LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

suffundō

suffundō (present infinitive suffundere, perfect active suffūdī, supine suffūsum)
Classical[sʊfˈfʊn.doː]Ecclesiastical[sufˈfun.do]

Meaning

  1. to pour (liquid) in or on
  2. to suffuse

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.suffundōsuffundēbamsuffundamsuffūdīsuffūderamsuffūderō
2nd sg.suffundissuffundēbāssuffundēssuffūdistīsuffūderāssuffūderis
3rd sg.suffunditsuffundēbatsuffundetsuffūditsuffūderatsuffūderit
1st pl.suffundimussuffundēbāmussuffundēmussuffūdimussuffūderāmussuffūderimus
2nd pl.suffunditissuffundēbātissuffundētissuffūdistissuffūderātissuffūderitis
3rd pl.suffunduntsuffundēbantsuffundentsuffūdērunt
suffūdēre
suffūderantsuffūderint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.suffundamsuffunderemsuffūderimsuffūdissem
2nd sg.suffundāssuffunderēssuffūderīssuffūdissēs
3rd sg.suffundatsuffunderetsuffūderitsuffūdisset
1st pl.suffundāmussuffunderēmussuffūderīmussuffūdissēmus
2nd pl.suffundātissuffunderētissuffūderītissuffūdissētis
3rd pl.suffundantsuffunderentsuffūderintsuffūdissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.suffundorsuffundēbarsuffundar
2nd sg.suffunderis
suffundere
suffundēbāris
suffundēbāre
suffundēris
suffundēre
3rd sg.suffunditursuffundēbātursuffundētur
1st pl.suffundimursuffundēbāmursuffundēmur
2nd pl.suffundiminīsuffundēbāminīsuffundēminī
3rd pl.suffunduntursuffundēbantursuffundentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.suffundarsuffunderer
2nd sg.suffundāris
suffundāre
suffunderēris
suffunderēre
3rd sg.suffundātursuffunderētur
1st pl.suffundāmursuffunderēmur
2nd pl.suffundāminīsuffunderēminī
3rd pl.suffundantursuffunderentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.suffundesuffundere
pres. 2nd pl.suffunditesuffundiminī
fut. 2nd sg.suffunditōsuffunditor
fut. 3rd sg.suffunditōsuffunditor
fut. 2nd pl.suffunditōte—
fut. 3rd pl.suffunduntōsuffunduntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesuffunderesuffundī
perfect infinitivesuffūdissesuffūsum esse
future infinitivesuffūsūrum essesuffūsum īrī
present participlesuffundēns—
perfect participle—suffūsus
suffūsa, suffūsā, suffūsae, suffūsam, suffūsārum, suffūsās, suffūse, suffūsī, suffūsīs, suffūsō, suffūsōrum, suffūsōs
future participlesuffūsūrus
suffūsūra, suffūsūrā, suffūsūrae, suffūsūram, suffūsūrārum, suffūsūrās, suffūsūre, suffūsūrī, suffūsūrīs, suffūsūrō, suffūsūrōrum, suffūsūrōs, suffūsūrum
suffundendus
suffundundus, suffundenda, suffundendā, suffundendae, suffundendam, suffundendārum, suffundendās, suffundende, suffundendīs, suffundendōrum, suffundendōs
gerundsuffundendī, suffundendō, suffundendumsupinesuffūsum, suffūsū

suf-fundo (subf-), fūdi, fūsum, 3, v. a.,
I. to pour below or underneath; to pour into or among; to pour over or upon; to overspread, suffuse (mostly ante-class. and postAug.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: animum esse cordi suffusum sanguinem, Cic. Tusc. 1, 9, 19: aqua suffunditur, flows underneath, diffuses itself, Sen. Q. N. 3, 26, 1 (al. adfunditur): intumuit suffusā venter ab undā, i. e. from dropsy, Ov. F. 1, 215: mane suffundam aquolam, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 3: mare (i. e. aquam marinam) vinis, id. Rud. 2, 7, 30: jus, Col. 12, 9, 2: acetum, Vitr. 7, 12: merum in os mulae, Col. 6, 38, 4.—
B. Esp.
1. Of tears, etc., to suffuse, fill, etc.: lacrimis oculos suffusa nitentes, Verg. A. 1, 228: tepido suffundit lumina rore (i. e. lacrimis), Ov. M. 10, 360; cf.: lupus suffusus lumina flammā, id. ib. 11, 368: oculi, qui ad alienam lippitudinem et ipsi suffunduntur, become suffused (with tears), Sen. Clem. 2, 6 med.; cf.: ad quas ille voces lacrimis et multo pudore suffunditur, Plin. Pan. 2, 8.—
2. Of other fluids, etc., to tinge, imbue, to stain, color: agricola et minio suffusus rubenti, stained, Tib. 2, 1, 55: si cruore suffunduntur oculi, become bloodshot, Plin. 23, 1, 24, § 49; so, suffusi cruore oculi, id. 29, 6, 38, § 126; and in a reverse construction: sanguis oculis suffusus, id. 20, 13, 51, § 142: prodest felle suffusis, for those affected with jaundice, id. 22, 21, 30, § 65: ulcera alte suffusa medullis, Claud. in Eutr. 2, 13; cf.: suffusa bilis, jaundice, Plin. 22, 21, 26, § 54: lingua est suffusa veneno, Ov. M. 2, 777: sales suffusi felle, id. Tr. 2, 565: (nebulae) suffundunt suā caelum caligine, Lucr. 6, 479: calore suffusus aether, suffused, intermingled, Cic. N. D. 2, 21, 54: Hyperionis orbem Suffundi maculis, Stat. Th. 11, 121.—
3. Of blushes, etc., to redden, suffuse, color, blush, etc.; cf.: littera suffusas quod habet maculosa lituras, blurred, Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 15.— Of a blush: (Luna) si virgineum suffuderit ore ruborem, Verg. G. 1, 430: suffunditur ora rubore, Ov. M. 1, 484: roseo suffusa rubore, id. Am. 3, 3, 5: Masinissae rubore suffusus, Liv. 30, 15, 1: vultum rubore suffundere, Pacat. Pan. Theod. 4, 4.—Absol.: sancti viri est suffundi, si virginem viderit, Tert. Virg. Vel. 2; Hier. adv. Jovin. 1, 48. —
4. Prov.: aquam frigidam suffundere, to throw cold water upon, i.e. to calumniate, inveigh against, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 36. —
II. Trop.: (metus) omnia suffundens mortis nigrore, covering, overspreading, Lucr. 3, 39: cibo vires ad feturam, to supply, Varr. R. R. 2, 8, 4: animus in aliquem malevolentiā suffusus, overspread, filled, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 22. — Hence, * suffūsus, a, um, P. a., blushing, bashful, modest: suffusior sexus, Tert. Anim. 38 med.

Origins

From sub- (“under”) + fundō (“to pour”), from nasalized form of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- "to pour".

Descendants
  • Italiansoffondere
  • Italiansuffondere
  • Englishsuffuse

In English words that came into English from suffundō

  • suffusesuffundō

Quick answers

What does suffundō mean in Latin?
suffundō, a verb, means “to pour (liquid) in or on; to suffuse”.
What are the principal parts of suffundō?
suffundō, suffundere, suffūdī, suffūsum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce suffundō?
In classical Latin, [sʊfˈfʊn.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sufˈfun.do].