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
- T
Truculentus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...pecua ad hanc collo in crumina ego obligata defero. quid dedi! ut discinxi hominem. STRAB. Immo ego vero..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...quid vis, ego et tu sponsiunculam: exi, defero lamnam. Iam scies patrem tuum mercedes perdidisse, quamvis et rhetoricam..."