dilabor

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Latin

Etymology

From dis- +‎ lābor.

Pronunciation

Verb

dīlābor (present infinitive dīlābī, perfect active dīlāpsus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. to melt away, dissolve
  2. to fall apart, disintegrate, break up
  3. to decay, collapse, perish
    • Gaius Sallustius Crispus, Bellum Iugurthinum, X.6
      Nam concordia parvae res crescunt, discordia maxumae dilabuntur.
      For with harmony, small things thrive, while with discord the greatest things decay
  4. to flee, escape, scatter
  5. to pass (of time)

Usage notes

The phrase faciō dīlābī is used to convey the transitive sense of "to disintegrate." (i.e. "Faciō dīlābī chartās per radiīs lūcis." = "I disintegrate papers via lasers.")

Conjugation

   Conjugation of dīlābor (third conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dīlābor dīlāberis,
dīlābere 		dīlābitur dīlābimur dīlābiminī dīlābuntur
imperfect dīlābēbar dīlābēbāris,
dīlābēbāre 		dīlābēbātur dīlābēbāmur dīlābēbāminī dīlābēbantur
future dīlābar dīlābēris,
dīlābēre 		dīlābētur dīlābēmur dīlābēminī dīlābentur
perfect dīlāpsus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect dīlāpsus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect dīlāpsus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dīlābar dīlābāris,
dīlābāre 		dīlābātur dīlābāmur dīlābāminī dīlābantur
imperfect dīlāberer dīlāberēris,
dīlāberēre 		dīlāberētur dīlāberēmur dīlāberēminī dīlāberentur
perfect dīlāpsus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect dīlāpsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — dīlābere — — dīlābiminī —
future — dīlābitor dīlābitor — — dīlābuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives dīlābī dīlāpsum esse dīlāpsūrum esse — — —
participles dīlābēns dīlāpsus dīlāpsūrus — — dīlābendus,
dīlābundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
dīlābendī dīlābendō dīlābendum dīlābendō dīlāpsum dīlāpsū

References

  • “dilabor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “dilabor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dilabor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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