defero, deferre, detuli, delatus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
carry/bring/sink/fall down/off; convey/deliver/transfer; reduce/slope (down to);
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | defero | deferimus |
| 2 | defers | defertis |
| 3 | defert | deferunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | deferre |
| active | perfect | detulisse |
| passive | present | deferri |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | defer | deferte |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | deferto | defertote |
| 3 | deferto | deferunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | deferre | deferimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | defertor | — |
| 3 | defertor | deferuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delatus | delati |
| Gen. | delati | delatorum |
| Dat. | delato | — |
| Acc. | delatum | delatos |
| Voc. | delate | delati |
| Abl. | delato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delata | delatae |
| Gen. | delatae | delatarum |
| Dat. | delatae | — |
| Acc. | delatam | delatas |
| Voc. | delata | delatae |
| Abl. | delata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delatum | delata |
| Gen. | delati | delatorum |
| Dat. | delato | — |
| Acc. | delatum | delata |
| Voc. | delatum | delata |
| Abl. | delato | — |
Supines
accusative: delatum; ablative: delatu
Examples
Truculentus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...pecua ad hanc collo in crumina ego obligata defero. quid dedi! ut discinxi hominem. STRAB. Immo ego vero..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...quid vis, ego et tu sponsiunculam: exi, defero lamnam. Iam scies patrem tuum mercedes perdidisse, quamvis et rhetoricam..."