Latin

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Etymology

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From dē- +‎ sedeō (sit).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dēsideō (present infinitive dēsidēre, perfect active dēsēdī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to remain or continue sitting
  2. to sit idle or inactive, sit around, hang about
    Synonyms: vacō, cessō, sileō, iaceō, resideō, langueō, conquiēscō
  3. to go to defecate

Conjugation

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  • This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.
   Conjugation of dēsideō (second conjugation, no supine stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dēsideō dēsidēs dēsidet dēsidēmus dēsidētis dēsident
imperfect dēsidēbam dēsidēbās dēsidēbat dēsidēbāmus dēsidēbātis dēsidēbant
future dēsidēbō dēsidēbis dēsidēbit dēsidēbimus dēsidēbitis dēsidēbunt
perfect dēsēdī dēsēdistī dēsēdit dēsēdimus dēsēdistis dēsēdērunt,
dēsēdēre
pluperfect dēsēderam dēsēderās dēsēderat dēsēderāmus dēsēderātis dēsēderant
future perfect dēsēderō dēsēderis dēsēderit dēsēderimus dēsēderitis dēsēderint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dēsideam dēsideās dēsideat dēsideāmus dēsideātis dēsideant
imperfect dēsidērem dēsidērēs dēsidēret dēsidērēmus dēsidērētis dēsidērent
perfect dēsēderim dēsēderīs dēsēderit dēsēderīmus dēsēderītis dēsēderint
pluperfect dēsēdissem dēsēdissēs dēsēdisset dēsēdissēmus dēsēdissētis dēsēdissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dēsidē dēsidēte
future dēsidētō dēsidētō dēsidētōte dēsidentō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives dēsidēre dēsēdisse
participles dēsidēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
dēsidendī dēsidendō dēsidendum dēsidendō

Derived terms

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References

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