From dens (“tooth”) + -īre (“forming verbs”).
dentiō (present infinitive dentīre, perfect active dentīvī, supine dentītum); fourth conjugation
- To teethe, to grow teeth
Conjugation of dentiō (fourth conjugation)
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indicative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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dentiō
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dentīs
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dentit
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dentīmus
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dentītis
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dentiunt
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imperfect
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dentiēbam
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dentiēbās
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dentiēbat
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dentiēbāmus
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dentiēbātis
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dentiēbant
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future
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dentiam
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dentiēs
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dentiet
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dentiēmus
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dentiētis
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dentient
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perfect
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dentīvī, dentiī
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dentīvistī, dentiistī
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dentīvit, dentiit
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dentīvimus, dentiimus
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dentīvistis, dentiistis
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dentīvērunt, dentīvēre, dentiērunt, dentiēre
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pluperfect
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dentīveram, dentieram
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dentīverās, dentierās
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dentīverat, dentierat
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dentīverāmus, dentierāmus
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dentīverātis, dentierātis
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dentīverant, dentierant
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future perfect
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dentīverō, dentierō
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dentīveris, dentieris
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dentīverit, dentierit
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dentīverimus, dentierimus
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dentīveritis, dentieritis
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dentīverint, dentierint
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sigmatic future1
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dentīssō
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dentīssis
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dentīssit
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dentīssimus
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dentīssitis
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dentīssint
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passive
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present
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dentior
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dentīris, dentīre
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dentītur
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dentīmur
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dentīminī
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dentiuntur
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imperfect
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dentiēbar
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dentiēbāris, dentiēbāre
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dentiēbātur
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dentiēbāmur
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dentiēbāminī
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dentiēbantur
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future
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dentiar
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dentiēris, dentiēre
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dentiētur
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dentiēmur
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dentiēminī
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dentientur
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perfect
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dentītus + present active indicative of sum
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pluperfect
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dentītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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future perfect
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dentītus + future active indicative of sum
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subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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dentiam
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dentiās
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dentiat
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dentiāmus
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dentiātis
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dentiant
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imperfect
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dentīrem
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dentīrēs
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dentīret
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dentīrēmus
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dentīrētis
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dentīrent
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perfect
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dentīverim, dentierim
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dentīverīs, dentierīs
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dentīverit, dentierit
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dentīverīmus, dentierīmus
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dentīverītis, dentierītis
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dentīverint, dentierint
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pluperfect
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dentīvissem, dentiissem
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dentīvissēs, dentiissēs
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dentīvisset, dentiisset
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dentīvissēmus, dentiissēmus
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dentīvissētis, dentiissētis
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dentīvissent, dentiissent
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sigmatic aorist1
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dentīssim
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dentīssīs
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dentīssīt
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dentīssīmus
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dentīssītis
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dentīssint
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passive
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present
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dentiar
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dentiāris, dentiāre
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dentiātur
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dentiāmur
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dentiāminī
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dentiantur
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imperfect
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dentīrer
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dentīrēris, dentīrēre
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dentīrētur
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dentīrēmur
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dentīrēminī
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dentīrentur
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perfect
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dentītus + present active subjunctive of sum
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pluperfect
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dentītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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—
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dentī
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—
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—
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dentīte
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—
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future
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—
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dentītō
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dentītō
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—
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dentītōte
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dentiuntō
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passive
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present
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—
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dentīre
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—
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—
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dentīminī
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—
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future
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—
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dentītor
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dentītor
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—
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—
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dentiuntor
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non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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infinitives
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dentīre
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dentīvisse, dentiisse
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dentītūrum esse
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dentīrī
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dentītum esse
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dentītum īrī
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participles
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dentiēns
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—
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dentītūrus
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—
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dentītus
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dentiendus, dentiundus
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verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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dentiendī
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dentiendō
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dentiendum
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dentiendō
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dentītum
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dentītū
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1At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
From dens (“tooth”) + -io (“forming abstract nouns”)
dentiō f (genitive dentiōnis); third declension
- teething
- dentation
Third-declension noun.