confiteor: all forms
confiteor means “confess, admit, acknowledge”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | confiteo | confiteam | |
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| 2nd singular | confites | confiteas | confite |
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| 3rd singular | confitet | confiteat | |
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| 1st plural | confitemus | confiteamus | |
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| 2nd plural | confitetis | confiteatis | confitete |
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| 3rd plural | confitent | confiteant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | confiteor | confitear | |
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| 2nd singular | confitere · confiteris | confitearis | confitere |
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| 3rd singular | confitetur | confiteatur | |
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| 1st plural | confitemur | confiteamur | |
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| 2nd plural | confitemini | confiteamini | confitemini |
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| 3rd plural | confitentur | confiteantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | confitebam | confiterem |
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| 2nd singular | confitebas | confiteres |
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| 3rd singular | confitebat | confiteret |
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| 1st plural | confitebamus | confiteremus |
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| 2nd plural | confitebatis | confiteretis |
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| 3rd plural | confitebant | confiterent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | confitebar | confiterer |
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| 2nd singular | confitebare · confitebaris | confiterere · confitereris |
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| 3rd singular | confitebatur | confiteretur |
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| 1st plural | confitebamur | confiteremur |
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| 2nd plural | confitebamini | confiteremini |
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| 3rd plural | confitebantur | confiterentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | confitebo | |
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| 2nd singular | confitebis | confiteto |
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| 3rd singular | confitebit | confiteto |
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| 1st plural | confitebimus | |
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| 2nd plural | confitebitis | confitetote |
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| 3rd plural | confitebunt | confitento |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | confitebor | |
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| 2nd singular | confiteberis · confitebere | confitetor |
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| 3rd singular | confitebitur | confitetor |
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| 1st plural | confitebimur | |
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| 2nd plural | confitebimini | |
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| 3rd plural | confitebuntur | confitentor |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | confitere | confiteri |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | confitens |
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| Genitive | | confitentis |
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| Dative | | confitenti |
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| Accusative | confitens | confitentem |
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| Ablative | | confitenti · confitente |
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| Vocative | | confitens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | confitentia | confitentes |
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| Genitive | | confitentium |
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| Dative | | confitentibus |
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| Accusative | confitentia | confitentes |
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| Ablative | | confitentibus |
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| Vocative | confitentia | confitentes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | confessurus | confessura | confessurum | |
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| Genitive | confessuri | confessurae | confessuri | |
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| Dative | confessuro | confessurae | confessuro | |
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| Accusative | confessurum | confessuram | confessurum | |
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| Ablative | confessuro | confessura | confessuro | |
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| Vocative | confessure | confessura | confessurum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | confessuri | confessurae | confessura | |
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| Genitive | confessurorum | confessurarum | confessurorum | |
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| Dative | | | | confessuris |
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| Accusative | confessuros | confessuras | confessura | |
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| Ablative | | | | confessuris |
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| Vocative | confessuri | confessurae | confessura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | confessus | confessa | confessum | |
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| Genitive | confessi | confessae | confessi | |
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| Dative | confesso | confessae | confesso | |
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| Accusative | confessum | confessam | confessum | |
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| Ablative | confesso | confessa | confesso | |
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| Vocative | confesse | confessa | confessum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | confessi | confessae | confessa | |
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| Genitive | confessorum | confessarum | confessorum | |
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| Dative | | | | confessis |
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| Accusative | confessos | confessas | confessa | |
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| Ablative | | | | confessis |
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| Vocative | confessi | confessae | confessa | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | confitendus | confitenda | confitendum | |
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| Genitive | confitendi | confitendae | confitendi | |
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| Dative | confitendo | confitendae | confitendo | |
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| Accusative | confitendum | confitendam | confitendum | |
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| Ablative | confitendo | confitenda | confitendo | |
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| Vocative | confitende | confitenda | confitendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | confitendi | confitendae | confitenda | |
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| Genitive | confitendorum | confitendarum | confitendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | confitendis |
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| Accusative | confitendos | confitendas | confitenda | |
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| Ablative | | | | confitendis |
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| Vocative | confitendi | confitendae | confitenda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | confessum |
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| Ablative | confessu |
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Meaning and examples of confiteor
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.