verbthird conjugation
suppetō
suppetō (present infinitive suppetere, perfect active suppetīvī or suppetiī, supine suppetītum)
Classical[ˈsʊp.pɛ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsup.pe.to]
Meaning
- to be available, present or at hand
His rebus adducti et auctoritate Orgetorigis permoti constituerunt ea quae ad proficiscendum pertinerent comparare […] sementes quam maximas facere, ut in itinere copia frumenti suppeteret, cum proximis civitatibus pacem et amicitiam confirmare.
Induced by these considerations, and influenced by the authority of Orgetorix, they determined to provide such things as were necessary for their expedition […] to make their sowings as large as possible, so that on their march plenty of corn might be in store — and to establish peace and friendship with the neighboring states.c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 1.3 - to be equal to, or sufficient for
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
praestō sum, sufficiōsuppetō -ere — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 8
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | suppetō | suppetēbam | suppetam | suppetīvī suppetiī | suppetīveram suppetieram | suppetīverō suppetierō |
| 2nd sg. | suppetis | suppetēbās | suppetēs | suppetīvistī suppetiistī | suppetīverās suppetierās | suppetīveris suppetieris |
| 3rd sg. | suppetit | suppetēbat | suppetet | suppetīvit suppetiit | suppetīverat suppetierat | suppetīverit suppetierit |
| 1st pl. | suppetimus | suppetēbāmus | suppetēmus | suppetīvimus suppetiimus | suppetīverāmus suppetierāmus | suppetīverimus suppetierimus |
| 2nd pl. | suppetitis | suppetēbātis | suppetētis | suppetīvistis suppetiistis | suppetīverātis suppetierātis | suppetīveritis suppetieritis |
| 3rd pl. | suppetunt | suppetēbant | suppetent | suppetīvērunt suppetīvēre, suppetiērunt, suppetiēre | suppetīverant suppetierant | suppetīverint suppetierint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | suppetam | suppeterem | suppetīverim suppetierim | suppetīvissem suppetiissem |
| 2nd sg. | suppetās | suppeterēs | suppetīverīs suppetierīs | suppetīvissēs suppetiissēs |
| 3rd sg. | suppetat | suppeteret | suppetīverit suppetierit | suppetīvisset suppetiisset |
| 1st pl. | suppetāmus | suppeterēmus | suppetīverīmus suppetierīmus | suppetīvissēmus suppetiissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | suppetātis | suppeterētis | suppetīverītis suppetierītis | suppetīvissētis suppetiissētis |
| 3rd pl. | suppetant | suppeterent | suppetīverint suppetierint | suppetīvissent suppetiissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | suppetor | suppetēbar | suppetar |
| 2nd sg. | suppeteris suppetere | suppetēbāris suppetēbāre | suppetēris suppetēre |
| 3rd sg. | suppetitur | suppetēbātur | suppetētur |
| 1st pl. | suppetimur | suppetēbāmur | suppetēmur |
| 2nd pl. | suppetiminī | suppetēbāminī | suppetēminī |
| 3rd pl. | suppetuntur | suppetēbantur | suppetentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | suppetar | suppeterer |
| 2nd sg. | suppetāris suppetāre | suppeterēris suppeterēre |
| 3rd sg. | suppetātur | suppeterētur |
| 1st pl. | suppetāmur | suppeterēmur |
| 2nd pl. | suppetāminī | suppeterēminī |
| 3rd pl. | suppetantur | suppeterentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | suppete | suppetere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | suppetite | suppetiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | suppetitō | suppetitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | suppetitō | suppetitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | suppetitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | suppetuntō | suppetuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | suppetere | suppetī |
| perfect infinitive | suppetīvisse suppetiisse | suppetītum esse |
| future infinitive | suppetītūrum esse | suppetītum īrī |
| present participle | suppetēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | suppetītus suppetīta, suppetītā, suppetītae, suppetītam, suppetītārum, suppetītās, suppetītī, suppetītōrum, suppetītōs |
| future participle | suppetītūrus suppetītūra, suppetītūrā, suppetītūrae, suppetītūram, suppetītūrārum, suppetītūrās, suppetītūre, suppetītūrī, suppetītūrīs, suppetītūrō, suppetītūrōrum, suppetītūrōs, suppetītūrum | suppetendus suppetundus, suppetenda, suppetendā, suppetendae, suppetendam, suppetendārum, suppetendās, suppetende, suppetendīs, suppetendōrum, suppetendōs |
gerundsuppetendī, suppetendō, suppetendumsupinesuppetītum, suppetītū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- si vita suppetit
- if I live till then.
