verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation, suppletive
putrefaciō
putrefaciō (present infinitive putrefacere, perfect active putrefēcī, supine putrefactum)
Classical[pʊ.trɛˈfa.ki.oː]Ecclesiastical[pu.treˈfaː.t͡ʃi.o]
Meaning
- suppletiveto rot or putrefy
Vmor abundans hoc praestabit stercori, ut, si qua insunt spinarum semina, putrefiant.
4th c./5th c. AD, Palladius, Opus agriculturae 1.33.1 - suppletiveto soften
[…] cum et uis uenti apta faciendo igni coorta esset, succendunt ardentiaque saxa infuso aceto putrefaciunt.
1905 translation by Canon William Masfen Roberts When the rock was red hot they poured vinegar upon it to disintegrate it.27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 21.37.2
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | putrefaciō | putrefaciēbam | putrefaciam | putrefēcī | putrefēceram | putrefēcerō |
| 2nd sg. | putrefacis | putrefaciēbās | putrefaciēs | putrefēcistī | putrefēcerās | putrefēceris |
| 3rd sg. | putrefacit | putrefaciēbat | putrefaciet | putrefēcit | putrefēcerat | putrefēcerit |
| 1st pl. | putrefacimus | putrefaciēbāmus | putrefaciēmus | putrefēcimus | putrefēcerāmus | putrefēcerimus |
| 2nd pl. | putrefacitis | putrefaciēbātis | putrefaciētis | putrefēcistis | putrefēcerātis | putrefēceritis |
| 3rd pl. | putrefaciunt | putrefaciēbant | putrefacient | putrefēcērunt putrefēcēre | putrefēcerant | putrefēcerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | putrefaciam | putrefacerem | putrefēcerim | putrefēcissem |
| 2nd sg. | putrefaciās | putrefacerēs | putrefēcerīs | putrefēcissēs |
| 3rd sg. | putrefaciat | putrefaceret | putrefēcerit | putrefēcisset |
| 1st pl. | putrefaciāmus | putrefacerēmus | putrefēcerīmus | putrefēcissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | putrefaciātis | putrefacerētis | putrefēcerītis | putrefēcissētis |
| 3rd pl. | putrefaciant | putrefacerent | putrefēcerint | putrefēcissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | putrefīō | putrefīēbam | putrefīam |
| 2nd sg. | putrefīs | putrefīēbās | putrefīēs |
| 3rd sg. | putrefit | putrefīēbat | putrefīet |
| 1st pl. | putrefīmus | putrefīēbāmus | putrefīēmus |
| 2nd pl. | putrefītis | putrefīēbātis | putrefīētis |
| 3rd pl. | putrefīunt | putrefīēbant | putrefīent |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | putrefīam | putrefierem |
| 2nd sg. | putrefīās | putrefierēs |
| 3rd sg. | putrefīat | putrefieret |
| 1st pl. | putrefīāmus | putrefierēmus |
| 2nd pl. | putrefīātis | putrefierētis |
| 3rd pl. | putrefīant | putrefierent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | putreface pūtrefac | putrefī |
| pres. 2nd pl. | putrefacite | putrefīte |
| fut. 2nd sg. | putrefacitō | putrefītō |
| fut. 3rd sg. | putrefacitō | putrefītō |
| fut. 2nd pl. | putrefacitōte | putrefītōte |
| fut. 3rd pl. | putrefaciuntō | putrefīuntō |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | putrefacere | putrefierī |
| perfect infinitive | putrefēcisse | putrefactum esse |
| future infinitive | putrefactūrum esse | putrefactum īrī |
| present participle | putrefaciēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | putrefactus putrefacta, putrefactā, putrefactae, putrefactam, putrefactārum, putrefactās, putrefacte, putrefactī, putrefactīs, putrefactō, putrefactōrum, putrefactōs |
| future participle | putrefactūrus putrefactūra, putrefactūrā, putrefactūrae, putrefactūram, putrefactūrārum, putrefactūrās, putrefactūre, putrefactūrī, putrefactūrīs, putrefactūrō, putrefactūrōrum, putrefactūrōs, putrefactūrum | putrefaciendus putrefaciundus, putrefacienda, putrefaciendā, putrefaciendae, putrefaciendam, putrefaciendārum, putrefaciendās, putrefaciende, putrefaciendīs, putrefaciendōrum, putrefaciendōs |
gerundputrefaciendī, putrefaciendō, putrefaciendumsupineputrefactum, putrefactū
pū^trĕfăcĭo, fēci, factum, 3, v. a., and in
I. pass. pū^trĕfīo, factus, fieri (collat. form of the part. pass. putefactus, Prud. στεφ. 10, 1035) [putreo-facio].
I. To make rotten, to cause to putrefy; and pass., to become rotten, to putrefy:
umor putrefacit deposita semina, Col. 3, 12, 1: stellionem in oleo, Plin. 29, 4, 28, § 90: ut spinarum semina putrefiant, Pall. 1, 33, 1; 10, 9: bove putrefacto, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 5; Lucr. 2, 895: nudatum tectum patere imbribus putrefaciendum, Liv. 42, 3: putrefacta est spina, Ov. M. 15, 389.—II. To make friable, to soften:
ardentia saxa infuso aceto putrefaciunt, Liv. 21, 37, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
putrefaciō fēcī, factus, ere
puter+facio, to make rotten, cause to putrefy, rot : (templum) imbribus putrefaciendum, L.: putrefacta est spina, O.— To make friable, soften : saxa infuso aceto, L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *puH-der. Latin puter Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin putrefaciō From puter + faciō.
Descendants
- Italianputrefare
- Portugueseputrefazer