verbthird conjugation, irregular alternative forms
obedō
obedō (present infinitive obedere or obēsse, perfect active obēdī, supine obēsum or obēssum or obēstum)
Classical[ˈɔ.bɛ.doː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔː.be.do]
Meaning
- to eat, eat away, or devour
- to waste away or become lean
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
pinguis, corpore gravīobēsus -a -um — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 15
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Pinguis · Opimus · Obesus · Corpulentus
1. Pinguis (παχύς, πάγχυ,) denotes fat, indifferently, or, on its dark side, as that component part of the body that is most without sensation and strength; thence, figuratively, sluggish: whereas opimus (from πιμελής) on its bright side, as a sign of plenty and good living; thence, figuratively, opulent. 2. Obesus denotes fatness, on its dark side, with reference to the unwieldiness connected with it, in opp. to gracilis, Cels. i. 3. ii. 1. Suet. Dom. 18; whereas corpulentus, on its bright side, with reference to the portliness connected with it. (v. 222.)
Conjugation conjugation 3 irregular
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obedō | obedēbam | obedam | obēdī | obēderam | obēderō |
| 2nd sg. | obedis obēs | obedēbās | obedēs | obēdistī | obēderās | obēderis |
| 3rd sg. | obedit obēst | obedēbat | obedet | obēdit | obēderat | obēderit |
| 1st pl. | obedimus | obedēbāmus | obedēmus | obēdimus | obēderāmus | obēderimus |
| 2nd pl. | obeditis obēstis | obedēbātis | obedētis | obēdistis | obēderātis | obēderitis |
| 3rd pl. | obedunt | obedēbant | obedent | obēdērunt obēdēre | obēderant | obēderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obedam obedim | obederem obēssem | obēderim | obēdissem |
| 2nd sg. | obedās obedīs | obederēs obēssēs | obēderīs | obēdissēs |
| 3rd sg. | obedat obedit, obēst | obederet obēsset | obēderit | obēdisset |
| 1st pl. | obedāmus obedīmus | obederēmus obēssēmus | obēderīmus | obēdissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | obedātis obedītis | obederētis obēssētis | obēderītis | obēdissētis |
| 3rd pl. | obedant obedint | obederent obēssent | obēderint | obēdissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obedor | obedēbar | obedar |
| 2nd sg. | obederis obedere, obēssis, obēsse | obedēbāris obedēbāre | obedēris obedēre |
| 3rd sg. | obeditur obēstur | obedēbātur | obedētur |
| 1st pl. | obedimur | obedēbāmur | obedēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obediminī | obedēbāminī | obedēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obeduntur | obedēbantur | obedentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obedar | obederer obēsser |
| 2nd sg. | obedāris obedāre | obederēris obederēre, obēssēris, obēssēre |
| 3rd sg. | obedātur | obederētur obēssētur |
| 1st pl. | obedāmur | obederēmur obēssēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obedāminī | obederēminī obēssēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obedantur | obederentur obēssentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | obede obēs | obedere obēsse |
| pres. 2nd pl. | obedite obēste | obediminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | obeditō obēstō | obeditor obēstor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | obeditō obēstō | obeditor obēstor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | obeditōte obēstōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | obeduntō | obeduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | obedere obēsse | obedī |
| perfect infinitive | obēdisse | obēsum esse obēssum esse, obēstum esse |
| future infinitive | obēsūrum esse obēssūrum esse, obēstūrum esse | obēsum īrī obēssum īrī, obēstum īrī |
| present participle | obedēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | obēsus obēssus, obēstus, obēsa, obēsā, obēsae, obēsam, obēsārum, obēsās, obēse, obēsī, obēsīs, obēsō, obēsōrum, obēsōs |
| future participle | obēsūrus obēssūrus, obēstūrus | obedendus obedundus |
gerundobedendī, obedendō, obedendumsupineobēsum, obēsū
ŏb-ĕdo, ēdi, ēsum, ĕre,
I. to eat, eat away, devour (used only in the part. perf. and P. a.).—Trop.:
nec obesa cavamine terra est, Auct. Aetn. 344.—Hence, P. a.: ŏbēsus, a, um. I. Wasted away, lean, meagre: corpore pectoreque undique obeso, Laev. ap. Gell. 19, 7, 3; and ap. Non. 361, 17: (obesum hic notavimus proprie magis quam usitate dictum pro exili atque gracilento, Gell. ib.: obesum gracile et exile, Non. l. l.).—
II. Mid., that has eaten itself fat; hence, in gen., fat, stout, plump: obesus pinguis quasi ob edendum factus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 188 Müll. (not in Cic.; perh. not ante-Aug.;
syn.: opimus, pinguis): corpus neque gracile, neque obesum, Cels. 2, 1; cf. Col. 6, 2, 15: turdus, Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 40: sus, Col. 7, 10, 6: terga, Verg. G. 3, 80: cervix, Suet. Ner. 51.—Sup.: obesissimus venter, Plin. 11, 37, 79, § 200; Suet. Vit. 17; App. M. 11, p. 263.—Poet.: fauces obesae, swollen, Verg. G. 3, 497.—B. Trop., gross, coarse, heavy, dull (poet.): munera quid mihi quidve tabellas Mittis nec firmo juveni neque naris obesae? that has not a quick nose, that is not nice or delicate, = obtusae, Hor. Epod. 12, 3; so,
aures, Calp. Ecl. 4, 147: mens, Aus. Epigr. 7, 20: obeso somno mori, idle, lazy, inactive, of bees, Sulp. Sat. 56.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti Proto-Italic *edō Latin edō Latin obedō From ob- + edō (“to eat”).