tergo, tergere, tersi, tersus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
rub, wipe; wipe off, wipe dry; clean, cleanse (sometimes tergeo);
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tergo | tergimus |
| 2 | tergis | tergitis |
| 3 | tergit | tergunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | tergere |
| active | perfect | tersisse |
| passive | present | tergi |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | terge | tergite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tergito | tergitote |
| 3 | tergito | tergunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tergere | tergimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tergitor | — |
| 3 | tergitor | terguntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tersus | tersi |
| Gen. | tersi | tersorum |
| Dat. | terso | — |
| Acc. | tersum | tersos |
| Voc. | terse | tersi |
| Abl. | terso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tersa | tersae |
| Gen. | tersae | tersarum |
| Dat. | tersae | — |
| Acc. | tersam | tersas |
| Voc. | tersa | tersae |
| Abl. | tersa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tersum | tersa |
| Gen. | tersi | tersorum |
| Dat. | terso | — |
| Acc. | tersum | tersa |
| Voc. | tersum | tersa |
| Abl. | terso | — |
Supines
accusative: tersum; ablative: tersu
Examples
- P
Aeneid III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...volucris. sed neque vim plumis ullam nec vulnera tergo accipiunt, celerique fuga sub sidera lapsae semesam praedam..." - P
Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...clamore Gyas revocabat, et ecce Cloanthum respicit instantem tergo et propiora tenentem. ille inter navemque Gyae scopulosque sonantis..." - P
Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...centum lanigeras mactabat rite bidentis, atque harum effultus tergo stratisque iacebat velleribus: subita ex alto vox reddita luco..." - P
Aeneid VIII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...ministrant. uescitur Aeneas simul et Troiana iuventus perpetui tergo bovis et lustralibus extis. Postquam exempta fames et amor..." - P
Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...manus se attollere nobis a tergo possit, custodi et consule longe; haec ego vasta dabo et lato..." - P
Aeneid X
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...stridentemque eminus hastam conicit; illa dato vertit vestigia tergo. tum vero Aenean aversum ut cedere Turnus credidit atque..." - P
Aeneid XII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...equo; ruit ille recedens et miser oppositis a tergo involvitur aris in caput inque umeros. at fervidus advolat..." - P
Aeneid I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...cervos prospicit errantis; hos tota armenta sequuntur a tergo, et longum per vallis pascitur agmen. Constitit hic, arcumque..."