verbfirst conjugation
perforō
perforō (present infinitive perforāre, perfect active perforāvī, supine perforātum)
Classical[ˈpɛr.fɔ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.fo.ro]
Meaning
- to bore or pierce through; to perforate
- to penetrate
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
bore through
perforō -āre — in De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perforō | perforābam | perforābō | perforāvī | perforāveram | perforāverō perforārō |
| 2nd sg. | perforās | perforābās | perforābis | perforāvistī perforāstī | perforāverās perforārās | perforāveris |
| 3rd sg. | perforat | perforābat | perforābit | perforāvit | perforāverat perforārat | perforāverit perforārit |
| 1st pl. | perforāmus | perforābāmus | perforābimus | perforāvimus | perforāverāmus | perforāverimus perforārimus |
| 2nd pl. | perforātis | perforābātis | perforābitis | perforāvistis perforāstis | perforāverātis perforārātis | perforāveritis perforāritis |
| 3rd pl. | perforant | perforābant | perforābunt | perforāvērunt perforāvēre, perforārunt | perforāverant perforārant | perforāverint perforārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perforem | perforārem | perforāverim perforārim | perforāvissem perforāssem |
| 2nd sg. | perforēs | perforārēs | perforāverīs | perforāvissēs perforāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | perforet | perforāret | perforāverit perforārit | perforāvisset perforāsset |
| 1st pl. | perforēmus | perforārēmus | perforāverīmus perforārīmus | perforāvissēmus perforāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | perforētis | perforārētis | perforāverītis perforārītis | perforāvissētis perforāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | perforent | perforārent | perforāverint perforārint | perforāvissent perforāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perforor | perforābar | perforābor |
| 2nd sg. | perforāris perforāre | perforābāris perforābāre | perforāberis perforābere |
| 3rd sg. | perforātur | perforābātur | perforābitur |
| 1st pl. | perforāmur | perforābāmur | perforābimur |
| 2nd pl. | perforāminī | perforābāminī | perforābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | perforantur | perforābantur | perforābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perforer | perforārer |
| 2nd sg. | perforēris perforēre | perforārēris perforārēre |
| 3rd sg. | perforētur | perforārētur |
| 1st pl. | perforēmur | perforārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | perforēminī | perforārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | perforentur | perforārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | perforā | perforāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | perforāte | perforāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | perforātō | perforātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | perforātō | perforātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | perforātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | perforantō | perforantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | perforāre | perforārī |
| perfect infinitive | perforāvisse perforāsse | perforātum esse |
| future infinitive | perforātūrum esse | perforātum īrī |
| present participle | perforāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | perforātus perforāta, perforātā, perforātae, perforātam, perforātārum, perforātās, perforātī, perforātōrum, perforātōs |
| future participle | perforātūrus perforātūra, perforātūrā, perforātūrae, perforātūram, perforātūrārum, perforātūrās, perforātūre, perforātūrī, perforātūrīs, perforātūrō, perforātūrōrum, perforātūrōs, perforātūrum | perforandus perforanda, perforandā, perforandae, perforandam, perforandārum, perforandās, perforande, perforandīs, perforandōrum, perforandōs |
gerundperforandī, perforandō, perforandumsupineperforātum, perforātū
per-fŏro, āvi, ātum, 1 (in tmesi:
I.
perque forare, Lucr. 5, 126, 8), v. a., to bore through, pierce through, perforate. I. Lit. (class.; syn. terebro): navem, Cic. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 47:
perforare ac demergere triremem, Auct. B. Alex. 25: lacernam lanceā, Vell. 2, 80, 3: duo pectora uno ictu, Ov. M. 12, 377: ense latus, id. Tr. 3, 9, 26: gladio latus, Vulg. Judith, 13, 28: Stabianum, to cut through for the sake of a prospect, Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 1: duo lumina perforata, perforated, made by boring, id. N. D. 3, 4, 9: viae ad oculos a sede animae, id. Tusc. 1, 20, 46: berulli perforati, Plin. 37, 5, 20, § 78.—In mal. part., Auct. Priap. 78.—Fig.: habebit sinum facilem, non perforatum, ex quo multa exeant et nihil excidat, Sen. Dial. 6, 23, 5.—II. Transf., to pierce through, penetrate (poet.):
sol perforat culmina radiis totis, Stat. S. 1, 5, 46.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-forō āvī, ātus, āre,
to bore through, pierce through, perforate: navem, in quā ipse naviget, scuttle: uno duo pectora ictu, O.: Stabianum, cut through to obtain a view: duo lumina perforata, made by boring.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Latin forō Latin perforō From per- + forō.
Descendants
- Catalanperforar
- Frenchperforer
- Italianperforare
- Occitanperforar
- Portugueseperfurar
- Romanianperfora
- Spanishperforar
- Galicianperforar
- Piedmontesepërforé