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suffōcō

suffōcō (present infinitive suffōcāre, perfect active suffōcāvī, supine suffōcātum)
Classical[sʊfˈfoː.koː]Ecclesiastical[sufˈfɔː.ko]

Meaning

  1. to choke, stifle, strangle, suffocate, drown

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Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.suffōcōsuffōcābamsuffōcābōsuffōcāvīsuffōcāveramsuffōcāverō
suffōcārō
2nd sg.suffōcāssuffōcābāssuffōcābissuffōcāvistī
suffōcāstī		suffōcāverās
suffōcārās		suffōcāveris
3rd sg.suffōcatsuffōcābatsuffōcābitsuffōcāvitsuffōcāverat
suffōcārat		suffōcāverit
suffōcārit
1st pl.suffōcāmussuffōcābāmussuffōcābimussuffōcāvimussuffōcāverāmussuffōcāverimus
suffōcārimus
2nd pl.suffōcātissuffōcābātissuffōcābitissuffōcāvistis
suffōcāstis		suffōcāverātis
suffōcārātis		suffōcāveritis
suffōcāritis
3rd pl.suffōcantsuffōcābantsuffōcābuntsuffōcāvērunt
suffōcāvēre, suffōcārunt		suffōcāverant
suffōcārant		suffōcāverint
suffōcārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.suffōcemsuffōcāremsuffōcāverim
suffōcārim		suffōcāvissem
suffōcāssem
2nd sg.suffōcēssuffōcārēssuffōcāverīssuffōcāvissēs
suffōcāssēs
3rd sg.suffōcetsuffōcāretsuffōcāverit
suffōcārit		suffōcāvisset
suffōcāsset
1st pl.suffōcēmussuffōcārēmussuffōcāverīmus
suffōcārīmus		suffōcāvissēmus
suffōcāssēmus
2nd pl.suffōcētissuffōcārētissuffōcāverītis
suffōcārītis		suffōcāvissētis
suffōcāssētis
3rd pl.suffōcentsuffōcārentsuffōcāverint
suffōcārint		suffōcāvissent
suffōcāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.suffōcorsuffōcābarsuffōcābor
2nd sg.suffōcāris
suffōcāre		suffōcābāris
suffōcābāre		suffōcāberis
suffōcābere
3rd sg.suffōcātursuffōcābātursuffōcābitur
1st pl.suffōcāmursuffōcābāmursuffōcābimur
2nd pl.suffōcāminīsuffōcābāminīsuffōcābiminī
3rd pl.suffōcantursuffōcābantursuffōcābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.suffōcersuffōcārer
2nd sg.suffōcēris
suffōcēre		suffōcārēris
suffōcārēre
3rd sg.suffōcētursuffōcārētur
1st pl.suffōcēmursuffōcārēmur
2nd pl.suffōcēminīsuffōcārēminī
3rd pl.suffōcentursuffōcārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.suffōcāsuffōcāre
pres. 2nd pl.suffōcātesuffōcāminī
fut. 2nd sg.suffōcātōsuffōcātor
fut. 3rd sg.suffōcātōsuffōcātor
fut. 2nd pl.suffōcātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.suffōcantōsuffōcantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesuffōcāresuffōcārī
perfect infinitivesuffōcāvisse
suffōcāsse		suffōcātum esse
future infinitivesuffōcātūrum essesuffōcātum īrī
present participlesuffōcāns—
perfect participle—suffōcātus
suffōcāta, suffōcātā, suffōcātae, suffōcātam, suffōcātārum, suffōcātās, suffōcātī, suffōcātōrum, suffōcātōs
future participlesuffōcātūrus
suffōcātūra, suffōcātūrā, suffōcātūrae, suffōcātūram, suffōcātūrārum, suffōcātūrās, suffōcātūre, suffōcātūrī, suffōcātūrīs, suffōcātūrō, suffōcātūrōrum, suffōcātūrōs, suffōcātūrum		suffōcandus
suffōcanda, suffōcandā, suffōcandae, suffōcandam, suffōcandārum, suffōcandās, suffōcande, suffōcandīs, suffōcandōrum, suffōcandōs
gerundsuffōcandī, suffōcandō, suffōcandumsupinesuffōcātum, suffōcātū

suf-fōco (subf-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. faux,
I. to choke, stifle, strangle, suffocate by compressing the throat (rare but class.; syn.: strangulo, elido).
I. Lit.: patrem, Cic. Mur. 29, 61: quem crassior saliva suffocat, Sen. Q. N. 6, 2, 4: in melle situm suffocari, to be suffocated, Lucr. 3, 891: vox suffocatur saepe, Quint. 11, 3, 51: suffocatae (mulieres), hysterical, Plin. 20, 22, 87, § 238; cf. suffocatio.—
II. Transf.: injuriā suffocante vitem, that chokes, kills, Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 209: urbem et Italiam fame, i. e. to starve, Cic. Att. 9, 7, 4.

Origins

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

Latin sub- Latin fōc- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin suffōcō From sub- + fōc- (“throat”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Borrowings
  • Catalansufocar
  • Englishsuffocate
  • Frenchsuffoquer
  • Portuguesesufocar
  • Spanishsofocar
  • Esperantosufoki
  • Galiciansufocar
  • Idosufokar
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiansoffocare
  • Italiansoffogare
  • Istriotsufagà
  • Piedmontesesofochéfrom Italian soffocare
  • Siciliansuffucari
  • Siciliansoffucari
  • Siciliansoffocari
  • Old Frenchsofogerfrom Venetan sofegar
Gallo-Italic
  • Lombardsofegar

Quick answers

What does suffōcō mean in Latin?
suffōcō, a verb, means “to choke, stifle, strangle, suffocate, drown”.
What are the principal parts of suffōcō?
suffōcō, suffōcāre, suffōcāvī, suffōcātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce suffōcō?
In classical Latin, [sʊfˈfoː.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sufˈfɔː.ko].
Where does suffōcō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin suffōcō.