verbfourth conjugation
suffiō
suffiō (present infinitive suffīre, perfect active suffīvī or suffiī, supine suffītum)
Classical[ˈsʊf.fi.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsuf.fi.o]
Meaning
- to fumigate, perfume, scent
Conjugation conjugation 4
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | suffiō | suffiēbam | suffiam | suffīvī suffiī | suffīveram suffieram | suffīverō suffierō |
| 2nd sg. | suffīs | suffiēbās | suffiēs | suffīvistī suffiistī | suffīverās suffierās | suffīveris suffieris |
| 3rd sg. | suffit | suffiēbat | suffiet | suffīvit suffiit | suffīverat suffierat | suffīverit suffierit |
| 1st pl. | suffīmus | suffiēbāmus | suffiēmus | suffīvimus suffiimus | suffīverāmus suffierāmus | suffīverimus suffierimus |
| 2nd pl. | suffītis | suffiēbātis | suffiētis | suffīvistis suffiistis | suffīverātis suffierātis | suffīveritis suffieritis |
| 3rd pl. | suffiunt | suffiēbant | suffient | suffīvērunt suffīvēre, suffiērunt, suffiēre | suffīverant suffierant | suffīverint suffierint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | suffiam | suffīrem | suffīverim suffierim | suffīvissem suffiissem |
| 2nd sg. | suffiās | suffīrēs | suffīverīs suffierīs | suffīvissēs suffiissēs |
| 3rd sg. | suffiat | suffīret | suffīverit suffierit | suffīvisset suffiisset |
| 1st pl. | suffiāmus | suffīrēmus | suffīverīmus suffierīmus | suffīvissēmus suffiissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | suffiātis | suffīrētis | suffīverītis suffierītis | suffīvissētis suffiissētis |
| 3rd pl. | suffiant | suffīrent | suffīverint suffierint | suffīvissent suffiissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | suffior | suffiēbar | suffiar |
| 2nd sg. | suffīris suffīre | suffiēbāris suffiēbāre | suffiēris suffiēre |
| 3rd sg. | suffītur | suffiēbātur | suffiētur |
| 1st pl. | suffīmur | suffiēbāmur | suffiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | suffīminī | suffiēbāminī | suffiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | suffiuntur | suffiēbantur | suffientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | suffiar | suffīrer |
| 2nd sg. | suffiāris suffiāre | suffīrēris suffīrēre |
| 3rd sg. | suffiātur | suffīrētur |
| 1st pl. | suffiāmur | suffīrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | suffiāminī | suffīrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | suffiantur | suffīrentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | suffī | suffīre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | suffīte | suffīminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | suffītō | suffītor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | suffītō | suffītor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | suffītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | suffiuntō | suffiuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | suffīre | suffīrī |
| perfect infinitive | suffīvisse suffiisse | suffītum esse |
| future infinitive | suffītūrum esse | suffītum īrī |
| present participle | suffiēns suffiente, suffientem, suffientēs, suffientī, suffientia, suffientibus, suffientis, suffientīs, suffientium | — |
| perfect participle | — | suffītus suffīta, suffītā, suffītae, suffītam, suffītārum, suffītās, suffītī, suffītōrum, suffītōs |
| future participle | suffītūrus suffītūra, suffītūrā, suffītūrae, suffītūram, suffītūrārum, suffītūrās, suffītūre, suffītūrī, suffītūrīs, suffītūrō, suffītūrōrum, suffītūrōs, suffītūrum | suffiendus suffiundus, suffienda, suffiendā, suffiendae, suffiendam, suffiendārum, suffiendās, suffiende, suffiendīs, suffiendōrum, suffiendōs |
gerundsuffiendī, suffiendō, suffiendumsupinesuffītum, suffītū
suf-fĭo (subf-), īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4, v. a. fio = θύω,
I. to fumigate, perfume, scent (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic.; but cf. suffimentum; cf.:
vaporo, fumigo): (testam) suffito sertā et schoeno et palmā, Cato, R. R. 113, 1: thymo, Verg. G. 4, 241: bonis odoribus, Col. 12, 18, 3: locum, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 84. suffire et purgare domos, Plin. 25, 5, 21, § 49: tecta, id. 12, 17, 40, § 81: se taetris odoribus, Lucr. 4, 1175: oculos jocinore decocto, Plin. 28, 11, 47, § 171: urnā suffitā haurit aquam, Ov. F. 5, 676: apes, Col. 9, 14, 7: carnem recentem haedorum pilo, to burn for the purpose of fumigation, Plin. 28, 10, 42, § 154: rutam, id. 20, 13, 51, § 139: suffitum anisum, id. 20, 17, 73, § 187. —Poet.: ignibus aethereis terras suffire, i. e. to warm, Lucr. 2, 1098.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
suffiō —, ītus, īre
sub+ * fio; FAV-, to fumigate, perfume, scent : (apīs) thymo, V.: urnā suffitā, O.
Origins
By surface analysis, sub- (“under, within”) + *fiō. The latter component may derive from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke”), whence also fūmus (“smoke, steam”) and fūlīgō (“soot”). It is perhaps possible that a yé-present of the shape *dʰuh₂-yé-ti would have yielded Proto-Italic *fūjō, whence *fījō due to the pius-Law. Alternatively, a development of *dʰuh₂-yé-ti to Proto-Italic *dʰwījō, whence *fiō has been suggested.