scindo, scindere, scidi, scissus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
tear, split, divide; rend, cut to pieces; tear in rage/grief/despair;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | scindo | scindimus |
| 2 | scindis | scinditis |
| 3 | scindit | scindunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | scindere |
| active | perfect | scidisse |
| passive | present | scindi |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | scinde | scindite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | scindito | scinditote |
| 3 | scindito | scindunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | scindere | scindimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | scinditor | — |
| 3 | scinditor | scinduntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | scissus | scissi |
| Gen. | scissi | scissorum |
| Dat. | scisso | — |
| Acc. | scissum | scissos |
| Voc. | scisse | scissi |
| Abl. | scisso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | scissa | scissae |
| Gen. | scissae | scissarum |
| Dat. | scissae | — |
| Acc. | scissam | scissas |
| Voc. | scissa | scissae |
| Abl. | scissa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | scissum | scissa |
| Gen. | scissi | scissorum |
| Dat. | scisso | — |
| Acc. | scissum | scissa |
| Voc. | scissum | scissa |
| Abl. | scisso | — |
Supines
accusative: scissum; ablative: scissu
Examples
Liber VI
Aulus Gellius
"...pepugi", "spondeo, spepondi" dixerunt. Praeterea inveni a verbo "scindo" simili ratione non "sciderat", sed "sciciderat" dictum esse..."VII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...viderim, tantum testimonium dicam? mirum hercules, si scindo vestes, nudo corpus, ignes, flagella deposco! insaniat necesse est pater..."