Latin edit

Etymology 1 edit

Thought in antiquity to be a compound of , the ablative singular of rēs (matter), and ferō.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

rēfert (present infinitive rēferre, perfect active rētulit); third conjugation, irregular, impersonal, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to matter, to be important
    Synonym: interest
    Hoc meā rēfert.This matters to me.
Conjugation edit
   Conjugation of rēfert (third conjugation, irregular, suppletive, no supine stem, impersonal, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present rēfert
imperfect rēferēbat
future rēferet
perfect rētulit
pluperfect rētulerat
future perfect rētulerit
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present rēferat
imperfect rēferret
perfect rētulerit
pluperfect rētulisset
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present
future rēfertō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives rēferre rētulisse
participles rēferēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
rēferendī rēferendō rēferendum rēferendō

Etymology 2 edit

See referō.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

refert

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of referō

References edit

  • refert”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • refert”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • refert in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • refert in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016