verbfirst conjugation
efflō
efflō (present infinitive efflāre, perfect active efflāvī, supine efflātum)
Classical[ˈɛf.fɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛf.flo]
Meaning
- to breathe out, exhale
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
spīritum ex ōre ēmittōefflō -āre — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 5, 14
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | efflō | efflābam | efflābō | efflāvī | efflāveram | efflāverō efflārō |
| 2nd sg. | efflās | efflābās | efflābis | efflāvistī efflāstī | efflāverās efflārās | efflāveris |
| 3rd sg. | efflat | efflābat | efflābit | efflāvit | efflāverat efflārat | efflāverit efflārit |
| 1st pl. | efflāmus | efflābāmus | efflābimus | efflāvimus | efflāverāmus | efflāverimus efflārimus |
| 2nd pl. | efflātis | efflābātis | efflābitis | efflāvistis efflāstis | efflāverātis efflārātis | efflāveritis efflāritis |
| 3rd pl. | efflant | efflābant | efflābunt | efflāvērunt efflāvēre, efflārunt | efflāverant efflārant | efflāverint efflārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | efflem | efflārem | efflāverim efflārim | efflāvissem efflāssem |
| 2nd sg. | efflēs | efflārēs | efflāverīs | efflāvissēs efflāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | efflet | efflāret | efflāverit efflārit | efflāvisset efflāsset |
| 1st pl. | efflēmus | efflārēmus | efflāverīmus efflārīmus | efflāvissēmus efflāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | efflētis | efflārētis | efflāverītis efflārītis | efflāvissētis efflāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | efflent | efflārent | efflāverint efflārint | efflāvissent efflāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | efflor | efflābar | efflābor |
| 2nd sg. | efflāris efflāre | efflābāris efflābāre | efflāberis efflābere |
| 3rd sg. | efflātur | efflābātur | efflābitur |
| 1st pl. | efflāmur | efflābāmur | efflābimur |
| 2nd pl. | efflāminī | efflābāminī | efflābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | efflantur | efflābantur | efflābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | effler | efflārer |
| 2nd sg. | efflēris efflēre | efflārēris efflārēre |
| 3rd sg. | efflētur | efflārētur |
| 1st pl. | efflēmur | efflārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | efflēminī | efflārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | efflentur | efflārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | efflā | efflāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | efflāte | efflāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | efflātō | efflātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | efflātō | efflātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | efflātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | efflantō | efflantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | efflāre | efflārī |
| perfect infinitive | efflāvisse efflāsse | efflātum esse |
| future infinitive | efflātūrum esse | efflātum īrī |
| present participle | efflāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | efflātus efflāta, efflātā, efflātae, efflātam, efflātārum, efflātās, efflātī, efflātōrum, efflātōs |
| future participle | efflātūrus efflātūra, efflātūrā, efflātūrae, efflātūram, efflātūrārum, efflātūrās, efflātūre, efflātūrī, efflātūrīs, efflātūrō, efflātūrōrum, efflātūrōs, efflātūrum | efflandus efflanda, efflandā, efflandae, efflandam, efflandārum, efflandās, efflande, efflandīs, efflandōrum, efflandōs |
gerundefflandī, efflandō, efflandumsupineefflātum, efflātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- animam edere or efflare
- to give up the ghost.
- odores, qui efflantur e floribus
- the perfume exhaled by flowers.
ef-flo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n.,
I. to blow or breathe out (mostly poet. and post-Aug. prose).
I. Act.
A. In gen.:
(Sol) suos efflavit ignes, Lucr. 5, 652; cf.: ignes Aetnaeos faucibus, Verg. A. 7, 786: ignes ore et naribus, Ov. M. 2, 85: lucem elatis naribus (equi solis), Verg. A. 12, 115: mare patulis naribus, Ov. M. 3, 686; cf.: nimbos in sublime (balaenae), Plin. 9, 6, 6, § 16: pulverem, id. 29, 6, 39, § 138: vina somno, Stat. Th. 5, 209: omnem colorem, i. e. to lose, Lucr. 2, 833 et saep.: bestiolae si efflantur (vento), Varr. R. R. 1, 12, 2.—B. Esp. freq.:
animam, to breathe out one's life, to expire, Cic. Tusc. 1, 9 fin.; Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 86: a milite omnis spes, id. Truc. 4, 4, 23; Cic. Mil. 18 fin.; Nep. Paus. 5, 4; Suet. Dom. 2; id. Aug. 99; for which also: extremum halitum, Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 9, 22: vitam in nubila, Sil. 17, 557; and absol.: (anguem) Abicit efflantem, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 47, 106.—2. Transf. *
(a). Of wounds:
efflantes plagae, deadly, which let out life, Stat. Th. 8, 168.—(b). With an obj. acc. and inf., to say with one's last breath:
quam verum est, quod moriens (Brutus) efflavit, non in re, sed in verbo tantum esse virtutem, Flor. 4, 7, 11.—II. Neutr. (very seldom):
flamma, Lucr. 6, 681; 699; Stat. Th. 10, 109; Ven. Fort. 4, 26, 128.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
efflō āvī, ātus, āre
ex + flo, to blow out, breathe out, exhale : ignīs faucibus, V.: quem animam efflantem reliquisset, his last breath : (anguem) Abicit efflantem, dying .
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinefflō
Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Italic *flāōder. Latin flō Latin efflō From ex- (“out, away”) + flō (“breathe, blow”).
Descendants
- Englishefflate
- Italianefflare