Latin edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

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

  1. to flee

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of terga vertō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present terga vertō terga vertis terga vertit terga vertimus terga vertitis terga vertunt
imperfect terga vertēbam terga vertēbās terga vertēbat terga vertēbāmus terga vertēbātis terga vertēbant
future terga vertam terga vertēs terga vertet terga vertēmus terga vertētis terga vertent
perfect terga vertī terga vertistī terga vertit terga vertimus terga vertistis terga vertērunt,
terga vertēre
pluperfect terga verteram terga verterās terga verterat terga verterāmus terga verterātis terga verterant
future perfect terga verterō terga verteris terga verterit terga verterimus terga verteritis terga verterint
passive present terga vertor terga verteris,
terga vertere
terga vertitur terga vertimur terga vertiminī terga vertuntur
imperfect terga vertēbar terga vertēbāris,
terga vertēbāre
terga vertēbātur terga vertēbāmur terga vertēbāminī terga vertēbantur
future terga vertar terga vertēris,
terga vertēre
terga vertētur terga vertēmur terga vertēminī terga vertentur
perfect terga + versus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect terga + versus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect terga + versus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present terga vertam terga vertās terga vertat terga vertāmus terga vertātis terga vertant
imperfect terga verterem terga verterēs terga verteret terga verterēmus terga verterētis terga verterent
perfect terga verterim terga verterīs terga verterit terga verterīmus terga verterītis terga verterint
pluperfect terga vertissem terga vertissēs terga vertisset terga vertissēmus terga vertissētis terga vertissent
passive present terga vertar terga vertāris,
terga vertāre
terga vertātur terga vertāmur terga vertāminī terga vertantur
imperfect terga verterer terga verterēris,
terga verterēre
terga verterētur terga verterēmur terga verterēminī terga verterentur
perfect terga + versus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect terga + versus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present terga verte terga vertite
future terga vertitō terga vertitō terga vertitōte terga vertuntō
passive present terga vertere terga vertiminī
future terga vertitor terga vertitor terga vertuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives terga vertere terga vertisse terga versūrum esse terga vertī terga versum esse terga versum īrī
participles terga vertēns terga versūrus terga versus terga vertendus,
terga vertundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
terga vertendī terga vertendō terga vertendum terga vertendō terga versum terga versū