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
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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."