verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
tābeō
tābeō (present infinitive tābēre, perfect active tābuī)
Classical[ˈtaː.be.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtaː.be.o]
Meaning
- to melt, melt down or away
- to waste or rot away
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tābeō | tābēbam | tābēbō | tābuī | tābueram | tābuerō |
| 2nd sg. | tābēs | tābēbās | tābēbis | tābuistī | tābuerās | tābueris |
| 3rd sg. | tābet | tābēbat | tābēbit | tābuit | tābuerat | tābuerit |
| 1st pl. | tābēmus | tābēbāmus | tābēbimus | tābuimus | tābuerāmus | tābuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | tābētis | tābēbātis | tābēbitis | tābuistis | tābuerātis | tābueritis |
| 3rd pl. | tābent | tābēbant | tābēbunt | tābuērunt tābuēre | tābuerant | tābuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tābeam | tābērem | tābuerim | tābuissem |
| 2nd sg. | tābeās | tābērēs | tābuerīs | tābuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | tābeat | tābēret | tābuerit | tābuisset |
| 1st pl. | tābeāmus | tābērēmus | tābuerīmus | tābuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | tābeātis | tābērētis | tābuerītis | tābuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | tābeant | tābērent | tābuerint | tābuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | tābē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | tābēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | tābētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | tābētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | tābētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | tābentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | tābēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | tābuisse | — |
| present participle | tābēns | — |
gerundtābendī, tābendō, tābendum
tābĕo, ēre, v. n. tabes,
I. to melt, melt down or away, to waste away, consume (poet.).
I. Lit.:
aliis rebus concrescunt semina membris, Atque aliis extenuantur tabentque vicissim, Lucr. 4, 1262: corpora tabent, Ov. M. 7, 541: tabentes genae, Verg. A. 12, 221: tabens sanies, Stat. Th. 4, 364: sale tabentes artus in litore ponunt, dripping, Verg. A. 1, 173.—II. Trop., to waste away, vanish: seditio tabetne an numeros augificat suos? Enn. ap. Non. 76, 2 (Trag. v. 105 Vahl.).
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tābeō —, —, ēre
tabes, to melt away, waste, consume : tabentes genae, V.: sale tabentes artūs, dripping , V.: corpora tabent, O.; see also tabesco.
Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *teh₂-. Cognates include Ancient Greek τήκω (tḗkō), Sanskrit तोयम् (toyam), Old Armenian թանամ (tʻanam, “to wet”) and Old English þawian (English thaw).
In English words that came into English from tābeō
- tabidtābidus
- tabescenttabescens
- contabescentcontabescens