diffundo

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Latin

Etymology

From dis- + fundō.

Pronunciation

Verb

diffundō (present infinitive diffundere, perfect active diffūdī, supine diffūsum); third conjugation

  1. to diffuse, scatter
    Synonyms: fundō, effundō, cōnfundō, dēfundō, differō, dissipō, indūcō, sternō
  2. to decant, spread or pour out

Conjugation

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indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present diffundō diffundis diffundit diffundimus diffunditis diffundunt
imperfect diffundēbam diffundēbās diffundēbat diffundēbāmus diffundēbātis diffundēbant
future diffundam diffundēs diffundet diffundēmus diffundētis diffundent
perfect diffūdī diffūdistī diffūdit diffūdimus diffūdistis diffūdērunt,
diffūdēre
pluperfect diffūderam diffūderās diffūderat diffūderāmus diffūderātis diffūderant
future perfect diffūderō diffūderis diffūderit diffūderimus diffūderitis diffūderint
passive present diffundor diffunderis,
diffundere
diffunditur diffundimur diffundiminī diffunduntur
imperfect diffundēbar diffundēbāris,
diffundēbāre
diffundēbātur diffundēbāmur diffundēbāminī diffundēbantur
future diffundar diffundēris,
diffundēre
diffundētur diffundēmur diffundēminī diffundentur
perfect diffūsus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect diffūsus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect diffūsus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present diffundam diffundās diffundat diffundāmus diffundātis diffundant
imperfect diffunderem diffunderēs diffunderet diffunderēmus diffunderētis diffunderent
perfect diffūderim diffūderīs diffūderit diffūderīmus diffūderītis diffūderint
pluperfect diffūdissem diffūdissēs diffūdisset diffūdissēmus diffūdissētis diffūdissent
passive present diffundar diffundāris,
diffundāre
diffundātur diffundāmur diffundāminī diffundantur
imperfect diffunderer diffunderēris,
diffunderēre
diffunderētur diffunderēmur diffunderēminī diffunderentur
perfect diffūsus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect diffūsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present diffunde diffundite
future diffunditō diffunditō diffunditōte diffunduntō
passive present diffundere diffundiminī
future diffunditor diffunditor diffunduntor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present diffundere diffundī diffundēns
future diffūsūrum esse diffūsum īrī diffūsūrus diffundendus,
diffundundus
perfect diffūdisse diffūsum esse diffūsus
future perfect diffūsum fore
perfect potential diffūsūrum fuisse
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
diffundendī diffundendō diffundendum diffundendō diffūsum diffūsū
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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Occitan: defondre
  • Catalan: difondre
  • Dutch: diffunderen
  • English: diffuse (via Old French), diffund
  • French: diffuser, diffondre
  • Galician: difundir
  • German: diffundieren
  • ? Italian: diffondere
  • → Norwegian:
  • Portuguese: difundir
  • Sicilian: diffùnniri
  • Spanish: difundir
  • Swedish: diffusera (via Old French), diffundera

References

  • diffundo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • diffundo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • diffundo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the twigs are shooting out, spreading: rami late diffunduntur
    • to spread over the whole body: per totum corpus diffundi
  • diffundo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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