- dum vires suppetunt
- as long as one's strength holds out.
- res (opp. verba) mihi suppetit
- I have abundance to say.
- dum vita suppetit; dum (quoad) vivo
- as long as I live.
- copiae cotidianis sumptibus suppetunt (vid. sect. IV. 2, note suppeditare...)
- his means suffice to defray daily expenses.
sup-pĕto (subp-), īvi or ĭi, ītum, 3, v. n.
I. To go or come to one, i. e.,
A. Lit., to be at hand or in store, to be present (class.):
ut mihi supersit, suppetat, superstitet, Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 3: si cui haec suppetunt, Cic. Off 2, 8, 31: cui res non suppetat, id. de Or. 3, 35, 142: vererer, ne mihi crimina non suppeterent, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 11, § 31: ne pabuli quidem satis magna copia suppetebat, Caes. B. G. 1, 16: copia frumenti, id. ib. 1, 3: frumentum copiaeque, Liv. 5, 26, 9: quibus rebus numquam tanta suppeteret victoriae fiducia, Auct. B. Afr. 31: ut mihi ad remunerandum nihil suppetat praeter voluntatem, Cic. Fam. 15, 13, 2: quibuscumque vires suppetebant ad arma ferenda, praesto fuere, Liv. 4, 22, 1; Plin. 2, 9, 6, § 46: neque quo manus porrigeret suppetebat, Nep. Dion, 7, 2: nondum suppetente ad haurien, dum ultra justa vi, Plin. 2, 9, 6, § 46: si vita suppetet, Cic. Fin. 1, 4, 11; so, vita, Plin. Ep. 5, 5, 8: vita longior, Liv. 40, 56, 7: quoad vita suppetet, Auct. B. Afr. 92; Vop. Aur. 24.—With pers. subject: deos oro, ut vitae tuae superstes suppetat (uxor), that she may survive you, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 19: nec consilium sibi suppetere diceret, Liv. 4, 48, 13.— B. Transf., to be equal to or sufficient for; to suffice, to agree with, correspond to any thing;
= sufficere: ut amori, ut ambitioni, ut cottidianis sumptibus copiae suppetant, Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 89: pauper enim non est, cui rerum suppetit usus, Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 4: utinam quae dicis, dictis facta suppetant, i. e. I wish you may be as good as your word, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 106: rudis lingua non suppetebat libertati, Liv. 2, 56, 8: ut plagae possint suppetere ipsae, Lucr. 1, 1050. — Poet., with pers. subject: novis ut usque suppetas doloribus, you may be exposed to, Hor. Epod. 17, 64. — II. To ask in place of another, to personate another in asking:
si silignario quis dixerit, ut quisquis nomine ejus siliginem petisset, ei daret ... furti actionem adversus eum qui suppetet, etc., Dig. 47, 2, 52, § 11.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
suppetō (subp-) īvī, ītus, ere
sub+peto, to be at hand, be in store, be present, be available : si cui haec suppetunt: vererer, ne mihi crimina non suppeterent: copia frumenti, Cs.: quibuscumque vires suppetebant ad arma ferenda, L.: neque quo manus porrigeret suppetebat, N.: si vita suppetet: Novis ut usque suppetas laboribus, may be exposed to , H.— To be equal to, be sufficient for, suffice, avail : ut cottidianis sumptibus copiae suppetant: Pauper enim non est, cui rerum suppetit usus, corresponds , H.: rudis lingua non suppetebat libertati, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsuppetō
Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti Latin petō Latin suppetō From sub- + petō.