LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation, suppletive

subolfaciō

subolfaciō (present infinitive subolfacere, perfect active subolfēcī, supine subolfactum)
Classical[sʊ.bɔɫˈfa.ki.oː]Ecclesiastical[su.bolˈfaː.t͡ʃi.o]

Meaning

  1. suppletivetransitiveto smell out, scent
  2. figurativelysuppletivetransitiveto detect, perceive

Conjugation

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.subolfaciōsubolfaciēbamsubolfaciamsubolfēcīsubolfēceramsubolfēcerō
2nd sg.subolfacissubolfaciēbāssubolfaciēssubolfēcistīsubolfēcerāssubolfēceris
3rd sg.subolfacitsubolfaciēbatsubolfacietsubolfēcitsubolfēceratsubolfēcerit
1st pl.subolfacimussubolfaciēbāmussubolfaciēmussubolfēcimussubolfēcerāmussubolfēcerimus
2nd pl.subolfacitissubolfaciēbātissubolfaciētissubolfēcistissubolfēcerātissubolfēceritis
3rd pl.subolfaciuntsubolfaciēbantsubolfacientsubolfēcērunt
subolfēcēre
subolfēcerantsubolfēcerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.subolfaciamsubolfaceremsubolfēcerimsubolfēcissem
2nd sg.subolfaciāssubolfacerēssubolfēcerīssubolfēcissēs
3rd sg.subolfaciatsubolfaceretsubolfēceritsubolfēcisset
1st pl.subolfaciāmussubolfacerēmussubolfēcerīmussubolfēcissēmus
2nd pl.subolfaciātissubolfacerētissubolfēcerītissubolfēcissētis
3rd pl.subolfaciantsubolfacerentsubolfēcerintsubolfēcissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.subolfīōsubolfīēbamsubolfīam
2nd sg.subolfīssubolfīēbāssubolfīēs
3rd sg.subolfitsubolfīēbatsubolfīet
1st pl.subolfīmussubolfīēbāmussubolfīēmus
2nd pl.subolfītissubolfīēbātissubolfīētis
3rd pl.subolfīuntsubolfīēbantsubolfīent
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.subolfīamsubolfierem
2nd sg.subolfīāssubolfierēs
3rd sg.subolfīatsubolfieret
1st pl.subolfīāmussubolfierēmus
2nd pl.subolfīātissubolfierētis
3rd pl.subolfīantsubolfierent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.subolfacesubolfī
pres. 2nd pl.subolfacitesubolfīte
fut. 2nd sg.subolfacitōsubolfītō
fut. 3rd sg.subolfacitōsubolfītō
fut. 2nd pl.subolfacitōtesubolfītōte
fut. 3rd pl.subolfaciuntōsubolfīuntō
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesubolfaceresubolfierī
perfect infinitivesubolfēcissesubolfactum esse
future infinitivesubolfactūrum essesubolfactum īrī
present participlesubolfaciēns—
perfect participle—subolfactus
future participlesubolfactūrussubolfaciendus
subolfaciundus
gerundsubolfaciendī, subolfaciendō, subolfaciendumsupinesubolfactum, subolfactū

sŭb-olfăcĭo, cĕre, v. a.,
I. to smell out, perceive by the scent: subolfacio, quod nobis epulum daturus est Mammea, Petr. 45, 10.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsubolfaciō

Latin sub- Latin olfaciō Latin subolfaciō From sub- + olfaciō.

Quick answers

What does subolfaciō mean in Latin?
subolfaciō, a verb, means “to smell out, scent; to detect, perceive”.
What are the principal parts of subolfaciō?
subolfaciō, subolfacere, subolfēcī (third (-iō variant) conjugation, suppletive).
How do you pronounce subolfaciō?
In classical Latin, [sʊ.bɔɫˈfa.ki.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [su.bolˈfaː.t͡ʃi.o].
Where does subolfaciō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin subolfaciō.