deficio, deficere, defeci, defectus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
fail, disappoint, let down; leave without a sufficiency; cease to be available;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | deficio | deficimus |
| 2 | deficis | deficitis |
| 3 | deficit | deficiunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | deficere |
| active | perfect | defecisse |
| passive | present | defici |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | defice, defic | deficite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | deficito | deficitote |
| 3 | deficito | deficunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | deficere | deficimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | deficitor | — |
| 3 | deficitor | deficuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | defectus | defecti |
| Gen. | defecti | defectorum |
| Dat. | defecto | — |
| Acc. | defectum | defectos |
| Voc. | defecte | defecti |
| Abl. | defecto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | defecta | defectae |
| Gen. | defectae | defectarum |
| Dat. | defectae | — |
| Acc. | defectam | defectas |
| Voc. | defecta | defectae |
| Abl. | defecta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | defectum | defecta |
| Gen. | defecti | defectorum |
| Dat. | defecto | — |
| Acc. | defectum | defecta |
| Voc. | defectum | defecta |
| Abl. | defecto | — |
Supines
accusative: defectum; ablative: defectu
Examples
Liber Quintus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...mitis solator, acerbis 40auditus tumulis et descendentibus umbris,deficio medicasque manus fomentaque quaerovulneribus, sed summa, meis. nunc tempus..."Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...inemptas, largi flumina quis canat Lyaei? iam iam deficio tuoque Baccho in serum trahor ebrius soporem. Quos ibit..."