LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

fortificō

fortificō (present infinitive fortificāre, perfect active fortificāvī, supine fortificātum)
Classical[fɔrˈtɪ.fɪ.koː]Ecclesiastical[forˈtiː.fi.ko]

Meaning

  1. to strengthen, fortify

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.fortificōfortificābamfortificābōfortificāvīfortificāveramfortificāverō
2nd sg.fortificāsfortificābāsfortificābisfortificāvistīfortificāverāsfortificāveris
3rd sg.fortificatfortificābatfortificābitfortificāvitfortificāveratfortificāverit
1st pl.fortificāmusfortificābāmusfortificābimusfortificāvimusfortificāverāmusfortificāverimus
2nd pl.fortificātisfortificābātisfortificābitisfortificāvistisfortificāverātisfortificāveritis
3rd pl.fortificantfortificābantfortificābuntfortificāvērunt
fortificāvēre
fortificāverantfortificāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.fortificemfortificāremfortificāverimfortificāvissem
2nd sg.fortificēsfortificārēsfortificāverīsfortificāvissēs
3rd sg.fortificetfortificāretfortificāveritfortificāvisset
1st pl.fortificēmusfortificārēmusfortificāverīmusfortificāvissēmus
2nd pl.fortificētisfortificārētisfortificāverītisfortificāvissētis
3rd pl.fortificentfortificārentfortificāverintfortificāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.fortificorfortificābarfortificābor
2nd sg.fortificāris
fortificāre
fortificābāris
fortificābāre
fortificāberis
fortificābere
3rd sg.fortificāturfortificābāturfortificābitur
1st pl.fortificāmurfortificābāmurfortificābimur
2nd pl.fortificāminīfortificābāminīfortificābiminī
3rd pl.fortificanturfortificābanturfortificābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.fortificerfortificārer
2nd sg.fortificēris
fortificēre
fortificārēris
fortificārēre
3rd sg.fortificēturfortificārētur
1st pl.fortificēmurfortificārēmur
2nd pl.fortificēminīfortificārēminī
3rd pl.fortificenturfortificārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.fortificāfortificāre
pres. 2nd pl.fortificātefortificāminī
fut. 2nd sg.fortificātōfortificātor
fut. 3rd sg.fortificātōfortificātor
fut. 2nd pl.fortificātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.fortificantōfortificantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivefortificārefortificārī
perfect infinitivefortificāvissefortificātum esse
future infinitivefortificātūrum essefortificātum īrī
present participlefortificāns—
perfect participle—fortificātus
future participlefortificātūrusfortificandus
gerundfortificandī, fortificandō, fortificandumsupinefortificātum, fortificātū

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

fortĭfĭco, āre, v. a. fortis - facio,
I. to make strong, to strengthen, fortify (postclass.): corpora, Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 2, 38; 3, 7, 91: dentes (with constringere), id. ib. 2, 4, 78.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰer-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰerǵʰ-
  4. Proto-Italic*forktis
  5. Old Latinforctis
  6. Latinfortificō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin fortificō From fortis (“strong”) + -ficō (“make”).

Descendants
  • Catalanfortificar
  • Englishfortify
  • Frenchfortifier
  • Italianfortificare
  • Portuguesefortificar
  • Romanianfortifica
  • Spanishfortificar
  • Galicianfortificar