verbthird conjugation
scindō
scindō (present infinitive scindere, perfect active scidī or scicidī, supine scissum)
Classical[ˈskɪn.doː]Ecclesiastical[ˈʃin.do]
scinditor 2nd sg. fut. pass. imper.; 3rd sg. fut. pass. imper.Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to cut, tear
- to rend or break asunder; carve; split, divide or separate by force
- to tear off one's travelling cloak; urge or press one to stay
- to part, separate, divide
- to destroy
- to distract, agitate, disturb
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
in partēs vī dīvidō, ut vestem vel lignum.scindō -ere scidī — in Mille Verba, Circus Maximus
dīrumpō, in partēs findōscindō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 24
dīlaniō, dīvidōscindō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 20
vī rumpō et discindōscindō -ere — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 18
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Findere · Scindere
Findere means to separate a body according to its natural joints, consequently to divide it, as it were, into its component parts, to cleave; but scindere (σκεδάσαι) to divide it by force, without regard to its joints, and so separate it into fragments, to chop or tear to pieces. Hence findere lignum means to cleave a log of wood, with the assistance of nature herself, lengthways; scindere, to chop it by mere force breadthways. The findens æquor nave considers the sea as a conflux of its component waters; the scindens, merely as a whole. (iv. 154.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | scindō | scindēbam | scindam | scidī scicidī | scideram scicideram | sciderō sciciderō |
| 2nd sg. | scindis | scindēbās | scindēs | scidistī scicidistī | sciderās sciciderās | scideris scicideris |
| 3rd sg. | scindit | scindēbat | scindet | scidit scicidit | sciderat sciciderat | sciderit sciciderit |
| 1st pl. | scindimus | scindēbāmus | scindēmus | scidimus scicidimus | sciderāmus sciciderāmus | sciderimus sciciderimus |
| 2nd pl. | scinditis | scindēbātis | scindētis | scidistis scicidistis | sciderātis sciciderātis | scideritis scicideritis |
| 3rd pl. | scindunt | scindēbant | scindent | scidērunt scidēre, scicidērunt, scicidēre | sciderant sciciderant | sciderint sciciderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | scindam | scinderem | sciderim sciciderim | scidissem scicidissem |
| 2nd sg. | scindās | scinderēs | sciderīs sciciderīs | scidissēs scicidissēs |
| 3rd sg. | scindat | scinderet | sciderit sciciderit | scidisset scicidisset |
| 1st pl. | scindāmus | scinderēmus | sciderīmus sciciderīmus | scidissēmus scicidissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | scindātis | scinderētis | sciderītis sciciderītis | scidissētis scicidissētis |
| 3rd pl. | scindant | scinderent | sciderint sciciderint | scidissent scicidissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | scindor | scindēbar | scindar |
| 2nd sg. | scinderis scindere | scindēbāris scindēbāre | scindēris scindēre |
| 3rd sg. | scinditur | scindēbātur | scindētur |
| 1st pl. | scindimur | scindēbāmur | scindēmur |
| 2nd pl. | scindiminī | scindēbāminī | scindēminī |
| 3rd pl. | scinduntur | scindēbantur | scindentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | scindar | scinderer |
| 2nd sg. | scindāris scindāre | scinderēris scinderēre |
| 3rd sg. | scindātur | scinderētur |
| 1st pl. | scindāmur | scinderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | scindāminī | scinderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | scindantur | scinderentur |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | scinde | scindere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | scindite | scindiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | scinditō | scinditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | scinditō | scinditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | scinditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | scinduntō | scinduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | scindere | scindī |
| perfect infinitive | scidisse scicidisse | scissum esse |
| future infinitive | scissūrum esse | scissum īrī |
| present participle | scindēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | scissus scissa, scissā, scissae, scissam, scissārum, scissās, scisse, scissī, scissīs, scissō, scissōrum, scissōs |
| future participle | scissūrus scissūra, scissūrā, scissūrae, scissūram, scissūrārum, scissūrās, scissūre, scissūrī, scissūrīs, scissūrō, scissūrōrum, scissūrōs, scissūrum | scindendus scindundus, scindenda, scindendā, scindendae, scindendam, scindendārum, scindendās, scindende, scindendīs, scindendōrum, scindendōs |
gerundscindendī, scindendō, scindendumsupinescissum, scissū
scindo, scĭdi, scissum, 3 (old
I. perf. redupl. scicidi, Enn., Naev., Att, and Afran. ap. Prisc. p. 890 P.; or Enn. p. 133 Vanl.; Com. Rel. pp. 19 and 164 Rib.; cf. also, sciciderat. Gell 6, 9, 16), v. a. akin to Gr. σχίζω, to split; cf. Germ. scheiden, and Lat. scio, to cut, tear, rend, or break asunder; to split, cleave, divide, or separate by force, etc. (freq. and class.; but in tempp.perf.ante-class.and postAug.; syn.: findo, rumpo).
