verbthird conjugation
respergō
respergō (present infinitive respergere, perfect active respersī, supine respersum)
Classical[rɛsˈpɛr.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[resˈpɛr.ɡo]
Meaning
- rareto sprinkle or spatter over
An patris auxilium spērem? quemne ipsa relīquī,
Should I hope for my father's aid? whom I myself have deserted, having followed a youth spattered with brotherly murder?c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 64.180–181Numae rēgis Postūmia lēx est: Vīnō rogum nē respargitō, quod sānxisse illum propter inopiam reī nēmō dubitet.
The Postumian Law of king Numa is: Thou shalt not besprinkle the pyre with wine, which nobody doubts to have been sanctioned because of the scarceness of it.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 14.14.88
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | respergō | respergēbam | respergam | respersī | resperseram | resperserō |
| 2nd sg. | respergis | respergēbās | respergēs | respersistī | resperserās | resperseris |
| 3rd sg. | respergit | respergēbat | resperget | respersit | resperserat | resperserit |
| 1st pl. | respergimus | respergēbāmus | respergēmus | respersimus | resperserāmus | resperserimus |
| 2nd pl. | respergitis | respergēbātis | respergētis | respersistis | resperserātis | resperseritis |
| 3rd pl. | respergunt | respergēbant | respergent | respersērunt respersēre | resperserant | resperserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | respergam | respergerem | resperserim | respersissem |
| 2nd sg. | respergās | respergerēs | resperserīs | respersissēs |
| 3rd sg. | respergat | respergeret | resperserit | respersisset |
| 1st pl. | respergāmus | respergerēmus | resperserīmus | respersissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | respergātis | respergerētis | resperserītis | respersissētis |
| 3rd pl. | respergant | respergerent | resperserint | respersissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | respergor | respergēbar | respergar |
| 2nd sg. | respergeris respergere | respergēbāris respergēbāre | respergēris respergēre |
| 3rd sg. | respergitur | respergēbātur | respergētur |
| 1st pl. | respergimur | respergēbāmur | respergēmur |
| 2nd pl. | respergiminī | respergēbāminī | respergēminī |
| 3rd pl. | resperguntur | respergēbantur | respergentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | respergar | respergerer |
| 2nd sg. | respergāris respergāre | respergerēris respergerēre |
| 3rd sg. | respergātur | respergerētur |
| 1st pl. | respergāmur | respergerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | respergāminī | respergerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | respergantur | respergerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | resperge | respergere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | respergite | respergiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | respergitō | respergitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | respergitō | respergitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | respergitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | resperguntō | resperguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | respergere | respergī |
| perfect infinitive | respersisse | respersum esse |
| future infinitive | respersūrum esse | respersum īrī |
| present participle | respergēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | respersus respersa, respersā, respersae, respersam, respersārum, respersās, resperse, respersīs, respersō, respersōrum, respersōs |
| future participle | respersūrus respersūra, respersūrā, respersūrae, respersūram, respersūrārum, respersūrās, respersūre, respersūrī, respersūrīs, respersūrō, respersūrōrum, respersūrōs, respersūrum | respergendus respergundus, respergenda, respergendā, respergendae, respergendam, respergendārum, respergendās, respergende, respergendīs, respergendōrum, respergendōs |
gerundrespergendī, respergendō, respergendumsupinerespersum, respersū
rē-spergo, si, sum, 3, v. a.,
I. to sprinkle over any thing; to besprinkle, bestrew (rare but class.).
I. Lit.:
praetoris oculos, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 38, § 100: manus, os, simulacrum sanguine, id. Rosc. Am. 24, 68: morientium sanguine os uxoris respersum, id. Phil. 3, 2, 4; id. de Or. 3, 3, 10; cf.: aliquem cruore, Liv. 21, 63: sanguine dextram, Cat. 64, 230; Curt. 8, 3, 11: comae respersae sanguine, Ov. F. 3, 452: caede fraternā juvenis respersus, Cat 64, 181; Suet. Ner. 12; id. Calig. 57: se sanguine nefando, Liv. 1, 13: quidquid fuerat mortale aquis, Ov. M. 14, 604: vino rogum ne respargito, Lex Numae ap. Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88; cf. Fest. p. 262 Müll.: alicubi labi necesse est, alicubi respergi, to be splashed, spattered, Sen. Ira, 3, 6: pelagus respergit, Att. ap. Cic. N. D. 2, 35, 89. — Poet.: cum primum Aurora respergit lumine terras, Lucr. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 25 (cf. spargit, Lucr. 2, 144): nullā nube respersus jubar, i. e. beclouded, dimmed, Sen. Herc. Oet. 723. — * B. Transf., to spread out:
ut nux repercussa radicem respergat, Pall. Jan. 15, 15. — II. Trop., to besprinkle, bespatter, defile, etc.:
servili probro respersus est, Tac. H. 1, 48: aliquem infamiā, Quint. Decl. 18, 3.rēspergo, ĭnis, f. 1. respergo,
I. a besprinkling (late Lat.):
marmoris, Prud. adv. Symm. 1, 503.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
respergō sī, sus, ere
re-+spargo, to sprinkle over, besprinkle, bestrew : cum praetoris oculos remi respergerent: manūs sanguine: multos cruore, L.: se sanguine nefando, L.: Quidquid fuerat mortale aquis, O.: pelagus respergit, Att. ap. C. — To besprinkle, defile : servili probro respersus est, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinrespergō
Latin spargō Latin respergō From re- + spargō (“sprinkle”).