verbthird conjugation
substernō
substernō (present infinitive substernere, perfect active substrāvī, supine substrātum)
Classical[sʊpˈstɛr.noː]Ecclesiastical[subˈstɛr.no]
Meaning
- to strew, scatter, spread out or under
- to bestrew, bespread
- to yield, submit for examination, acceptance, etc.
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | substernō | substernēbam | substernam | substrāvī | substrāveram | substrāverō |
| 2nd sg. | substernis | substernēbās | substernēs | substrāvistī | substrāverās | substrāveris |
| 3rd sg. | substernit | substernēbat | substernet | substrāvit | substrāverat | substrāverit |
| 1st pl. | substernimus | substernēbāmus | substernēmus | substrāvimus | substrāverāmus | substrāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | substernitis | substernēbātis | substernētis | substrāvistis | substrāverātis | substrāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | substernunt | substernēbant | substernent | substrāvērunt substrāvēre | substrāverant | substrāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | substernam | substernerem | substrāverim | substrāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | substernās | substernerēs | substrāverīs | substrāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | substernat | substerneret | substrāverit | substrāvisset |
| 1st pl. | substernāmus | substernerēmus | substrāverīmus | substrāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | substernātis | substernerētis | substrāverītis | substrāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | substernant | substernerent | substrāverint | substrāvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | substernor | substernēbar | substernar |
| 2nd sg. | substerneris substernere | substernēbāris substernēbāre | substernēris substernēre |
| 3rd sg. | substernitur | substernēbātur | substernētur |
| 1st pl. | substernimur | substernēbāmur | substernēmur |
| 2nd pl. | substerniminī | substernēbāminī | substernēminī |
| 3rd pl. | substernuntur | substernēbantur | substernentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | substernar | substernerer |
| 2nd sg. | substernāris substernāre | substernerēris substernerēre |
| 3rd sg. | substernātur | substernerētur |
| 1st pl. | substernāmur | substernerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | substernāminī | substernerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | substernantur | substernerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | substerne | substernere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | substernite | substerniminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | substernitō | substernitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | substernitō | substernitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | substernitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | substernuntō | substernuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | substernere | substernī |
| perfect infinitive | substrāvisse | substrātum esse |
| future infinitive | substrātūrum esse | substrātum īrī |
| present participle | substernēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | substrātus substrāta, substrātā, substrātae, substrātam, substrātārum, substrātās, substrāte, substrātī, substrātīs, substrātō, substrātōrum, substrātōs |
| future participle | substrātūrus substrātūra, substrātūrā, substrātūrae, substrātūram, substrātūrārum, substrātūrās, substrātūre, substrātūrī, substrātūrīs, substrātūrō, substrātūrōrum, substrātūrōs, substrātūrum | substernendus substernundus, substernenda, substernendā, substernendae, substernendam, substernendārum, substernendās, substernende, substernendīs, substernendōrum, substernendōs, substernunda, substernundā, substernundae, substernundam, substernundārum, substernundās, substernunde, substernundī, substernundīs, substernundō, substernundōrum, substernundōs, substernundum |
gerundsubsternendī, substernendō, substernendumsupinesubstrātum, substrātū
sub-sterno, strāvi, strātum, 3, v. a.,
I. to strew, scatter, spread, or lay under or beneath (class.; cf. subicio).
I. Lit.:
segetem ovibus, Cato, R. R. 37, 2: verbenas, Ter. And. 4, 3, 12: casias et nardi lenis aristas, Ov. M. 15, 398; Plin. 20, 14, 56, § 158: folia, id. 20, 21, 84, § 226: semina hordei, Col. 5, 9, 9: fucum marinum, to spread underneath, lay as a ground - color, Plin. 26, 10, 66, § 103 (syn. sublino): se (mulier), to submit, in mal. part., Cat. 64, 403: substratus Numida mortuo Romano, stretched out under, lying under, Liv. 22, 51, 9: pelage late substrata, spread out or extended beneath, Lucr. 6, 619; 4, 411: si forte lacus substratus Averni'st, id. 6, 746; cf.: natura insidians pontum substravit avaris, Prop. 3 (4), 7, 37. pullos, i. e. to furnish them with a couch, Plin. 10, 33, 49, § 93.—Absol.: male substravisse pecori, Plin. 18, 23, 53, § 194.— Impers. pass.: pecori diligenter substernatur, Cato, R. R. 37, 2.—B. Transf., to bestrew, spread over, cover any thing:
solum paleis, Varr. R. R. 1, 57, 2: gallinae nidos mollissime substernunt, Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129: fundamenta carbonibus, Plin. 36, 14, 21, § 95.—II. Trop., to spread out, submit for examination, acceptance, etc.; to give up, surrender, prostitute:
omne concretum atque corporeum animo, Cic. Univ. 8: delicias, Lucr. 2, 22; cf.: pudicitiam alicui, Suet. Aug. 68; Val. Max. 2, 7, 14.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sub-sternō strāvī, strātus, ere,
to strew under, scatter below, spread beneath: verbenas, T.: casias, O.: substratus Numida mortuo Romano, stretched out under, L.—To bestrew, spread over, cover: gallinae nidos substernunt.—Fig., to submit, give up, surrender: omne corporeum animo.
Origins
From sub- + sternō.
In English words that came into English from substernō
- substratumsubstrātum