verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
sīdō
sīdō (present infinitive sīdere, perfect active sīdī)
Classical[ˈsiː.doː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.do]
Meaning
- to sit down, to seat oneself, to settle
- to sink down, to sink out of sight
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sīdō | sīdēbam | sīdam | sīdī | sīderam | sīderō |
| 2nd sg. | sīdis | sīdēbās | sīdēs | sīdistī | sīderās | sīderis |
| 3rd sg. | sīdit | sīdēbat | sīdet | sīdit | sīderat | sīderit |
| 1st pl. | sīdimus | sīdēbāmus | sīdēmus | sīdimus | sīderāmus | sīderimus |
| 2nd pl. | sīditis | sīdēbātis | sīdētis | sīdistis | sīderātis | sīderitis |
| 3rd pl. | sīdunt | sīdēbant | sīdent | sīdērunt sīdēre | sīderant | sīderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sīdam | sīderem | sīderim | sīdissem |
| 2nd sg. | sīdās | sīderēs | sīderīs | sīdissēs |
| 3rd sg. | sīdat | sīderet | sīderit | sīdisset |
| 1st pl. | sīdāmus | sīderēmus | sīderīmus | sīdissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | sīdātis | sīderētis | sīderītis | sīdissētis |
| 3rd pl. | sīdant | sīderent | sīderint | sīdissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | sīde | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | sīdite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | sīditō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | sīditō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | sīditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | sīduntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | sīdere | — |
| perfect infinitive | sīdisse | — |
| present participle | sīdēns | — |
gerundsīdendī, sīdendō, sīdendum
sīdo, sīdi, 3, v. n. cf. sedeo; Gr. ἵζω,
I. to seat one's self, sit down; to settle, alight (poet. and in post-Aug. prose; usu. of things)
I. In gen.:
quaesitisque diu terris, ubi sidere detur, Ov. M. 1, 307; cf.: (columbae) super arbore sidunt, Verg. A. 6, 203: canes sidentes, sitting down, Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 177.—b. Of things, to sink down, settle:
sidebant campi (shortly after: subsidere saxa), Lucr. 5, 493: nec membris incussam sidere cretam, id. 3, 382; cf. Col. 12, 24, 2: in tepidā aquā gutta (balsami) sidens ad ima vasa, Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 123: cummi in aquā sidit, id. 12, 25, 54, § 121: cave lecticā sidat, be set down, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 78. prius caelum sidet inferius mari, Quam, etc., Hor. Epod. 5, 79.—II. In partic., pregn.
A. To sit or be set fast; to remain sitting, lying, or fixed:
mare certis canalibus ita profundum, ut nullae ancorae sidant, can hold, Plin. 6, 22, 24, § 82: secures sidunt, id. 16, 10, 19, § 47: tum queror, in toto non sidere pallia lecto, remain lying, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 31.—2. Naut. t. t., of a vessel, to stick fast on shallows:
veniat mea litore navis Servata, an mediis sidat onusta vadis, Prop. 3, 14 (3, 6), 30; cf.: ubi eae (cymbae) siderent, Liv. 26, 45; Quint. 12, 10, 37; Tac. A. 1, 70; 2, 6; Nep. Chabr. 4, 2.—B. To sink down, to sink out of sight.
1. Lit.:
non flebo in cineres arcem sidisse paternos Cadmi, Prop. 3, 9 (4, 8), 37: sidentes in tabem spectat acervos, settling or melting down, Luc. 7, 791; cf. Stat. S. 5, 3, 199.—2. Trop.:
vitia civitatis pessum suā mole sidentis, sinking, Sen. Const. 2; cf.: sidentia imperii fundamenta, Plin. 15, 18, 20, § 78: sidente paulatim metu, Tac. H. 2, 15.Sido, ōnis, m.,
I. a chief of the Suevi about the middle of the first century, Tac. H. 3, 5; 3, 21; id. A. 12, 29 sq.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sīdō (-sīdī, only in compounds), —, ere
SED-, to sit down, sink, settle, alight : (columbae) super arbore sidunt, V.: caelum sidet inferius mari, H.: navis coepit sidere, N.— To sit fast, remain sitting, be fixed : ubi eae (cymbae) siderent, grounded , L.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *sizdō, from Proto-Indo-European *sísdeti. From the same root as sedeō (“to sit, to remain”). Cognate with Sanskrit सीदति (sī́dati, “to sit, to sit down”), Ancient Greek ἵζω (hízō, “to sit, to sit down”), Proto-Slavic *sędǫ (“to sit, to sit down”), Proto-Slavic *sěděti (“To sit down”).
Descendants
- Italiansidere