verbthird conjugation
profundō
profundō (present infinitive profundere, perfect active profūdī, supine profūsum)
Classical[prɔˈfʊn.doː]Ecclesiastical[proˈfun.do]
Meaning
- to pour forth, to lavish
- to prostrate
- to squander
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Prodigus · Profusus · Helluo · Nepos
Prodigus and profusus denote prodigality, as a single feature in a man’s character; prodigus (from δέχω?) inasmuch as he regards not the value of money, and neither can nor will carefully put it out to interest, from a genial disposition, as the squanderer; profusus, inasmuch as he thinks nothing too dear, that can minister to his pleasures, from levity of character, as the spendthrift; whereas helluo and nepos denote prodigality as pervading the whole character, which shows itself fully in the quality of prodigality; helluo (from χλιδή) the habitual gourmand and glutton; nepos (ἀναπότης) a young and harebrained prodigal, who runs through his own property and that of his parents. (vi. 286.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | profundō | profundēbam | profundam | profūdī | profūderam | profūderō |
| 2nd sg. | profundis | profundēbās | profundēs | profūdistī | profūderās | profūderis |
| 3rd sg. | profundit | profundēbat | profundet | profūdit | profūderat | profūderit |
| 1st pl. | profundimus | profundēbāmus | profundēmus | profūdimus | profūderāmus | profūderimus |
| 2nd pl. | profunditis | profundēbātis | profundētis | profūdistis | profūderātis | profūderitis |
| 3rd pl. | profundunt | profundēbant | profundent | profūdērunt profūdēre | profūderant | profūderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | profundam | profunderem | profūderim | profūdissem |
| 2nd sg. | profundās | profunderēs | profūderīs | profūdissēs |
| 3rd sg. | profundat | profunderet | profūderit | profūdisset |
| 1st pl. | profundāmus | profunderēmus | profūderīmus | profūdissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | profundātis | profunderētis | profūderītis | profūdissētis |
| 3rd pl. | profundant | profunderent | profūderint | profūdissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | profundor | profundēbar | profundar |
| 2nd sg. | profunderis profundere | profundēbāris profundēbāre | profundēris profundēre |
| 3rd sg. | profunditur | profundēbātur | profundētur |
| 1st pl. | profundimur | profundēbāmur | profundēmur |
| 2nd pl. | profundiminī | profundēbāminī | profundēminī |
| 3rd pl. | profunduntur | profundēbantur | profundentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | profundar | profunderer |
| 2nd sg. | profundāris profundāre | profunderēris profunderēre |
| 3rd sg. | profundātur | profunderētur |
| 1st pl. | profundāmur | profunderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | profundāminī | profunderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | profundantur | profunderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | profunde | profundere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | profundite | profundiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | profunditō | profunditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | profunditō | profunditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | profunditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | profunduntō | profunduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | profundere | profundī |
| perfect infinitive | profūdisse | profūsum esse |
| future infinitive | profūsūrum esse | profūsum īrī |
| present participle | profundēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | profūsus |
| future participle | profūsūrus prŏfūsūra, prŏfūsūrā, prŏfūsūrae, prŏfūsūram, prŏfūsūrārum, prŏfūsūrās, prŏfūsūre, prŏfūsūrī, prŏfūsūrīs, prŏfūsūrō, prŏfūsūrōrum, prŏfūsūrōs, prŏfūsūrum | profundendus profundundus, prŏfundenda, prŏfundendā, prŏfundendae, prŏfundendam, prŏfundendārum, prŏfundendās, prŏfundende, prŏfundendīs, prŏfundendōrum, prŏfundendōs |
gerundprofundendī, profundendō, profundendumsupineprofūsum, profūsū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- vitam profundere pro patria
- to sacrifice oneself for one's country.
- effundere, profundere pecuniam, patrimonium
- to squander one's money, one's patrimony.
- lacrimas, vim lacrimarum effundere, profundere
- to burst into a flood of tears.
- sanguinem suum pro patria effundere or profundere
- to shed one's blood for one's fatherland.
prō^-fundo, fūdi, fūsum, 3, v. a.,
I. to pour out or forth, to shed copiously, to cause to flow (class.).
I. Lit.:
sanguinem suum profundere omnem cupit, dummodo profusum hujus ante videat, Cic. Clu. 6, 18: sanguinem pro patriā, id. Fin. 2, 19, 60; 2, 30, 97: vim lacrimarum, id. Rep. 6, 14, 14: lacrimas oculis, Verg. A. 12, 154; Ov. M. 9, 679; 7, 91; Sen. Med. 541: sanguinem ex oculis, Plin. 10, 60, 79, § 164: aquam, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 29: vinum, id. Curc. 1, 1, 92: vina deo tamquam sitienti, Lact. 2, 4, 13; 6, 1, 5: aquas sub mensas, Plin. 28, 2, 5, § 26. —With se, to burst or gush forth: lacrimae se subito profuderunt, Cic. Ac. 11, 7, 6.—B. Transf.
