Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From sub- (under, within) +‎ *fiō, likely cognate with Ancient Greek θύω (thúō), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (to smoke), whence also fūmus (smoke, steam) and fūlīgō (soot).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

suffiō (present infinitive suffīre, perfect active suffīvī or suffiī, supine suffītum); fourth conjugation

  1. to fumigate, perfume, scent

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of suffiō (fourth conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present suffiō suffīs suffit suffīmus suffītis suffiunt
imperfect suffiēbam suffiēbās suffiēbat suffiēbāmus suffiēbātis suffiēbant
future suffiam suffiēs suffiet suffiēmus suffiētis suffient
perfect suffīvī,
suffiī
suffīvistī,
suffiistī
suffīvit,
suffiit
suffīvimus,
suffiimus
suffīvistis,
suffiistis
suffīvērunt,
suffīvēre,
suffiērunt,
suffiēre
pluperfect suffīveram,
suffieram
suffīverās,
suffierās
suffīverat,
suffierat
suffīverāmus,
suffierāmus
suffīverātis,
suffierātis
suffīverant,
suffierant
future perfect suffīverō,
suffierō
suffīveris,
suffieris
suffīverit,
suffierit
suffīverimus,
suffierimus
suffīveritis,
suffieritis
suffīverint,
suffierint
passive present suffior suffīris,
suffīre
suffītur suffīmur suffīminī suffiuntur
imperfect suffiēbar suffiēbāris,
suffiēbāre
suffiēbātur suffiēbāmur suffiēbāminī suffiēbantur
future suffiar suffiēris,
suffiēre
suffiētur suffiēmur suffiēminī suffientur
perfect suffītus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect suffītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect suffītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present suffiam suffiās suffiat suffiāmus suffiātis suffiant
imperfect suffīrem suffīrēs suffīret suffīrēmus suffīrētis suffīrent
perfect suffīverim,
suffierim
suffīverīs,
suffierīs
suffīverit,
suffierit
suffīverīmus,
suffierīmus
suffīverītis,
suffierītis
suffīverint,
suffierint
pluperfect suffīvissem,
suffiissem
suffīvissēs,
suffiissēs
suffīvisset,
suffiisset
suffīvissēmus,
suffiissēmus
suffīvissētis,
suffiissētis
suffīvissent,
suffiissent
passive present suffiar suffiāris,
suffiāre
suffiātur suffiāmur suffiāminī suffiantur
imperfect suffīrer suffīrēris,
suffīrēre
suffīrētur suffīrēmur suffīrēminī suffīrentur
perfect suffītus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect suffītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present suffī suffīte
future suffītō suffītō suffītōte suffiuntō
passive present suffīre suffīminī
future suffītor suffītor suffiuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives suffīre suffīvisse,
suffiisse
suffītūrum esse suffīrī suffītum esse suffītum īrī
participles suffiēns suffītūrus suffītus suffiendus,
suffiundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
suffiendī suffiendō suffiendum suffiendō suffītum suffītū

Derived terms edit

References edit

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