verbfourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems
grandiō
grandiō (present infinitive grandīre)
Classical[ˈɡran.di.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡran.di.o]
Meaning
- transitiveto increase, to make great, improve
Si hercle hodie fustem cepero aut stimulum in manum,
c. 186 BCE, Plautus, Aulularia 1.1.10 - transitiveto make something grow bigger
GRANDIRE est grandefacere. Varro rerum divinarum lib. II: cum humus aut semina recipere non possit aut recepta non reddat
c. 280 CE, Nonius Marcellus, De compendiosa doctrina I 161Pacuvius Doloreste:
c. 280 CE, Nonius Marcellus, De compendiosa doctrina I 162 - intransitiveto grow bigger, to wax
uti tu fruges frumenta vineta virgultaque grandire dueneque evenire siris,
234 BCE – 149 BCE, Marcus Porcius Cato, De agri cultura 141.2
Conjugation conjugation 4 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | grandiō | grandiēbam | grandiam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | grandīs | grandiēbās | grandiēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | grandit | grandiēbat | grandiet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | grandīmus | grandiēbāmus | grandiēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | grandītis | grandiēbātis | grandiētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | grandiunt | grandiēbant | grandient | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | grandiam | grandīrem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | grandiās | grandīrēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | grandiat | grandīret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | grandiāmus | grandīrēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | grandiātis | grandīrētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | grandiant | grandīrent | — | — |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | grandior | grandiēbar | grandiar |
| 2nd sg. | grandīris grandīre | grandiēbāris grandiēbāre | grandiēris grandiēre |
| 3rd sg. | grandītur | grandiēbātur | grandiētur |
| 1st pl. | grandīmur | grandiēbāmur | grandiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | grandīminī | grandiēbāminī | grandiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | grandiuntur | grandiēbantur | grandientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | grandiar | grandīrer |
| 2nd sg. | grandiāris grandiāre | grandīrēris grandīrēre |
| 3rd sg. | grandiātur | grandīrētur |
| 1st pl. | grandiāmur | grandīrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | grandiāminī | grandīrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | grandiantur | grandīrentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | grandī | grandīre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | grandīte | grandīminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | grandītō | grandītor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | grandītō | grandītor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | grandītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | grandiuntō | grandiuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | grandīre | grandīrī |
| present participle | grandiēns | — |
| future participle | — | grandiendus grandiundus |
gerundgrandiendī, grandiendō, grandiendum
grandĭo, īre, v. a. and n. grandis (ante-class.).
I. Act., to make great, increase, enlarge:
grandire est grandem facere, Varr. Rer. Divin. Lib. I.: cum aut humus semina concipere non possit, aut recepta non reddat, aut edita grandire nequeat, Plaut. Aul. (1, 1, 10): Testudineum istum tibi ego grandibo gradum, Non. 115, 1 sq.—Mid.: nec grandiri frugum fetum posse, nec mitescere, to become great, to grow (cf. grandesco), Pac. ap. Non. 115, 11 (Fragm. Trag. v. 142 Rib.).—II. Neutr., to become great, to grow:
Mars pater, te precor, uti tu fruges, frumenta, vineta virgultaque grandire beneque evenire sinas, Cato, R. R. 141, 2.Origins
- Proto-Italic*grandis
- Latingrandiō
Latin -iō Latin grandiō From grandis + -iō.