describo: all forms
describo means “copy; describe, draw; divide, assign”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | describo | describam | |
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| 2nd singular | describis | describas | describe · describ |
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| 3rd singular | describit | describat | |
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| 1st plural | describimus | describamus | |
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| 2nd plural | describitis | describatis | describite |
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| 3rd plural | describunt | describant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | describor | describar | |
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| 2nd singular | describeris | describare · describaris | describere |
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| 3rd singular | describitur | describatur | |
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| 1st plural | describimur | describamur | |
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| 2nd plural | describimini | describamini | describimini |
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| 3rd plural | describuntur | describantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | describebam | describerem |
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| 2nd singular | describebas | describeres |
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| 3rd singular | describebat | describeret |
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| 1st plural | describebamus | describeremus |
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| 2nd plural | describebatis | describeretis |
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| 3rd plural | describebant | describerent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | describebar | describerer |
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| 2nd singular | describebare · describebaris | describerere · describereris |
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| 3rd singular | describebatur | describeretur |
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| 1st plural | describebamur | describeremur |
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| 2nd plural | describebamini | describeremini |
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| 3rd plural | describebantur | describerentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | describam | |
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| 2nd singular | describes | describito |
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| 3rd singular | describet | describito |
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| 1st plural | describemus | |
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| 2nd plural | describetis | describitote |
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| 3rd plural | describent | describunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | describar | |
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| 2nd singular | describere · describeris | describitor |
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| 3rd singular | describetur | describitor |
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| 1st plural | describemur | |
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| 2nd plural | describemini | |
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| 3rd plural | describentur | describuntor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | descripsi | descripserim |
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| 2nd singular | descripsisti | descripseris |
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| 3rd singular | descripsit | descripserit |
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| 1st plural | descripsimus | descripserimus |
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| 2nd plural | descripsistis | descripseritis |
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| 3rd plural | descripserunt · descripsere | descripserint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | descripseram | descripsissem |
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| 2nd singular | descripseras | descripsisses |
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| 3rd singular | descripserat | descripsisset |
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| 1st plural | descripseramus | descripsissemus |
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| 2nd plural | descripseratis | descripsissetis |
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| 3rd plural | descripserant | descripsissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | descripsero |
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| 2nd singular | descripseris |
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| 3rd singular | descripserit |
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| 1st plural | descripserimus |
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| 2nd plural | descripseritis |
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| 3rd plural | descripserint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | describere | describi |
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| Perfect | descripsisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | describens |
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| Genitive | | describentis |
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| Dative | | describenti |
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| Accusative | describens | describentem |
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| Ablative | | describenti · describente |
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| Vocative | | describens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | describentia | describentes |
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| Genitive | | describentum · describentium |
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| Dative | | describentibus |
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| Accusative | describentia | describentes |
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| Ablative | | describentibus |
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| Vocative | describentia | describentes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | descripturus | descriptura | descripturum | |
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| Genitive | descripturi | descripturae | descripturi | |
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| Dative | descripturo | descripturae | descripturo | |
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| Accusative | descripturum | descripturam | descripturum | |
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| Ablative | descripturo | descriptura | descripturo | |
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| Vocative | descripture | descriptura | descripturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | descripturi | descripturae | descriptura | |
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| Genitive | descripturorum | descripturarum | descripturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | descripturis |
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| Accusative | descripturos | descripturas | descriptura | |
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| Ablative | | | | descripturis |
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| Vocative | descripturi | descripturae | descriptura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | descriptus | descripta | descriptum | |
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| Genitive | descripti | descriptae | descripti | |
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| Dative | descripto | descriptae | descripto | |
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| Accusative | descriptum | descriptam | descriptum | |
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| Ablative | descripto | descripta | descripto | |
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| Vocative | descripte | descripta | descriptum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | descripti | descriptae | descripta | |
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| Genitive | descriptorum | descriptarum | descriptorum | |
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| Dative | | | | descriptis |
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| Accusative | descriptos | descriptas | descripta | |
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| Ablative | | | | descriptis |
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| Vocative | descripti | descriptae | descripta | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | describendus | describenda | describendum | |
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| Genitive | describendi | describendae | describendi | |
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| Dative | describendo | describendae | describendo | |
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| Accusative | describendum | describendam | describendum | |
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| Ablative | describendo | describenda | describendo | |
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| Vocative | describende | describenda | describendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | describendi | describendae | describenda | |
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| Genitive | describendorum | describendarum | describendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | describendis |
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| Accusative | describendos | describendas | describenda | |
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| Ablative | | | | describendis |
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| Vocative | describendi | describendae | describenda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | descriptum |
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| Ablative | descriptu |
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Meaning and examples of describo
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.