LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

terga vertō

terga vertō (present infinitive terga vertere, perfect active terga vertī, supine terga versum)

Meaning

  1. to flee

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.terga vertōterga vertēbamterga vertamterga vertīterga verteramterga verterō
2nd sg.terga vertisterga vertēbāsterga vertēsterga vertistīterga verterāsterga verteris
3rd sg.terga vertitterga vertēbatterga vertetterga vertitterga verteratterga verterit
1st pl.terga vertimusterga vertēbāmusterga vertēmusterga vertimusterga verterāmusterga verterimus
2nd pl.terga vertitisterga vertēbātisterga vertētisterga vertististerga verterātisterga verteritis
3rd pl.terga vertuntterga vertēbantterga vertentterga vertērunt
terga vertēre
terga verterantterga verterint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.terga vertamterga verteremterga verterimterga vertissem
2nd sg.terga vertāsterga verterēsterga verterīsterga vertissēs
3rd sg.terga vertatterga verteretterga verteritterga vertisset
1st pl.terga vertāmusterga verterēmusterga verterīmusterga vertissēmus
2nd pl.terga vertātisterga verterētisterga verterītisterga vertissētis
3rd pl.terga vertantterga verterentterga verterintterga vertissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.terga vertorterga vertēbarterga vertar
2nd sg.terga verteris
terga vertere
terga vertēbāris
terga vertēbāre
terga vertēris
terga vertēre
3rd sg.terga vertiturterga vertēbāturterga vertētur
1st pl.terga vertimurterga vertēbāmurterga vertēmur
2nd pl.terga vertiminīterga vertēbāminīterga vertēminī
3rd pl.terga vertunturterga vertēbanturterga vertentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.terga vertarterga verterer
2nd sg.terga vertāris
terga vertāre
terga verterēris
terga verterēre
3rd sg.terga vertāturterga verterētur
1st pl.terga vertāmurterga verterēmur
2nd pl.terga vertāminīterga verterēminī
3rd pl.terga vertanturterga verterentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.terga verteterga vertere
pres. 2nd pl.terga vertiteterga vertiminī
fut. 2nd sg.terga vertitōterga vertitor
fut. 3rd sg.terga vertitōterga vertitor
fut. 2nd pl.terga vertitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.terga vertuntōterga vertuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveterga vertereterga vertī
perfect infinitiveterga vertisseterga versum esse
future infinitiveterga versūrum esseterga versum īrī
present participleterga vertēns—
perfect participle—terga versus
future participleterga versūrusterga vertendus
terga vertundus
gerundterga vertendī, terga vertendō, terga vertendumsupineterga versum, terga versū

Origins

From terga, the plural accusative of tergum (“back, rear”) + vertō (“to turn around”). Literally "to turn backs".

Quick answers

What does terga vertō mean in Latin?
terga vertō, a verb, means “to flee”.
What are the principal parts of terga vertō?
terga vertō, terga vertere, terga vertī, terga versum (third conjugation).