debeo

Latin

Alternative forms

• dēhibeō

Etymology

Contraction of *dēhibeō, from dē- +‎ habeō (“have”). See the same contraction in dēbilis. Compare the later formed dēhabeō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.be.oː/, [ˈd̪eːbeoː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.be.o/, [ˈd̪ɛːbeo]

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Verb

dēbeō (present infinitive dēbēre, perfect active dēbuī, supine dēbitum); second conjugation

1. to owe something, to be under obligation to and for something

   Synonyms: amō, obligor (passive voice of obligō only)

2. to be bound, in duty bound to do something; "I ought", "I must", "I should"
3. to be owed, to be due (when in passive voice)
4. to have or keep from someone (in its original, etymological sense)

Conjugation

Conjugation of dēbeō (second conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēbeō	dēbēs	dēbet	dēbēmus	dēbētis	dēbent
	imperfect	dēbēbam	dēbēbās	dēbēbat	dēbēbāmus	dēbēbātis	dēbēbant
	future	dēbēbō	dēbēbis	dēbēbit	dēbēbimus	dēbēbitis	dēbēbunt
	perfect	dēbuī	dēbuistī	dēbuit	dēbuimus	dēbuistis	dēbuērunt, dēbuēre
	pluperfect	dēbueram	dēbuerās	dēbuerat	dēbuerāmus	dēbuerātis	dēbuerant
	future perfect	dēbuerō	dēbueris	dēbuerit	dēbuerimus	dēbueritis	dēbuerint
passive	present	dēbeor	dēbēris, dēbēre	dēbētur	dēbēmur	dēbēminī	dēbentur
	imperfect	dēbēbar	dēbēbāris, dēbēbāre	dēbēbātur	dēbēbāmur	dēbēbāminī	dēbēbantur
	future	dēbēbor	dēbēberis, dēbēbere	dēbēbitur	dēbēbimur	dēbēbiminī	dēbēbuntur
	perfect	dēbitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	dēbitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	dēbitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēbeam	dēbeās	dēbeat	dēbeāmus	dēbeātis	dēbeant
	imperfect	dēbērem	dēbērēs	dēbēret	dēbērēmus	dēbērētis	dēbērent
	perfect	dēbuerim	dēbuerīs	dēbuerit	dēbuerīmus	dēbuerītis	dēbuerint
	pluperfect	dēbuissem	dēbuissēs	dēbuisset	dēbuissēmus	dēbuissētis	dēbuissent
passive	present	dēbear	dēbeāris, dēbeāre	dēbeātur	dēbeāmur	dēbeāminī	dēbeantur
	imperfect	dēbērer	dēbērēris, dēbērēre	dēbērētur	dēbērēmur	dēbērēminī	dēbērentur
	perfect	dēbitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	dēbitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	dēbē	—	—	dēbēte	—
	future	—	dēbētō	dēbētō	—	dēbētōte	dēbentō
passive	present	—	dēbēre	—	—	dēbēminī	—
	future	—	dēbētor	dēbētor	—	—	dēbentor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		dēbēre	dēbuisse	dēbitūrum esse	dēbērī	dēbitum esse	dēbitum īrī
participles		dēbēns	—	dēbitūrus	—	dēbitus	dēbendus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		dēbendī	dēbendō	dēbendum	dēbendō	dēbitum	dēbitū

Synonyms

• necesse est
• oportet
• cogo
• decet
• opus est
• par est

Derived terms

• dēbitiō
• dēbitor
• dēbitrix
• dēbitum

Descendants

• Dalmatian:
  • dovar
• Italo-Romance:
  • Corsican: duveri
  • Italian: dovere
  • Sicilian: duviri
• North Italian:
  • Gallo-Italic:
    • Ligurian: dovéi
    • Piedmontese: dovej
    • Lombard: doè, dovei, dovè
  • Friulian: dovê
  • Ladin: dovei
  • Venetian: dover
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Franco-Provençal: devêr
  • Old French: devoir (see there for further descendants)
• Occitano-Romance:
  • Catalan: deure
  • Occitan: dever, deure, deveir
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Aragonese: dever, deure
  • Asturian: deber
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: dever
    • Galician: deber
    • Portuguese: dever
  • Spanish: deber
• Sardinian:
  • dèpere, depi, dèpiri, dèvere

