verbthird conjugation, suppletive
sufferō
sufferō (present infinitive sufferre, perfect active sustulī, supine sublātum)
Classical[ˈsʊf.fɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsuf.fe.ro]
Meaning
- suppletiveto put or lay under
- suppletiveto bear or carry under
- suppletiveto offer, proffer
- suppletiveto hold up, bear, support, sustain
- suppletiveto bear, endure, suffer, undergo
Aut suā voluntāte aut lēgis multā profectī sunt; quam multam sī sufferre voluissent, manēre in cīvitāte potuissent.
They have gone either of their own accord, or in consequence of some penalty inflicted by the law; though if they had been willing to submit to the penalty, they might have remained in the city.69 BCE, Cicero, Pro Caecina 30.98
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sufferō | sufferēbam | sufferam | sustulī | sustuleram | sustulerō |
| 2nd sg. | suffers | sufferēbās | sufferēs | sustulistī | sustulerās | sustuleris |
| 3rd sg. | suffert | sufferēbat | sufferet | sustulit | sustulerat | sustulerit |
| 1st pl. | sufferimus | sufferēbāmus | sufferēmus | sustulimus | sustulerāmus | sustulerimus |
| 2nd pl. | suffertis | sufferēbātis | sufferētis | sustulistis | sustulerātis | sustuleritis |
| 3rd pl. | sufferunt | sufferēbant | sufferent | sustulērunt sustulēre | sustulerant | sustulerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sufferam | sufferrem | sustulerim | sustulissem |
| 2nd sg. | sufferās | sufferrēs | sustulerīs | sustulissēs |
| 3rd sg. | sufferat | sufferret | sustulerit | sustulisset |
| 1st pl. | sufferāmus | sufferrēmus | sustulerīmus | sustulissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | sufferātis | sufferrētis | sustulerītis | sustulissētis |
| 3rd pl. | sufferant | sufferrent | sustulerint | sustulissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sufferor | sufferēbar | sufferar |
| 2nd sg. | sufferris sufferre | sufferēbāris sufferēbāre | sufferēris sufferēre |
| 3rd sg. | suffertur | sufferēbātur | sufferētur |
| 1st pl. | sufferimur | sufferēbāmur | sufferēmur |
| 2nd pl. | sufferiminī | sufferēbāminī | sufferēminī |
| 3rd pl. | sufferuntur | sufferēbantur | sufferentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sufferar | sufferrer |
| 2nd sg. | sufferāris sufferāre | sufferrēris sufferrēre |
| 3rd sg. | sufferātur | sufferrētur |
| 1st pl. | sufferāmur | sufferrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | sufferāminī | sufferrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | sufferantur | sufferrentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | suffer | sufferre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | sufferte | sufferiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | suffertō | suffertor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | suffertō | suffertor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | suffertōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | sufferuntō | sufferuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | sufferre | sufferrī |
| perfect infinitive | sustulisse | sublātum esse |
| future infinitive | sublātūrum esse | sublātum īrī |
| present participle | sufferēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | sublātus sublāta, sublātā, sublātae, sublātam, sublātārum, sublātās, sublāte, sublātī, sublātīs, sublātō, sublātōrum, sublātōs |
| future participle | sublātūrus | sufferendus sufferundus, sufferenda, sufferendā, sufferendae, sufferendam, sufferendārum, sufferendās, sufferende, sufferendīs, sufferendōrum, sufferendōs |
gerundsufferendī, sufferendō, sufferendumsupinesublātum, sublātū
suf-fĕro (subf-), sustŭli, sublātum, sufferre, v. a.
I. To carry under, to put or lay under (very rare;
syn. subicio): corium, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 33: tergum, id. Fragm. ap. Non. 397, 1.—II. In gen.
A. To offer, proffer:
neque mater potest sufferre lac, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 19.—T. t. in jurid. Lat.: litis aestimationem, to tender, Dig. 30, 1, 69 fin.; 21, 2, 21.—B. To hold up, bear, support, sustain (very rare;
syn. sustineo): an axis eum (mundum) sustineat an ipse se potius vi propriā sufferat, Arn. 2, 83: comitiali morbo vexatus, ut stare, colligere semet ac sufferre vix posset, hold himself upright, Suet. Calig. 50.—2. Trop., to take upon one's self, undergo, bear, endure, suffer an evil or grievance (class.;
syn.: patior, tolero): plagas, Plaut. As. 3, 2, 11: vulnera, Lucr. 5, 1304: poenas, Att. ap. Non. 396, 33: poenam sui sceleris, Cic. Cat. 2, 13, 28: at Apollodorus poenas sustulit, id. N. D. 3, 33, 82: imperii poenas sufferre, id. Font. 21, 49: quam multam si sufferre voluissent, id. Caecin. 33, 98; cf.: pro alicujus peccatis supplicium sufferre, Ter. And. 5, 3, 17; in Plautus (like dare poenas alicui) with dat.: deinde illi actutum sufferet suos servos poenas Sosia, Plaut. Am. 3, 4, 19: ut vobis victi Poeni poenas sufferant, id. Cist. 1, 3, 54: sumptus, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 44: laborem, solem, sitim, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 20: labores, Varr. R. R. 2, 8, 5: (vites) valenter sufferunt ventos et imbres, Col. 3, 2, 15: nisi hoc pejus sit, haec sufferre et perpeti, Sulp. in Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 3: nec claustra nec ipsi Custodes sufferre valent, Verg. A. 2, 492: quod (iter) superest, sufferte pedes, Prop. 3 (4), 21, 21.et saep.—Absol.: Syre, vix suffero, Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 20.—Ellipt.: si magis me instabunt, ad praetorem sufferam (sc. me rapi), Plaut. Curc. 3, 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sufferō sustulī, sublātus, sufferre
sub+fero, to take up, submit to, undergo, bear, endure, suffer : Syre, vix suffero, T.: poenas: multam.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsufferō
Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin sufferō From sub- + ferō (“carry, bear”).
Gallo-Romance
- Catalansofrir
- Frenchsouffrirfrom Old French sofrir
- Englishsufferfrom Old French sofrir
- Occitansofrirfrom Old Occitan sofrir
Insular Romance
- Sardiniansufrire
- Sardiniansufriri
- Sardiniansunfrire
- Sardiniansunfriri
Elsewhere
- Englishsublate
- Portuguesesofrerfrom Old Galician-Portuguese soffrer
- Old Catalansoferre
- Franco-Provençalsofer
- Old Frenchsoferre
- Old Occitansoferre
- Old Leonesesofrer
- Old Lombardsofrer
Balkano-Romance
- Romaniansuferi
- Albanianshufrenj
- Albanianshfrej
Italo-Romance
- Italiansoffrire
- Siciliansuffriri
Ibero-Romance
- Spanishsufrirfrom Old Spanish sofrir
- Asturiansufrir
- Galiciansufrir
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friuliansufrî
- Romanshsofrir
Gallo-Italic
- Piedmontesesufrì