LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

subterfluō

subterfluō (present infinitive subterfluere)
Classical[sʊpˈtɛr.fɫu.oː]Ecclesiastical[subˈtɛr.flu.o]

Meaning

  1. ambitransitiveto flow or run beneath

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.subterfluōsubterfluēbamsubterfluam———
2nd sg.subterfluissubterfluēbāssubterfluēs———
3rd sg.subterfluitsubterfluēbatsubterfluet———
1st pl.subterfluimussubterfluēbāmussubterfluēmus———
2nd pl.subterfluitissubterfluēbātissubterfluētis———
3rd pl.subterfluuntsubterfluēbantsubterfluent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.subterfluamsubterfluerem——
2nd sg.subterfluāssubterfluerēs——
3rd sg.subterfluatsubterflueret——
1st pl.subterfluāmussubterfluerēmus——
2nd pl.subterfluātissubterfluerētis——
3rd pl.subterfluantsubterfluerent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.subterfluorsubterfluēbarsubterfluar
2nd sg.subterflueris
subterfluere		subterfluēbāris
subterfluēbāre		subterfluēris
subterfluēre
3rd sg.subterfluitursubterfluēbātursubterfluētur
1st pl.subterfluimursubterfluēbāmursubterfluēmur
2nd pl.subterfluiminīsubterfluēbāminīsubterfluēminī
3rd pl.subterfluuntursubterfluēbantursubterfluentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.subterfluarsubterfluerer
2nd sg.subterfluāris
subterfluāre		subterfluerēris
subterfluerēre
3rd sg.subterfluātursubterfluerētur
1st pl.subterfluāmursubterfluerēmur
2nd pl.subterfluāminīsubterfluerēminī
3rd pl.subterfluantursubterfluerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.subterfluesubterfluere
pres. 2nd pl.subterfluitesubterfluiminī
fut. 2nd sg.subterfluitōsubterfluitor
fut. 3rd sg.subterfluitōsubterfluitor
fut. 2nd pl.subterfluitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.subterfluuntōsubterfluuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesubterflueresubterfluī
present participlesubterfluēns—
future participle—subterfluendus
gerundsubterfluendī, subterfluendō, subterfluendum

subter-flŭo, ĕre, v. n.,
I. to flow beneath (post-Aug. and very rare).
I. Lit.: amnis sub montes subterfluens, Vitr. 8, 2 med.: torrente subterfluente, Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 201: aquae, Sen. Q. N. 3, 30, 4, acc. to Fickert and Haase (not subinfluo).—
II. Trop.: eos felicitas ingrata subterfluit, Eum. Pan. Const. 15.

Origins

From subter + fluō (“flow”).

In English words that came into English from subterfluō

  • subterfluentsubterfluens

Quick answers

What does subterfluō mean in Latin?
subterfluō, a verb, means “to flow or run beneath”.
What are the principal parts of subterfluō?
subterfluō, subterfluere (third conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce subterfluō?
In classical Latin, [sʊpˈtɛr.fɫu.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [subˈtɛr.flu.o].