deficio, deficis, deficere M, defeci, defectum Verb

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Translations

  1. to fail/falter
  2. to run short/out
  3. to grow weak/faint
  4. to come to end
  5. to revolt/rebel

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Mixed Conjugation (M)

The mixed conjugation (abbr. M) is sometimes considered a part of the 3rd conjugation (consonant conjugation). It is a mixture between the 3rd and 4th conjugation.

Tenses

Person Singular Plural
1.
2.
3.
Future subjunctive forms do not exist. The subjunctive only exists in the four other tenses.

Infinitives

Active Passive
Simult. (Present) deficeredefici
Anter. (Perfect) defecissedefectum esse
Post. (Future) defecturum essedefectum iri

Participles

Sg. Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nom.
Gen.
Dat.
Acc.
Voc.
Abl.
Pl. Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nom.
Gen.
Dat.
Acc.
Voc.
Abl.

Gerund

Gerund forms only exist in singular.

Sg. Gerund
Nom. deficere
Gen. deficiendi
Dat. deficiendo
Acc. deficiendum
Voc. deficere
Abl. deficiendo

Gerundive

Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nom.
Gen.
Dat.
Acc.
Voc.
Abl.

Imperatives & Supina

Singular Plural
Imperative defice!deficite!
Supinum
Type I defectum
Type II defectū

Example Sentences

Marcus Tullius Cicero

i causa peccaveris; nam cum conciliatrix amicitiae virtutis opinio fuerit, difficile est amicitiam manere, si a virtute defeceris.

~ Cicero, De Amicitia
Hyginus

Sed postquam Herculi tela defecerint, multitudine barbarorum et inopia armorum defessum, se ingeniculasse, multis iam vulneribus acceptis.

~ Hyginus, De Astronomia II
Marcus Tullius Cicero

ilium iuvenum fortunati videbantur nec ulli bonarum artium magistri non beati putandi, quamvis consenuerint vires atque defecerint.

~ Cicero, De Senectute

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