dimittitur, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 73.—Pass. impers.: minimum dormitur in illo (lecto), Juv. 6, 269.—Prov.: non omnibus dormio, Cic. Fam. 7, 24, 1; cf.: proverbium videtur natum a Cipio quodam, qui Pararhenchon dictus est, quod simularet dormientem, quo impunitius uxor ejus moecharetur; ejus meminit Lucilius, Fest. p. 173, 5 sq. Müll.: in utramvis aurem dormire, v. auris, I.—2. Poet., in the pass., of time, to be slept through, spent in sleep:
nox est perpetua una dormienda, Cat. 5, 6: tota mihi dormitur hiems, Mart. 13, 59.—B. Pregn., of the sleep of death:
quid si ego illum tractim tangam ut dormiat? Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 157; cf. ib. 142, and the preceding passage from Cat. 5, 6; Inscr. Orell. 4760; 4808; Vulg. 1 Cor. 15, 6, 18 al.—3. Praegn.:
dormire cum aliquo, of sexual intercourse, Juv. 6, 34; 376; Ov. H. 19, 57; Vulg. Gen. 19, 32 et saep.—II. Trop.
A. To rest, be at ease, inactive:
hoc vide ut dormiunt pessuli pessumi, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 67; Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 59; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 70; Prop. 3, 6, 34 (4, 5, 34 M.); Juv. 2, 37; Mart. 10, 62.— B. To be careless, unconcerned:
uxorem duxit ... et inde filiam Suscepit jam unam, dum tu dormis, Ter. Ph. 5, 8, 18; so Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 17, and in eccl. Lat., to be careless in spiritual things, unawakened, Vulg. 1 Cor. 11, 30 al.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dormiō īvī, ītum, īre,
to sleep: dormiunt: istos commovebo, T.: In nive, camp out, H. — Supin. acc.: dormitum ego (eo), H.: dormitum dimittitur, H.—Pass impers.: minimum dormitur in illo (lecto), Iu.—Prov.: non omnibus dormio.—Fig., to rest, be at ease, be inactive, be idle: quibus beneficia dormientibus deferuntur.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*drem-
- Proto-Indo-European*dr̥m-yé-ti
- Proto-Italic*dormiō
- Latindormiō
Inherited from Proto-Italic *dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥m-yé-ti, from *drem- (“to sleep”) + *-yéti. The sound law *-mj- > Proto-Italic *-nj did not affect this term likely as a consequence of the rules of PIE syllabification. The sequence *gʷm̥y-, with a syllabic *m̥, yields veni-, whereas *dr̥my-—with a syllabic *r̥—yields dormi-. Had the original PIE form been syllabified as *drm̥y-, the expected Latin outcome would have been **dreniō. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic дрѣмати (drěmati, “to drowse, doze”), Russian дрема́ть (dremátʹ), Sanskrit द्राति (drāti, “to sleep”), Ancient Greek δαρθάνω (darthánō, “to sleep”).
Insular Romance
- Sardiniandormire
- Sardiniandormiri
- Sardiniandrommire
- Sardiniandrumire
Balkan Romance
- Romaniandormi
- Romanianдорми
- Romaniandurmi
- Aromaniandormu
- Istro-Romaniandurmi
- Megleno-Romaniandorm
Gallo-Romance
- Catalandormir
- Frenchdormirfrom Old French dormir
- Occitandormirfrom Old Occitan dormir
- Franco-Provençaldormir, dromir
- Normandormifrom Old French dormir
- Walloondoirmifrom Old French dormir
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesedormirfrom Old Galician-Portuguese dormir
- Spanishdormirfrom Old Spanish dormir
- Aragonesedormir
- Asturiandormir
- Leonesedormire
- Mirandesedrumir
- Galiciandurmirfrom Old Galician-Portuguese dormir
- Galiciandormirfrom Old Galician-Portuguese dormir
- Ladinodurmirfrom Old Spanish dormir
Italo-Romance
- Italiandormire
- Galluresedrummífrom Corsican dorma
- Neapolitandormire
- Sassaresedrummí
- Siciliandòrmiri
- Siciliandurmiri
Dalmatian
- unknowndormir
Padanian
- Emiliandurmîr
- Friuliandurmî
- Ladindormir
- Ladindormí
- Lombarddormì
- Lombarddurmì
- Lombarddòrmer
- Piedmontesedeurme
- Piedmontesedurmì
- Piedmontesedrumì
Borrowings
- Icelandicdorma