verbthird conjugation
fendō
*fendō (present infinitive *fendere, perfect active *fendī, supine *fēnsum)
Classical[ˈfɛn.doː]
Meaning
- reconstructionto hit
- reconstructionto thrust
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fendō | fendēbam | fendam | fendī | fenderam | fenderō |
| 2nd sg. | fendis | fendēbās | fendēs | fendistī | fenderās | fenderis |
| 3rd sg. | fendit | fendēbat | fendet | fendit | fenderat | fenderit |
| 1st pl. | fendimus | fendēbāmus | fendēmus | fendimus | fenderāmus | fenderimus |
| 2nd pl. | fenditis | fendēbātis | fendētis | fendistis | fenderātis | fenderitis |
| 3rd pl. | fendunt | fendēbant | fendent | fendērunt fendēre | fenderant | fenderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fendam | fenderem | fenderim | fendissem |
| 2nd sg. | fendās | fenderēs | fenderīs | fendissēs |
| 3rd sg. | fendat | fenderet | fenderit | fendisset |
| 1st pl. | fendāmus | fenderēmus | fenderīmus | fendissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | fendātis | fenderētis | fenderītis | fendissētis |
| 3rd pl. | fendant | fenderent | fenderint | fendissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fendor | fendēbar | fendar |
| 2nd sg. | fenderis fendere | fendēbāris fendēbāre | fendēris fendēre |
| 3rd sg. | fenditur | fendēbātur | fendētur |
| 1st pl. | fendimur | fendēbāmur | fendēmur |
| 2nd pl. | fendiminī | fendēbāminī | fendēminī |
| 3rd pl. | fenduntur | fendēbantur | fendentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fendar | fenderer |
| 2nd sg. | fendāris fendāre | fenderēris fenderēre |
| 3rd sg. | fendātur | fenderētur |
| 1st pl. | fendāmur | fenderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | fendāminī | fenderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | fendantur | fenderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | fende | fendere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | fendite | fendiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | fenditō | fenditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | fenditō | fenditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | fenditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | fenduntō | fenduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | fendere | fendī |
| perfect infinitive | fendisse | fēnsum esse |
| future infinitive | fēnsūrum esse | fēnsum īrī |
| present participle | fendēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | fēnsus |
| future participle | fēnsūrus | fendendus fendundus |
gerundfendendī, fendendō, fendendumsupinefēnsum, fēnsū
fendo, ĕre v. defendo, fustis, the primitive word of the compounds defendo, offendo, infensus, and infestus; cf. Prisc. p. 923 P.
Origins
Unattested verb only found in compounds (see derived terms below), from Proto-Italic *fendō, from earlier *xʷendō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰén-dʰe-ti, from *gʷʰen- (“to strike, kill>”) + *-dʰeti. Cognate with Ancient Greek θείνω (theínō, “to strike”), Albanian gjuaj (“to hunt”), Sanskrit हन्ति (hánti).
In English words that came into English from fendō
- defenddēfendō
- defensedēfēnsa
- offendoffendō
- fenddēfendō
- defencedēfēnsa
- fencibledefendere
- defensordēfēnsor
- defendantdēfendō
- defensativedefensare