References

• “debeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “debeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• debeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to owe gratitude to; to be under an obligation to a person: gratiam alicui debere
    
  • to owe some one money: pecuniam alicui debere
    
  • the debtor: debitor, or is qui debet
    
  • the creditor: creditor, or is cui debeo
    
  • from this it appears, is apparent: ex quo intellegitur or intellegi potest, debet
    
  • there is nothing strange in that: neque id mirum est or videri debet
    
• debeo in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *debelъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /děbeo/
• Hyphenation: de‧be‧o

Adjective

dèbeo (definite dèbelī, comparative dȅbljī, Cyrillic spelling дѐбео)

1. fat
2. thick

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		debeo	debela	debelo
genitive		debela	debele	debela
dative		debelu	debeloj	debelu
accusative	inanimate animate	debeo debela	debelu	debelo
vocative		debeo	debela	debelo
locative		debelu	debeloj	debelu
instrumental		debelim	debelom	debelim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		debeli	debele	debela
genitive		debelih	debelih	debelih
dative		debelim(a)	debelim(a)	debelim(a)
accusative		debele	debele	debela
vocative		debeli	debele	debela
locative		debelim(a)	debelim(a)	debelim(a)
instrumental		debelim(a)	debelim(a)	debelim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		debeli	debela	debelo
genitive		debelog(a)	debele	debelog(a)
dative		debelom(u/e)	debeloj	debelom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	debeli debelog(a)	debelu	debelo
vocative		debeli	debela	debelo
locative		debelom(e/u)	debeloj	debelom(e/u)
instrumental		debelim	debelom	debelim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		debeli	debele	debela
genitive		debelih	debelih	debelih
dative		debelim(a)	debelim(a)	debelim(a)
accusative		debele	debele	debela
vocative		debeli	debele	debela
locative		debelim(a)	debelim(a)	debelim(a)
instrumental		debelim(a)	debelim(a)	debelim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		deblji	deblja	deblje
genitive		debljeg(a)	deblje	debljeg(a)
dative		debljem(u)	debljoj	debljem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	deblji debljeg(a)	deblju	deblje
vocative		deblji	deblja	deblje
locative		debljem(u)	debljoj	debljem(u)
instrumental		debljim	debljom	debljim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		deblji	deblje	deblja
genitive		debljih	debljih	debljih
dative		debljim(a)	debljim(a)	debljim(a)
accusative		deblje	deblje	deblja
vocative		deblji	deblje	deblja
locative		debljim(a)	debljim(a)	debljim(a)
instrumental		debljim(a)	debljim(a)	debljim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najdeblji	najdeblja	najdeblje
genitive		najdebljeg(a)	najdeblje	najdebljeg(a)
dative		najdebljem(u)	najdebljoj	najdebljem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najdeblji najdebljeg(a)	najdeblju	najdeblje
vocative		najdeblji	najdeblja	najdeblje
locative		najdebljem(u)	najdebljoj	najdebljem(u)
instrumental		najdebljim	najdebljom	najdebljim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najdeblji	najdeblje	najdeblja
genitive		najdebljih	najdebljih	najdebljih
dative		najdebljim(a)	najdebljim(a)	najdebljim(a)
accusative		najdeblje	najdeblje	najdeblja
vocative		najdeblji	najdeblje	najdeblja
locative		najdebljim(a)	najdebljim(a)	najdebljim(a)
instrumental		najdebljim(a)	najdebljim(a)	najdebljim(a)

Antonyms

• tanak
• mršav