desisto: all forms
desisto means “stop, cease, give up”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | desisto | desistam | |
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| 2nd singular | desistis | desistas | desiste · desist |
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| 3rd singular | desistit | desistat | |
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| 1st plural | desistimus | desistamus | |
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| 2nd plural | desistitis | desistatis | desistite |
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| 3rd plural | desistunt | desistant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | desistor | desistar | |
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| 2nd singular | desisteris | desistare · desistaris | desistere |
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| 3rd singular | desistitur | desistatur | |
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| 1st plural | desistimur | desistamur | |
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| 2nd plural | desistimini | desistamini | desistimini |
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| 3rd plural | desistuntur | desistantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | desistebam | desisterem |
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| 2nd singular | desistebas | desisteres |
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| 3rd singular | desistebat | desisteret |
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| 1st plural | desistebamus | desisteremus |
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| 2nd plural | desistebatis | desisteretis |
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| 3rd plural | desistebant | desisterent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | desistebar | desisterer |
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| 2nd singular | desistebare · desistebaris | desisterere · desistereris |
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| 3rd singular | desistebatur | desisteretur |
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| 1st plural | desistebamur | desisteremur |
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| 2nd plural | desistebamini | desisteremini |
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| 3rd plural | desistebantur | desisterentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | desistam | |
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| 2nd singular | desistes | desistito |
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| 3rd singular | desistet | desistito |
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| 1st plural | desistemus | |
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| 2nd plural | desistetis | desistitote |
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| 3rd plural | desistent | desistunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | desistar | |
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| 2nd singular | desistere · desisteris | desistitor |
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| 3rd singular | desistetur | desistitor |
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| 1st plural | desistemur | |
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| 2nd plural | desistemini | |
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| 3rd plural | desistentur | desistuntor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | destiti | destiterim |
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| 2nd singular | destitisti | destiteris |
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| 3rd singular | destitit | destiterit |
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| 1st plural | destitimus | destiterimus |
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| 2nd plural | destitistis | destiteritis |
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| 3rd plural | destiterunt · destitere | destiterint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | destiteram | destitissem |
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| 2nd singular | destiteras | destitisses |
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| 3rd singular | destiterat | destitisset |
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| 1st plural | destiteramus | destitissemus |
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| 2nd plural | destiteratis | destitissetis |
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| 3rd plural | destiterant | destitissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | destitero |
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| 2nd singular | destiteris |
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| 3rd singular | destiterit |
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| 1st plural | destiterimus |
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| 2nd plural | destiteritis |
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| 3rd plural | destiterint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | desistere | desisti |
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| Perfect | destitisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | desistens |
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| Genitive | | desistentis |
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| Dative | | desistenti |
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| Accusative | desistens | desistentem |
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| Ablative | | desistente · desistenti |
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| Vocative | | desistens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | desistentia | desistentes |
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| Genitive | | desistentum · desistentium |
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| Dative | | desistentibus |
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| Accusative | desistentia | desistentes |
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| Ablative | | desistentibus |
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| Vocative | desistentia | desistentes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | destiturus | destitura | destiturum | |
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| Genitive | destituri | destiturae | destituri | |
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| Dative | destituro | destiturae | destituro | |
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| Accusative | destiturum | destituram | destiturum | |
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| Ablative | destituro | destitura | destituro | |
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| Vocative | destiture | destitura | destiturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | destituri | destiturae | destitura | |
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| Genitive | destiturorum | destiturarum | destiturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | destituris |
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| Accusative | destituros | destituras | destitura | |
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| Ablative | | | | destituris |
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| Vocative | destituri | destiturae | destitura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | destitus | destita | destitum | |
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| Genitive | destiti | destitae | destiti | |
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| Dative | destito | destitae | destito | |
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| Accusative | destitum | destitam | destitum | |
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| Ablative | destito | destita | destito | |
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| Vocative | destite | destita | destitum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | destiti | destitae | destita | |
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| Genitive | destitorum | destitarum | destitorum | |
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| Dative | | | | destitis |
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| Accusative | destitos | destitas | destita | |
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| Ablative | | | | destitis |
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| Vocative | destiti | destitae | destita | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | desistendus | desistenda | desistendum | |
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| Genitive | desistendi | desistendae | desistendi | |
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| Dative | desistendo | desistendae | desistendo | |
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| Accusative | desistendum | desistendam | desistendum | |
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| Ablative | desistendo | desistenda | desistendo | |
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| Vocative | desistende | desistenda | desistendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | desistendi | desistendae | desistenda | |
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| Genitive | desistendorum | desistendarum | desistendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | desistendis |
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| Accusative | desistendos | desistendas | desistenda | |
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| Ablative | | | | desistendis |
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| Vocative | desistendi | desistendae | desistenda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | destitum |
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| Ablative | destitu |
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Meaning and examples of desisto
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.