Latin edit

Etymology edit

From per- +‎ sorbeō (suck in, swallow).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

persorbeō (present infinitive persorbēre, perfect active persorbuī, supine persorptum); second conjugation

  1. to suck or drink up, absorb

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of persorbeō (second conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present persorbeō persorbēs persorbet persorbēmus persorbētis persorbent
imperfect persorbēbam persorbēbās persorbēbat persorbēbāmus persorbēbātis persorbēbant
future persorbēbō persorbēbis persorbēbit persorbēbimus persorbēbitis persorbēbunt
perfect persorbuī persorbuistī persorbuit persorbuimus persorbuistis persorbuērunt,
persorbuēre
pluperfect persorbueram persorbuerās persorbuerat persorbuerāmus persorbuerātis persorbuerant
future perfect persorbuerō persorbueris persorbuerit persorbuerimus persorbueritis persorbuerint
passive present persorbeor persorbēris,
persorbēre
persorbētur persorbēmur persorbēminī persorbentur
imperfect persorbēbar persorbēbāris,
persorbēbāre
persorbēbātur persorbēbāmur persorbēbāminī persorbēbantur
future persorbēbor persorbēberis,
persorbēbere
persorbēbitur persorbēbimur persorbēbiminī persorbēbuntur
perfect persorptus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect persorptus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect persorptus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present persorbeam persorbeās persorbeat persorbeāmus persorbeātis persorbeant
imperfect persorbērem persorbērēs persorbēret persorbērēmus persorbērētis persorbērent
perfect persorbuerim persorbuerīs persorbuerit persorbuerīmus persorbuerītis persorbuerint
pluperfect persorbuissem persorbuissēs persorbuisset persorbuissēmus persorbuissētis persorbuissent
passive present persorbear persorbeāris,
persorbeāre
persorbeātur persorbeāmur persorbeāminī persorbeantur
imperfect persorbērer persorbērēris,
persorbērēre
persorbērētur persorbērēmur persorbērēminī persorbērentur
perfect persorptus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect persorptus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present persorbē persorbēte
future persorbētō persorbētō persorbētōte persorbentō
passive present persorbēre persorbēminī
future persorbētor persorbētor persorbentor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives persorbēre persorbuisse persorptūrum esse persorbērī persorptum esse persorptum īrī
participles persorbēns persorptūrus persorptus persorbendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
persorbendī persorbendō persorbendum persorbendō persorptum persorptū

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References edit

  • persorbeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • persorbeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.