I. Lit.: quom saxum scisciderit, Enn. ap. Prisc. l. l.: non ergo aquila scisciderat pectus, Att. ib. and ap. Gell. l. l.: satis fortiter vestras sciscidistis colus, Afran. ap. Prisc. l. l.: scindens dolore identidem intonsam comam, Att. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 62:
crines, Verg. A. 12, 870; Ov. M. 11, 683: capillos, id. H. 3, 79; Tib. 1, 10, 55; cf., in a Greek construction: scissaeque capillos matres, Ov. M. 8, 526: vela, Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 18: epistulam, Cic. Fam. 5, 20, 9: vestem, to tear open, Liv. 3, 58; Quint. 2, 15, 7; Prop. 2, 15 (3, 7), 18; Ov. M. 9, 166; Hor. C. 1, 17, 27; cf.: vestem tibi de corpore, Prop. 2, 5, 21: pecora scindunt herbarum radices, Col. 2, 18, 2: asini me mordicibus scindant, tear, lacerate, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 57: sinus, Ov. M. 10, 386: latus flagello, id. Ib. 185: lacerum corpus ictibus innumeris, Sil. 1, 172: vitiato fistula plumbo Scinditur, bursts open, Ov. M. 4, 123; cf.: et faceret scissas languida ruga genas, wrinkled, Prop. 3, 10, 6: vallum, to break through, tear up, Caes. B. G. 3, 5; 5, 51; Liv. 7, 37; Tac. H. 4, 28: limen portae, to break in pieces, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 31: pontem, to break down, id. ib. 5, 26: cuneis lignum, to split, cleave, Verg. G. 1, 144: quercum cuneis, id. A. 7, 510: cuneis fissile robur, id. ib. 6, 182; cf.: ferro aequor (i. e. humum), id. G. 1, 50; cf. solum, id. ib. 2, 399: vomere terram, Ov. A. A. 2, 671: freta ictu (remorum), id. M. 11, 463: puppis aquas, id. Tr. 1, 10, 48: fluvios natatu, Claud. Cons. Hon. 4, 347: tellurem mare scindit, Luc. 3, 61: agmen, Tac. A. 1, 65 et saep.: labra, to open wide, Quint. 11, 3, 81: obsonium, to cut up, carve, Sen. Vit. Beat. 17; cf. nihil (edulium), Mart. 3, 12, 2: aves in frusta, Sen. Brev. Vit. 12.—b. Prov.: penulam alicui, to tear off one's travelling cloak, i.e. to urge, press, solicit one to stay, Cic. Att. 13, 33, 4.—
B. Transf., to part, separate, divide; of places:
dirimit scinditque Sueviam continuum montium jugum, Tac. G. 43: frons Italia in duo se cornua scindit, Mel. 2, 4, 7.— Mid.: omnis Italia scinditur in duo promuntoria, Sall. H. 4, 18 Dietsch.—In gen.: se (lutamenta), Cato, R. R. 128: se (nubes), Verg. A. 1, 587.—Mid.: omnis fumus, vapor, etc. ... scinduntur per iter flexum, Lucr. 4, 91: scinditur in geminas partes circumfluus amnis, Ov. M. 15, 739; Luc. 1, 551.—Absol.: sentes quod tetigere, ilico rapiunt: si eas ereptum, ilico scindunt, Plaut. Cas. 3, 6, 2.—2. To destroy:
scindunt proceres Pergamum, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 130.—II. Trop., to tear in pieces, to distract, agitate, disturb, etc.:
aliquem quāvis scindunt cuppedine curae, Lucr. 3, 994: quantae tum scindunt hominem cuppedinis acres Sollicitum curae, id. 5, 46: nolo commemorare, quibus rebus sim spoliatus, ne scindam ipse dolorem meum, tear open, i. e. renew my grief, Cic. Att. 3, 15, 2: non sine piaculo sanctissimas necessitudines scindi, to be sundered, separated, Plin. Pan. 37 fin.: ut (actio) noctis interventu scinderetur, was interrupted, id. Ep. 2, 11, 16: verba fletu, Ov. P. 3, 1, 157: vox scinditur, is broken, cracked, Quint. 11, 3, 20: sic genus amborum scindit se sanguine ab uno, divides, branches off, Verg. A. 8, 142; cf.: scidit deinde se studium atque inertiā factum est, ut artes esse plures viderentur, was separated, divided, Quint. prooem. § 13; cf.: naturalis pars philosophiae in duo scinditur corporalia et incorporalia, Sen. Ep. 89, 16: scinditur incertum studia in contraria vulgus, Verg. A. 2, 39; cf. Tac. H. 1, 13: scindebatur in multiplices curas, Amm. 16, 3, 3.—Hence, scissus, a, um, P. a., split, cleft, divided. A. Lit.:
folia pluribus divisuris, Plin. 25, 5, 21, § 48: vitis folio, id. 14, 2, 4, § 23: scissae (aures) cervis ac velut divisae, id. 11, 37, 50, § 136: alumen, Col. 6, 13, 1 (for which: scissile alumen, Cels. 5, 2; 6, 11): vestibus, Vulg. Job, 2, 12.—Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
scindō (scidī, late), scissus, ere
2 SAC-, to cut, tear, rend, force apart, split, cleave, divide : dolore comam, Att. ap. C.: crinīs, V.: scissae capillos matres, O.: vestem, tear open , L.: coronam, H.: vitiato fistula plumbo Scinditur, bursts open , O.: vallum, tear up , Cs.: cuneis lignum, cleave , V.: ferro aequor (i. e. humum), V.: puppis aquas, O. — To part, separate, divide : scindit Sueviam continuum montium iugum, Ta.: Scinditur in geminas partīs amnis, O.: genus amborum scindit se sanguine ab uno, i. e. branches , V.: Scinditur studia in contraria volgus, V.: fletu verba, interrupt , O.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *skindō, from Proto-Indo-European *skinédti ~ *skindénti (“to split, to dissect”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō).
Descendants
- Catalanescindir
- Frenchscinder
- Italianscindere
- Portuguesecindir
- Romanianscinda
- Spanishescindir
- Englishexscind
In English words that came into English from scindō
- rescindrescindō
- abscissionabscissiō
- scissilescissilis
- scissionscissio
- prescindpraescindō
- scissiparityscissus
- exscindexscindō
- scissiblescindere
- rescissionrescissio
- abscindabscindō
- scissurescissura