verbthird conjugation, impersonal in the passive
perfluō
perfluō (present infinitive perfluere, perfect active perflūxī, supine perflūxum)
Classical[ˈpɛr.fɫu.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.flu.o]
Meaning
- impersonaltransitiveto flow or run through something
- impersonalintransitiveto flow or run through
- impersonalintransitiveto drip with something
- impersonalintransitiveto flow, stream or float
- figurativelyimpersonalintransitiveto cannot keep a secret; to leak
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perfluō | perfluēbam | perfluam | perflūxī | perflūxeram | perflūxerō |
| 2nd sg. | perfluis | perfluēbās | perfluēs | perflūxistī | perflūxerās | perflūxeris |
| 3rd sg. | perfluit | perfluēbat | perfluet | perflūxit | perflūxerat | perflūxerit |
| 1st pl. | perfluimus | perfluēbāmus | perfluēmus | perflūximus | perflūxerāmus | perflūxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | perfluitis | perfluēbātis | perfluētis | perflūxistis | perflūxerātis | perflūxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | perfluunt | perfluēbant | perfluent | perflūxērunt perflūxēre | perflūxerant | perflūxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perfluam | perfluerem | perflūxerim | perflūxissem |
| 2nd sg. | perfluās | perfluerēs | perflūxerīs | perflūxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | perfluat | perflueret | perflūxerit | perflūxisset |
| 1st pl. | perfluāmus | perfluerēmus | perflūxerīmus | perflūxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | perfluātis | perfluerētis | perflūxerītis | perflūxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | perfluant | perfluerent | perflūxerint | perflūxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | perfluitur | perfluēbātur | perfluētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | perfluātur | perfluerētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | perflue | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | perfluite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | perfluitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | perfluitō | perfluitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | perfluitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | perfluuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | perfluere | perfluī |
| perfect infinitive | perflūxisse | perflūxum esse |
| future infinitive | perflūxūrum esse | perflūxum īrī |
| present participle | perfluēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | perflūxum |
| future participle | perflūxūrus | perfluendum |
gerundperfluendī, perfluendō, perfluendumsupineperflūxum, perflūxū
per-flŭo, xi, 3, v. a. and n.
I. Act., to flow or run through (post-class.):
pluvialibus nimbis perfluuntur, Arn. 6, 191.—II. Neutr.
A. Lit.
1. To flow or run through (poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
per colum vina videmus Perfluere, Lucr. 2, 392; Petr. 23.—2. In gen., to flow:
quasi in vas commoda perfluere, Lucr. 3, 937: Belus amnis in mare perfluens, Plin. 36, 26, 65, § 190.—b. To drip with any thing (postclass.): sudore perfluere, App. M. 1, p. 108, 1.—
c. Of long garments, to flow or float (post-class.), App. M. 11, p. 258, 30.—*
B. Trop.: plenus rimarum sum: hac atque illac perfluo, I leak, i. e. I cannot keep the secret, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 25.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-fluō —, —, ere,
to leak: hac atque illac perfluo, i. e. cannot keep the secret, T.—To overflow, abound: pomis, Tb.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Latin perfluō From per- + fluō (“flow”).