fingo, fingere, fixi, finctus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
mold, form, shape; create, invent; produce; imagine; compose; devise, contrive;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | fingo | fingimus |
| 2 | fingis | fingitis |
| 3 | fingit | fingunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | fingere |
| active | perfect | fixisse |
| passive | present | fingi |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | finge | fingite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | fingito | fingitote |
| 3 | fingito | fingunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | fingere | fingimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | fingitor | — |
| 3 | fingitor | finguntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | finctus | fincti |
| Gen. | fincti | finctorum |
| Dat. | fincto | — |
| Acc. | finctum | finctos |
| Voc. | fincte | fincti |
| Abl. | fincto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | fincta | finctae |
| Gen. | finctae | finctarum |
| Dat. | finctae | — |
| Acc. | finctam | finctas |
| Voc. | fincta | finctae |
| Abl. | fincta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | finctum | fincta |
| Gen. | fincti | finctorum |
| Dat. | fincto | — |
| Acc. | finctum | fincta |
| Voc. | finctum | fincta |
| Abl. | fincto | — |
Supines
accusative: finctum; ablative: finctu
Examples
- L
Liber IV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...didiceris. Ego quidem percipio iam fructum, cum mihi fingo uno nos animo futuros et quidquid aetati meae vigoris..." - M
VII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...tormentis idem dicere. aut si conpono, si fingo, urar, lacerer, et non probem. si videtur, torquendus sum, iudices..." - P
Aeneid III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...fatis ingressus iniquis Aeneadasque meo nomen de nomine fingo. sacra Dionaeae matri divisque ferebam auspicibus coeptorum operum, superoque..." - G
Liber VI
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...metuentium est, ea maxime mihi quae maxime abominor fingo. Quo impensius rogo, ut timori meo cottidie singulis..."