offirmo

Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

obfirmō

Etymology edit

From ob- +‎ firmō (“strengthen, make firm”).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ofˈfir.moː/, [ɔfˈfɪrmoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ofˈfir.mo/, [ofˈfirmo]

Verb edit

offirmō (present infinitive offirmāre, perfect active offirmāvī, supine offirmātum); first conjugation

(transitive) to make firm, durable, steadfast
(figuratively) to hold fast to, persevere in
(figuratively) to be obstinate

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of offirmō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	offirmō	offirmās	offirmat	offirmāmus	offirmātis	offirmant
	imperfect	offirmābam	offirmābās	offirmābat	offirmābāmus	offirmābātis	offirmābant
	future	offirmābō	offirmābis	offirmābit	offirmābimus	offirmābitis	offirmābunt
	perfect	offirmāvī	offirmāvistī	offirmāvit	offirmāvimus	offirmāvistis	offirmāvērunt, offirmāvēre
	pluperfect	offirmāveram	offirmāverās	offirmāverat	offirmāverāmus	offirmāverātis	offirmāverant
	future perfect	offirmāverō	offirmāveris	offirmāverit	offirmāverimus	offirmāveritis	offirmāverint
passive	present	offirmor	offirmāris, offirmāre	offirmātur	offirmāmur	offirmāminī	offirmantur
	imperfect	offirmābar	offirmābāris, offirmābāre	offirmābātur	offirmābāmur	offirmābāminī	offirmābantur
	future	offirmābor	offirmāberis, offirmābere	offirmābitur	offirmābimur	offirmābiminī	offirmābuntur
	perfect	offirmātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	offirmātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	offirmātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	offirmem	offirmēs	offirmet	offirmēmus	offirmētis	offirment
	imperfect	offirmārem	offirmārēs	offirmāret	offirmārēmus	offirmārētis	offirmārent
	perfect	offirmāverim	offirmāverīs	offirmāverit	offirmāverīmus	offirmāverītis	offirmāverint
	pluperfect	offirmāvissem	offirmāvissēs	offirmāvisset	offirmāvissēmus	offirmāvissētis	offirmāvissent
passive	present	offirmer	offirmēris, offirmēre	offirmētur	offirmēmur	offirmēminī	offirmentur
	imperfect	offirmārer	offirmārēris, offirmārēre	offirmārētur	offirmārēmur	offirmārēminī	offirmārentur
	perfect	offirmātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	offirmātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	offirmā	—	—	offirmāte	—
active	future	—	offirmātō	offirmātō	—	offirmātōte	offirmantō
passive	present	—	offirmāre	—	—	offirmāminī	—
passive	future	—	offirmātor	offirmātor	—	—	offirmantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		offirmāre	offirmāvisse	offirmātūrum esse	offirmārī	offirmātum esse	offirmātum īrī
participles		offirmāns	—	offirmātūrus	—	offirmātus	offirmandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		offirmandī	offirmandō	offirmandum	offirmandō	offirmātum	offirmātū

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References edit

“offirmo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“offirmo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
offirmo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.