verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation
suffodiō
suffodiō (present infinitive suffodere, perfect active suffōdī, supine suffossum)
Classical[sʊfˈfɔ.di.oː]Ecclesiastical[sufˈfɔː.di.o]
suffossus perf. pass. ptcp.
Meaning
- to dig or pierce underneath, dig or burrow under, pierce or bore through; sap, undermine
- to pierce, stab or prod underneath or below
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | suffodiō | suffodiēbam | suffodiam | suffōdī | suffōderam | suffōderō |
| 2nd sg. | suffodis | suffodiēbās | suffodiēs | suffōdistī | suffōderās | suffōderis |
| 3rd sg. | suffodit | suffodiēbat | suffodiet | suffōdit | suffōderat | suffōderit |
| 1st pl. | suffodimus | suffodiēbāmus | suffodiēmus | suffōdimus | suffōderāmus | suffōderimus |
| 2nd pl. | suffoditis | suffodiēbātis | suffodiētis | suffōdistis | suffōderātis | suffōderitis |
| 3rd pl. | suffodiunt | suffodiēbant | suffodient | suffōdērunt suffōdēre | suffōderant | suffōderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | suffodiam | suffoderem | suffōderim | suffōdissem |
| 2nd sg. | suffodiās | suffoderēs | suffōderīs | suffōdissēs |
| 3rd sg. | suffodiat | suffoderet | suffōderit | suffōdisset |
| 1st pl. | suffodiāmus | suffoderēmus | suffōderīmus | suffōdissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | suffodiātis | suffoderētis | suffōderītis | suffōdissētis |
| 3rd pl. | suffodiant | suffoderent | suffōderint | suffōdissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | suffodior | suffodiēbar | suffodiar |
| 2nd sg. | suffoderis suffodere | suffodiēbāris suffodiēbāre | suffodiēris suffodiēre |
| 3rd sg. | suffoditur | suffodiēbātur | suffodiētur |
| 1st pl. | suffodimur | suffodiēbāmur | suffodiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | suffodiminī | suffodiēbāminī | suffodiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | suffodiuntur | suffodiēbantur | suffodientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | suffodiar | suffoderer |
| 2nd sg. | suffodiāris suffodiāre | suffoderēris suffoderēre |
| 3rd sg. | suffodiātur | suffoderētur |
| 1st pl. | suffodiāmur | suffoderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | suffodiāminī | suffoderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | suffodiantur | suffoderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | suffode | suffodere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | suffodite | suffodiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | suffoditō | suffoditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | suffoditō | suffoditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | suffoditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | suffodiuntō | suffodiuntor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | suffodere | suffodī |
| perfect infinitive | suffōdisse | suffossum esse |
| future infinitive | suffossūrum esse | suffossum īrī |
| present participle | suffodiēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | suffossus suffossa, suffossā, suffossae, suffossam, suffossārum, suffossās, suffosse, suffossī, suffossīs, suffossō, suffossōrum, suffossōs |
| future participle | suffossūrus suffossūra, suffossūrā, suffossūrae, suffossūram, suffossūrārum, suffossūrās, suffossūre, suffossūrī, suffossūrīs, suffossūrō, suffossūrōrum, suffossūrōs, suffossūrum | suffodiendus suffodiundus, suffodienda, suffodiendā, suffodiendae, suffodiendam, suffodiendārum, suffodiendās, suffodiende, suffodiendīs, suffodiendōrum, suffodiendōs |
gerundsuffodiendī, suffodiendō, suffodiendumsupinesuffossum, suffossū
suf-fŏdĭo (subf-), fōdi, fossum, 3, v. a.,
I. to dig or pierce underneath; to pierce or bore through; to dig under, sap, undermine (class.;
not in Cic.): ilia equis suffodere, Liv. 42, 59: inguina, Suet. Dom. 17: equos, to stab in the belly, Caes. B. G. 4, 12; Tac. A. 1, 65; 2, 11: suffosso equo, Verg. A. 11, 671; Liv. 42, 59; Curt. 4, 13, 33: radices frumenti, Plin. 18, 21, 50, § 184: montes, Vell. 2, 33, 4; Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 104; cf.: vineas expediunt suffodiendis muris, Tac. H. 2, 21: Alexandria est fere tota suffossa, undermined, Auct. B. Alex. 5, 1: a cuniculis subfossum in Hispaniā oppidum, Plin. 8, 29, 43, § 104: quercus subfossae fluctibus, id. 16, 1, 2, § 5: sacella suffossa, incensa, sapped, overthrown, Cic. Har. Resp. 15: rupes suffossa, Sen. Ep. 90, 6: montes, Vell. 2, 33.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
suffodiō (subf-) fōdī, fossus, ere
sub+fodio, to dig under, sap, undermine : murum, S.: sacella suffossa: nullum suffossi specūs vestigium, no indication of a mine , Cu.— To pierce from below, stab underneath, bore through : equis ilia, L.: subfossis equis, stabbed in the belly , Cs.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsuffodiō
Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰódʰh₂ey Proto-Italic *foðjō Latin fodiō Latin suffodiō From sub- (“under; behind; at the foot of;”) + fodiō (“dig”).