verbthird conjugation
intercēdō
intercēdō (present infinitive intercēdere, perfect active intercessī, supine intercessum)
Classical[ɪn.tɛrˈkeː.doː]Ecclesiastical[in.terˈt͡ʃɛː.do]
Meaning
- to intervene
- to intercede
- to interrupt or hinder
- to veto
- intransitiveto pass, elapse (in the 3rd person, with time as the subject)
Dēcrēvit quondam Senātus ut L. Opīmius cōnsul vidēret nē quid rēs pūblica dētrīmentī caperet; nox nūlla intercessit [...].
The Senate once decreed that the consul Lucius Opimius should see to it that the Republic would not suffer any harm; not a night passed ….63 BCE, Cicero, In Catilinam orationes 1.4
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | intercēdō | intercēdēbam | intercēdam | intercessī | intercesseram | intercesserō |
| 2nd sg. | intercēdis | intercēdēbās | intercēdēs | intercessistī | intercesserās | intercesseris |
| 3rd sg. | intercēdit | intercēdēbat | intercēdet | intercessit | intercesserat | intercesserit |
| 1st pl. | intercēdimus | intercēdēbāmus | intercēdēmus | intercessimus | intercesserāmus | intercesserimus |
| 2nd pl. | intercēditis | intercēdēbātis | intercēdētis | intercessistis | intercesserātis | intercesseritis |
| 3rd pl. | intercēdunt | intercēdēbant | intercēdent | intercessērunt intercessēre | intercesserant | intercesserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | intercēdam | intercēderem | intercesserim | intercessissem |
| 2nd sg. | intercēdās | intercēderēs | intercesserīs | intercessissēs |
| 3rd sg. | intercēdat | intercēderet | intercesserit | intercessisset |
| 1st pl. | intercēdāmus | intercēderēmus | intercesserīmus | intercessissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | intercēdātis | intercēderētis | intercesserītis | intercessissētis |
| 3rd pl. | intercēdant | intercēderent | intercesserint | intercessissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | intercēdor | intercēdēbar | intercēdar |
| 2nd sg. | intercēderis intercēdere | intercēdēbāris intercēdēbāre | intercēdēris intercēdēre |
| 3rd sg. | intercēditur | intercēdēbātur | intercēdētur |
| 1st pl. | intercēdimur | intercēdēbāmur | intercēdēmur |
| 2nd pl. | intercēdiminī | intercēdēbāminī | intercēdēminī |
| 3rd pl. | intercēduntur | intercēdēbantur | intercēdentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | intercēdar | intercēderer |
| 2nd sg. | intercēdāris intercēdāre | intercēderēris intercēderēre |
| 3rd sg. | intercēdātur | intercēderētur |
| 1st pl. | intercēdāmur | intercēderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | intercēdāminī | intercēderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | intercēdantur | intercēderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | intercēde | intercēdere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | intercēdite | intercēdiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | intercēditō | intercēditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | intercēditō | intercēditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | intercēditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | intercēduntō | intercēduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | intercēdere | intercēdī |
| perfect infinitive | intercessisse | intercessum esse |
| future infinitive | intercessūrum esse | intercessum īrī |
| present participle | intercēdēns intercēdente, intercēdentem, intercēdentēs, intercēdentī, intercēdentia, intercēdentibus, intercēdentis, intercēdentīs, intercēdentium | — |
| perfect participle | — | intercessus intercessa, intercessā, intercessae, intercessam, intercessārum, intercessās, intercesse, intercessīs, intercessō, intercessōrum, intercessōs |
| future participle | intercessūrus intercessūra, intercessūrā, intercessūrae, intercessūram, intercessūrārum, intercessūrās, intercessūre, intercessūrī, intercessūrīs, intercessūrō, intercessūrōrum, intercessūrōs, intercessūrum | intercēdendus intercēdundus, intercēdenda, intercēdendā, intercēdendae, intercēdendam, intercēdendārum, intercēdendās, intercēdende, intercēdendīs, intercēdendōrum, intercēdendōs |
gerundintercēdendī, intercēdendō, intercēdendumsupineintercessum, intercessū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- legi intercedere
- to protest against a law (used of the veto, intercessio, of plebeian tribunes).
- vetus usus inter nos intercedit
- we have known each other well for several years.
- dies unus, alter, plures intercesserant
- one, two, several days had passed, intervened.
- mihi cum illo hospitium est, intercedit
- my relations with him are most hospitable.
- est or intercedit mihi cum aliquo amicitia
- I am on good terms with a person.
- sunt or intercedunt mihi cum aliquo inimicitiae
- I am on bad terms with a person.
- multa et magna inter nos officia intercedunt (Fam. 13. 65)
- we are united by many mutual obligations.
inter-cēdo, cessi, cessum, 3, v. n.,
I. to go or come between, to intervene, to be between (syn. intervenio).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.:
si quis intercedat tertius, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56: intercedente lunā, Plin. 2, 11, 8, § 49: palus intercedebat, Caes. B. G. 7, 26: sylvae paludesque intercedebant, id. ib. 5, 52: inter singulas legiones impedimentorum magnum numerum intercedere, id. ib. 2, 17, 2.—B. In partic.
