dimitto, dimittere, dimisi, dimissus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
send away/off; allow to go, let go/off; disband, discharge, dismiss (soldiers);
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | dimitto | dimittimus |
| 2 | dimittis | dimittitis |
| 3 | dimittit | dimittunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | dimittere |
| active | perfect | dimisisse |
| passive | present | dimitti |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | dimitte | dimittite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | dimittito | dimittitote |
| 3 | dimittito | dimittunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | dimittere | dimittimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | dimittitor | — |
| 3 | dimittitor | dimittuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | dimissus | dimissi |
| Gen. | dimissi | dimissorum |
| Dat. | dimisso | — |
| Acc. | dimissum | dimissos |
| Voc. | dimisse | dimissi |
| Abl. | dimisso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | dimissa | dimissae |
| Gen. | dimissae | dimissarum |
| Dat. | dimissae | — |
| Acc. | dimissam | dimissas |
| Voc. | dimissa | dimissae |
| Abl. | dimissa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | dimissum | dimissa |
| Gen. | dimissi | dimissorum |
| Dat. | dimisso | — |
| Acc. | dimissum | dimissa |
| Voc. | dimissum | dimissa |
| Abl. | dimisso | — |
Supines
accusative: dimissum; ablative: dimissu
Examples
Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...nolis cupiunt ultro. THR. bene putas. GN. iam dimitto exercitum? THR. ubi vis. GN. Sanga, ita ut fortis..."Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...petis arva Padi, Ne vivam, nisi te, Domiti, dimitto libenter, Grata licet sine te sit mihi nulla dies..."Thyestes
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...polum. nunc decora regni teneo, nunc solium patris. dimitto superos; summa uotorum attigi. bene est, abunde..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...Facio, inquit, indutias vobiscum, et a constituta lite dimitto. Quod si non adnuissetis de hac medicina quam peto..."de Bello Africo
Gaius Julius Caesar from LIBRI INCERTORUM AUCTORUM
"...militum seditiosus malusque civis fuisti, te ab exercitu dimitto. Tite Saliene M. Tiro C. Clusinas, cum ordines..."Liber II
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...nunc iure belli liberum te, intactum inviolatumque hinc dimitto." Tunc Mucius, quasi remunerans meritum, "quando quidem" inquit..."