intersum

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Latin

Etymology

inter- +‎ sum

Pronunciation

Verb

intersum (present infinitive interesse, perfect active interfuī, future participle interfutūrus); irregular conjugation, irregular, no passive, no supine stem except in the future active participle

  1. to be or lie between
  2. to be apart
  3. to differ
  4. to be present, attend (+ dative), take part
  5. (impersonal) to make a difference; to concern; to matter

Conjugation

Irregular conjugation.

Descendants

References

  • intersum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • intersum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • intersum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be present at secret consultations: consiliis arcanis interesse (Liv. 35. 18)
    • to attend lectures: scholis interesse
    • to take part in divine service (of the priest): rebus divinis interesse (B. G. 6. 13)
    • to take part in the engagement: proelio interesse