verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation
perfodiō
perfodiō (present infinitive perfodere, perfect active perfōdī, supine perfossum)
Classical[pɛrˈfɔ.di.oː]Ecclesiastical[perˈfɔː.di.o]
perfossō sg. dat. m. perf. pass. ptcp.; sg. dat. n. perf. pass. ptcp.; sg. abl. m. perf. pass. ptcp.; sg. abl. n. perf. pass. ptcp.
Meaning
- to dig or pierce through, transfix, stab, perforate
- to make by digging through; break into
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
fodiendō perrumpōperfodiō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 22
pierce through
perfodiō -ere, -fossus — in De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perfodiō | perfodiēbam | perfodiam | perfōdī perfōdīri | perfōderam | perfōderō |
| 2nd sg. | perfodis | perfodiēbās | perfodiēs | perfōdistī | perfōderās | perfōderis |
| 3rd sg. | perfodit | perfodiēbat | perfodiet | perfōdit | perfōderat | perfōderit |
| 1st pl. | perfodimus | perfodiēbāmus | perfodiēmus | perfōdimus | perfōderāmus | perfōderimus |
| 2nd pl. | perfoditis | perfodiēbātis | perfodiētis | perfōdistis | perfōderātis | perfōderitis |
| 3rd pl. | perfodiunt | perfodiēbant | perfodient | perfōdērunt perfōdēre | perfōderant | perfōderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perfodiam | perfoderem | perfōderim | perfōdissem |
| 2nd sg. | perfodiās | perfoderēs | perfōderīs | perfōdissēs |
| 3rd sg. | perfodiat | perfoderet | perfōderit | perfōdisset |
| 1st pl. | perfodiāmus | perfoderēmus | perfōderīmus | perfōdissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | perfodiātis | perfoderētis | perfōderītis | perfōdissētis |
| 3rd pl. | perfodiant | perfoderent | perfōderint | perfōdissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perfodior | perfodiēbar | perfodiar |
| 2nd sg. | perfoderis perfodere | perfodiēbāris perfodiēbāre | perfodiēris perfodiēre |
| 3rd sg. | perfoditur | perfodiēbātur | perfodiētur |
| 1st pl. | perfodimur | perfodiēbāmur | perfodiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | perfodiminī | perfodiēbāminī | perfodiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | perfodiuntur | perfodiēbantur | perfodientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perfodiar | perfoderer |
| 2nd sg. | perfodiāris perfodiāre | perfoderēris perfoderēre |
| 3rd sg. | perfodiātur | perfoderētur |
| 1st pl. | perfodiāmur | perfoderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | perfodiāminī | perfoderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | perfodiantur | perfoderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | perfode | perfodere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | perfodite | perfodiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | perfoditō | perfoditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | perfoditō | perfoditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | perfoditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | perfodiuntō | perfodiuntor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | perfodere | perfodī |
| perfect infinitive | perfōdisse | perfossum esse |
| future infinitive | perfossūrum esse | perfossum īrī |
| present participle | perfodiēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | perfossus perfossa, perfossā, perfossae, perfossam, perfossārum, perfossās, perfosse, perfossī, perfossīs, perfossō, perfossōrum, perfossōs |
| future participle | perfossūrus perfossūra, perfossūrā, perfossūrae, perfossūram, perfossūrārum, perfossūrās, perfossūre, perfossūrī, perfossūrīs, perfossūrō, perfossūrōrum, perfossūrōs, perfossūrum | perfodiendus perfodiundus, perfodienda, perfodiendā, perfodiendae, perfodiendam, perfodiendārum, perfodiendās, perfodiende, perfodiendīs, perfodiendōrum, perfodiendōs |
gerundperfodiendī, perfodiendō, perfodiendumsupineperfossum, perfossū
per-fŏdĭo, fōdi (perfodīvi, Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 64 Ritschl
I. N. cr.), fossum, 3, v. a.
I. To dig through, to pierce through, transfix (class.):
parietes, Plaut. As. 3, 2, 17: parietem, id. l. l.; Cic. Vatin. 5, 11; Vulg. Matt. 24, 43: montem, Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 9: Athone perfosso, Cic. Fin. 2, 34, 112: thorax perfossus, Verg. A. 11, 10: pectus, Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 6: pectora, Stat. Th. 9, 522: spinā argenteā dentes, to pick, Petr. 33.—Hence, II. To make by digging through:
fretum, Liv. 33, 17, 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-fodiō fōdī, fossus, ere,
to dig through, pierce through, transfix: parietes: thorax perfossus, V.—To make by digging, dig through: fretum manu, L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰódʰh₂ey Proto-Italic *foðjō Latin fodiō Latin perfodiō From per- (“through, along; during”) + fodiō (“dig”).