incendo, incendere, incendi, incensus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
set on fire; set fire to, kindle, burn; cause to flame/burn; keep fire burning;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | incendo | incendimus |
| 2 | incendis | incenditis |
| 3 | incendit | incendunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | incendere |
| active | perfect | incendisse |
| passive | present | incendi |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | incende | incendite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | incendito | incenditote |
| 3 | incendito | incendunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | incendere | incendimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | incenditor | — |
| 3 | incenditor | incenduntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | incensus | incensi |
| Gen. | incensi | incensorum |
| Dat. | incenso | — |
| Acc. | incensum | incensos |
| Voc. | incense | incensi |
| Abl. | incenso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | incensa | incensae |
| Gen. | incensae | incensarum |
| Dat. | incensae | — |
| Acc. | incensam | incensas |
| Voc. | incensa | incensae |
| Abl. | incensa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | incensum | incensa |
| Gen. | incensi | incensorum |
| Dat. | incenso | — |
| Acc. | incensum | incensa |
| Voc. | incensum | incensa |
| Abl. | incenso | — |
Supines
accusative: incensum; ablative: incensu
Examples
Menaechmi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...sane igitur, quando aequom oras, quam mox incendo rogum? dies quidem iam ad umbilicum est dimidiatus mortuos..."Liber IV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...campos optinentibus belli civilis causa populum per contiones incendo? an illi quidem septuagesimum ante annum perempti, quo modo..."