1. To occur, happen, come to pass:
saepe in bello parvis momentis magni casus intercedunt, Caes. B. C. 1, 21: inter bellorum curas res parva intercessit, Liv. 34, 1: nullum dictum intercessit, Cic. Fam. 1, 9.—II. Trop.
A. Of time, to intervene, pass:
vix annus intercesserat, cum, etc., Cic. de Or. 2, 21: intercessere pauci dies, Liv. 2, 64: nox nulla intercessit, Cic. Cat. 1, 2: una nox intercesserat, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 36; id. Clu. 20.—B. To be, exist, or come between persons.
1. In order or rank:
etsi nemo intercedebat, etc., Cic. Brut. 47, 173.—2. In feelings or conduct:
ira inter eas intercessit, Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 25: tacebit dum intercedat familiaritas, as long as our friendship lasts, id. Phorm. 4, 1, 17: inter nosmetipsos vetus usus intercedit, Cic. Fam. 13, 23, 1: ut ei cum genere humano quasi civile jus intercederet, id. Fin. 3, 20: nisi intercederent mihi inimicitiae cum istius mulieris viro, id. Cael. 13: inter nos officia paria intercedunt, id. Fam. 13, 65, 1; Nep. Att. 20: huic cum reliquis ... bella intercesserant, Caes. B. G. 5, 11.—C. To interpose one's credit, become surety for a person:
promisit, intercessit, dedit, Cic. Att. 1, 16: pro aliquo, id. Phil. 2, 18, 45: pro aliquo magnam pecuniam, to procure for a person by becoming surety for him, id. Att. 6, 1, 5: in omni genere negotiorum et obligationum ... intercedere mulieres prohibentur, Paul. Sent. 2, 11, 1. —D. To oppose, withstand, protest against; of the tribunes of the people, who interposed their veto against a decree of the senate:
cum intercedere vellent rogationi, Cic. Or. 2, 47: nisi mihi levissimus tribunus plebis intercessisset, id. Leg. 3, 8: ea lege, qua intercedi de provinciis non licebit, id. Prov. Cons. 8: ea quae de reductione regis scripta est auctoritas, cui scis intercessum esse, id. Fam. 1, 7: praetori, Liv. 38, 60: tribuni plebis intercedentes pro se (Caesare), Suet. Caes. 30; cf. At. Cap. ap. Gell. 4, 14, 6. This right of protest was also possessed by other magistrates; v. Varr. ap. Gell. 14, 7; Ascon. ap. Pis. 26; Liv. 5, 9.—So fig.: si status condictus cum hoste intercedit dies, tamen est eundum, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 7.—2. In gen., to interpose, interfere.
(a). For or in behalf of a person, to intercede, interpose:
cum enim vestra auctoritas intercessisset, ut ego regem tuerer, Cic. Fam. 15, 2, 4; Suet. Dom. 11.—(b). To obstruct, hinder, interrupt:
si nulla aegritudo huic gaudio intercesserit, Ter. And. 5, 5, 5: intercessit et, quominus in acta sua juraretur, ut ne mensis September Tiberius vocaretur, Suet. Tib. 26: de cognomine intercessit Augustus, id. ib. 17: non quia intercedendum putem imaginibus, Tac. Agr. 46: consilio, id. H. 1, 19: parens noster privatas gratiarum actiones cohibet, intercessurus etiam publicis, Plin. Pan. 4: intercedere casibus, occursare fortunae, id. ib. 25 fin.: iniquitatibus magistratuum, id. ib. 80, 4; Plin. 32, 1, 1, § 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
inter-cēdō cessī, cessus, ere,
to come between, intervene, be between: palus, quae intercedebat, Cs.: inter singulas legiones impedimentorum numerum intercedere, Cs.—To occur, happen, come to pass: neque ullam rem intercessisse me indignam, T.: saepe in bello parvis momentis magni casūs intercedunt, Cs.: inter bellorum curas intercessit res parva, L.: nullum dictum intercessit: huic continentia bella intercesserant, Cs.— Of time, to intervene, pass: ut spatium intercederet, dum, etc., an interval, Cs.: nox nulla intercessit.—In order or rank, to come between: etsi nemo intercedebat, etc.—Fig., of personal relations, to intervene, come between, be reciprocal: ira inter eas intercessit, T.: ut ei cum genere humano quasi civile ius intercederet: inter nos officia paria intercedunt: inter quos aemulatio intercedebat, N.: huic cum reliquis civitatibus bella intercesserant, Cs.—To interpose one's credit, become surety: promisit, intercessit, dedit: pro aliquo magnam pecuniam, guaranty.—To interpose, intercede, bring about as mediator: cum vestra auctoritas intercessisset, ut ego regem tuerer.—To oppose, withstand, protest against (esp. of the tribunes, against a decree of the senate): intercedit Antonius, Cs.: rogationi: ea auctoritas, cui scis intercessum esse: senatūs consulto, L.—To obstruct, hinder, interrupt: huic gaudio, T.: non quia intercedendum putem imaginibus, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
- Proto-Italic*n̥ter
- Latinintercēdō
Latin inter- Latin cēdō Latin intercēdō From inter- + cēdō.
Descendants
- Catalanintercedir
- Englishintercede
- Frenchintercéder
- Italianintercedere
- Portugueseinterceder
- Spanishinterceder
- Galicianinterceder