1. To stretch at full length, to prostrate (poet.):
cum somnus membra profudit, Lucr. 4, 757: praecipites profusae in terram, id. 6, 744.—Mid.: profusus, abjectus jacens. Pacuvius: profusus gemitu, murmure, stretched at full length, Paul. ex Fest. p. 228 Müll. (Trag. Rel. v. 321 Rib.). —2. To pour or cast out, bring forth, produce (class.): posticā parte profudit, Lucil. ap. Non. 217, 16:
(puerum) ex alvo matris natura profudit, Lucr. 5, 225: sonitus, id. 6, 401: ignes, id. 6, 210: omnia ex ore, id. 6, 6: pectore voces, to pour forth, utter, Cat. 64, 202: vocem, Cic. Tusc. 2, 23, 56: clamorem, id. Fl. 6, 15; id. Leg. 1, 8, 25: voces, Cat. 64, 202: vitia, Suet. Tib. 42: dolorem, Vop. Aur. 1: palmites, Col. 5, 5, 17.—3. With se, to pour forth, rush forth or out; of bees:
cum se nova profundent examina, Col. 9, 3; of archers: omnis multitudo sagittariorum se profudit, Caes. B. C. 3, 93; of luxuriant plants: ea, quae se nimium profuderunt, have shot out, sent out shoots, Cic. de Or. 2, 21, 88: profundit se supra modum numerus palmitum, Col. 7, 24, 4.— II. Trop., to cast or throw away:
ventis verba profundere, Lucr. 4, 931: quae si non profundere ac perdere videbor, Cic. Fam. 5, 5, 17.—B. In partic.
1. To throw away.
a. In a bad sense, spend uselessly; to lavish, dissipate, squander:
profundat, perdat, pereat, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 54; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 67, § 155: patrimonia, id. Cat. 2, 5, 10: pecunias in res, id. Off. 2, 16, 55.—b. In a good sense, to spend, sacrifice:
non modo pecuniam, sed vitam etiam profundere pro patriā, Cic. Off. 1, 24, 84.—c. Esp., of life, to yield, give up:
animam, Cic. Marc. 10, 32: si pateretur natura, vel denas animas profundere praestabat in pugnā, quam, etc., Amm. 26, 10, 13: spiritum in acie, Val. Max. 6, 3, 3.—2. To pour out, vent; to expend, exert, employ; to set forth, show, explain:
odium in aliquem, Cic. Pis. 7, 16: omnes profudi vires animi atque ingenii mei, id. Att. 1, 18, 2: res universas, to set forth, explain, id. Ac. 2, 27, 87.—3. With se, to pour itself forth, i. e. to rush forth, break out:
voluptates cum inclusae diutius, subito se nonnumquam profundunt atque eiciunt universae, Cic. Cael. 31, 75: si totum se ille in me profudisset, had wholly poured himself out to me, had been liberal, id. Att. 7, 3, 3: in questus flebiles sese in vestibulo curiae profuderunt, Liv. 23, 20, 5.—Hence, prŏ-fūsus, a, um, P. a. A. Lit., spread out, extended, hanging down (ante- and postclass.):
cauda profusa usque ad calces, Varr. R. R. 2, 5.—Comp.: equi coma et cauda profusior, longer, Pall. 4, 13.—B. Trop.
1. Lavish, extravagant, profuse (class.; cf.
prodigus): perditus ac profusus nepos, Cic. Quint. 12, 40: reus, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 7, § 20.—With gen.: alieni appetens, sui profusus, lavish of his own, Sall. C. 5, 4.—With in and abl.: simul ad jacturam temporis ventum est, profusissimi in eo, cujus unius honesta avaritia est, Sen. Brev. Vit. 3, 2.—Of things abstr. and concr.: profusis sumptibus vivere, Cic. Quint. 30, 93: profusa luxuria in aedificiis, Vell. 2, 33, 4.—4. Immoderate, excessive, extravagant:
profusa hilaritas, Cic. Tusc. 4, 7, 15: genus jocandi, id. Off. 1, 29, 103: cupido, Tac. H. 1, 52.—Sup.: profusissima libido, Suet. Claud. 53.—Adv.: prŏfūsē. 1. Lit., lavishly, extravagantly, profusely (post-Aug.):
aedes profuse exstructa, at an immoderate expense, Suet. Aug. 72.—Sup.: festos et solemnes dies profusissime celebrabat, Suet. Aug. 75.— 2. Trop.
a. In disorder, confusedly:
consul obstitit profuse tendentibus suis in castra, Liv. 10, 36.—b. Immoderately, excessively:
profuse prolixeque laudare, Gell. 5, 1, 2.—Comp.: eo profusius sumptui deditus erat, Sall. C. 13, 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pro-fundō
(prō-, Ct.), fūdī, fūsus, ere, to pour out, pour forth, shed copiously, cause to flow: sanguinem pro patriā: lacrimas oculis, V.: lacrimae se subito profuderunt, burst forth.—To bring forth, produce, utter: vocem: clamorem.—With se, to pour forth, rush forth, throw out: omnis multitudo sagittariorum se profudit, Cs.: in vitibus ea, quae sese nimium profuderunt, i. e. have grown too fast.—Fig., to throw away, spend freely, waste, lavish, dissipate, squander: profundat, perdat, T.: patrimonia: pecuniam, vitam pro patriā, sacrifice.—To pour out, vent, expend, be lavish of, express freely: odium in me: res universas, set forth all together.—With se, to rush forth, break out: voluptates subito se profundunt . . . universae: si totum se ille in me profudisset, i. e. had been generous to me: in questūs flebilīs sese, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinprofundō
Latin fundō Latin profundō From pro- (“forth”) + fundō (“pour”).