verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
sordeō
sordeō (present infinitive sordēre, perfect active sorduī)
Classical[ˈsɔr.de.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔr.de.o]
Meaning
- to be dirty, filthy or foul
- figurativelyto be mean or base
- figurativelyto be despised, slighted or held of no account
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sordeō | sordēbam | sordēbō | sorduī | sordueram | sorduerō |
| 2nd sg. | sordēs | sordēbās | sordēbis | sorduistī | sorduerās | sordueris |
| 3rd sg. | sordet | sordēbat | sordēbit | sorduit | sorduerat | sorduerit |
| 1st pl. | sordēmus | sordēbāmus | sordēbimus | sorduimus | sorduerāmus | sorduerimus |
| 2nd pl. | sordētis | sordēbātis | sordēbitis | sorduistis | sorduerātis | sordueritis |
| 3rd pl. | sordent | sordēbant | sordēbunt | sorduērunt sorduēre | sorduerant | sorduerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sordeam | sordērem | sorduerim | sorduissem |
| 2nd sg. | sordeās | sordērēs | sorduerīs | sorduissēs |
| 3rd sg. | sordeat | sordēret | sorduerit | sorduisset |
| 1st pl. | sordeāmus | sordērēmus | sorduerīmus | sorduissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | sordeātis | sordērētis | sorduerītis | sorduissētis |
| 3rd pl. | sordeant | sordērent | sorduerint | sorduissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | sordē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | sordēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | sordētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | sordētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | sordētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | sordentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | sordēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | sorduisse | — |
| present participle | sordēns | — |
gerundsordendī, sordendō, sordendum
sordĕo, ēre, v. n. cf. Goth. svarts; Germ. schwarz, black,
I. to be dirty, filthy, foul (rare; not in Cic.; syn. squaleo).
I. Lit.: Di. Jam lavisti? Ph. Num tibi sordere videor? Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 28: cui manus materno sordet sparsa sanguine, Att. ap. Non. 170, 6:
non splendeat toga: ne sordeat quidem, Sen. Ep. 5, 2: nullā teneri lanugine vultus, Mart. 1, 32, 5: Albanoque cadum sordentem promere fumo, Stat. S. 4, 8, 39: incola sordentium ganearum, Gell. 9, 2, 6.—II. Trop., to be mean, base, low, or sordid: haud sordere visus est Festus dies, i. e. had nothing mean or sordid in its appearance, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 6: convivium inopiā, Favor. ap. Gell. 15, 8, 20:
ignobilia et sordentia (verba), low, vulgar, Gell. 19, 13, 3 (shortly before, sordidum verbum).—B. Transf., to seem base or paltry; to be despised, slighted, or held of no account:
suis sordere (with contemni), Liv. 4, 25, 11; Quint. 8, prooem. § 26: sordent tibi munera nostra, Verg. E. 2, 44; Stat. S. 1, 3, 98: cunctane prae campo sordent? Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 4: pretium aetas altera sordet, a renewal of youth seems too small a price, id. ib. 1, 18, 18: quippe sordent prima quaeque, cum majora sperantur, Curt. 10, 10, 8: si conferas et componas Graeca ipsa, oppido quam jacere atque sordere incipiunt, quae Latina sunt, to seem paltry, of small account, Gell. 2, 23, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sordeō —, —, ēre
sordes, to be dirty, be mean, be despised, be unvalued, appear worthless : suis sordere, L.: sordent tibi munera nostra, V.: pretium aetas altera sordet, i. e. seems to me no adequate price , H.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin sordeō From sordēs (“dirt, filth”) + -eō.