verbfirst conjugation
modificō
modificō (present infinitive modificāre, perfect active modificāvī, supine modificātum)
Classical[mɔˈdɪ.fɪ.koː]Ecclesiastical[moˈdiː.fi.ko]
Meaning
- intransitiveto limit
- transitiveto control, regulate
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | modificō | modificābam | modificābō | modificāvī | modificāveram | modificāverō modificārō |
| 2nd sg. | modificās | modificābās | modificābis | modificāvistī modificāstī | modificāverās modificārās | modificāveris |
| 3rd sg. | modificat | modificābat | modificābit | modificāvit | modificāverat modificārat | modificāverit modificārit |
| 1st pl. | modificāmus | modificābāmus | modificābimus | modificāvimus | modificāverāmus | modificāverimus modificārimus |
| 2nd pl. | modificātis | modificābātis | modificābitis | modificāvistis modificāstis | modificāverātis modificārātis | modificāveritis modificāritis |
| 3rd pl. | modificant | modificābant | modificābunt | modificāvērunt modificāvēre, modificārunt | modificāverant modificārant | modificāverint modificārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | modificem | modificārem | modificāverim modificārim | modificāvissem modificāssem |
| 2nd sg. | modificēs | modificārēs | modificāverīs | modificāvissēs modificāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | modificet | modificāret | modificāverit modificārit | modificāvisset modificāsset |
| 1st pl. | modificēmus | modificārēmus | modificāverīmus modificārīmus | modificāvissēmus modificāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | modificētis | modificārētis | modificāverītis modificārītis | modificāvissētis modificāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | modificent | modificārent | modificāverint modificārint | modificāvissent modificāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | modificor | modificābar | modificābor |
| 2nd sg. | modificāris modificāre | modificābāris modificābāre | modificāberis modificābere |
| 3rd sg. | modificātur | modificābātur | modificābitur |
| 1st pl. | modificāmur | modificābāmur | modificābimur |
| 2nd pl. | modificāminī | modificābāminī | modificābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | modificantur | modificābantur | modificābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | modificer | modificārer |
| 2nd sg. | modificēris modificēre | modificārēris modificārēre |
| 3rd sg. | modificētur | modificārētur |
| 1st pl. | modificēmur | modificārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | modificēminī | modificārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | modificentur | modificārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | modificā | modificāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | modificāte | modificāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | modificātō | modificātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | modificātō | modificātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | modificātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | modificantō | modificantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | modificāre | modificārī |
| perfect infinitive | modificāvisse modificāsse | modificātum esse |
| future infinitive | modificātūrum esse | modificātum īrī |
| present participle | modificāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | modificātus modificāta, modificātā, modificātae, modificātam, modificātārum, modificātās, modificātī, modificātōrum, modificātōs |
| future participle | modificātūrus modificātūra, modificātūrā, modificātūrae, modificātūram, modificātūrārum, modificātūrās, modificātūre, modificātūrī, modificātūrīs, modificātūrō, modificātūrōrum, modificātūrōs, modificātūrum | modificandus modificanda, modificandā, modificandae, modificandam, modificandārum, modificandās, modificande, modificandīs, modificandōrum, modificandōs |
gerundmodificandī, modificandō, modificandumsupinemodificātum, modificātū
mŏdĭfĭco, āre, 1, v. n. and a.
I. [modusfacio].
I. Neutr., to limit, set limits to:
alicui in aliquā re intercedere aut modificare, Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 4, 3 Mai.—II. Act., to control, regulate:
vitalis motus, Aug. de Music. 6, 17, 58.—Pass. reflex., to observe due measure, keep within bounds, to be moderate: modificari in sumptibus, App. Doctr. Plat. p. 18, 37.—Class. only in part. perf. mŏdĭfĭcātus, a, um, measured off, measured: verba modificata, Cic. Part. Or. 5, 17: membra modificata, id. de Or. 3, 48, 186: corpora ... modificata utriusque rei participatione, App. de Deo Socr. p. 47, 7.—B. Melodious:
luseiniarum querelae, Sid. Ep. 9, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
(modificō) —, ātus, āre
modus+2 FAC-, to measure off .—Only P. perf. : membra modificata, regulated (in length): verba, modified .
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Italic*medos
- Latinmodificō
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 modificō From modus + -ficō.
Descendants
- Catalanmodificar
- Englishmodify
- Englishmodificate
- Germanmodifizieren
- Italianmodificare
- Occitanmodificar
- Portuguesemodificar
- Romanianmodifica
- Spanishmodificar
- Dutchmodificeren