intereo

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From inter- (between, among) +‎ (go).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

intereō (present infinitive interīre, perfect active interiī or interīvī, supine interitum); irregular conjugation, irregular, no passive

  1. (intransitive) to go among, become lost in
  2. (intransitive) to disappear, vanish
    Synonyms: cedō, discedō, decēdō, concēdō, excēdō, pereō
    Antonyms: cresco, exorior, orior, coorior, oborior, appāreō, pāreō, ēmergō, procedo
  3. (intransitive) to be ruined, undone
  4. (intransitive) to die
    Synonyms: morior, pereō, occumbō, dēfungor, exspīrō, dēcēdō, cadō, occidō, discēdō, dēficiō

Conjugation[edit]

Irregular conjugation, but similar to fourth conjugation. The third principal part is most often contracted to interiī, but occasionally appears as interīvī. A past passive participle interitus (destroyed) exists.

   Conjugation of intereō (irregular, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present intereō interīs interit interīmus interītis intereunt
imperfect interībam interībās interībat interībāmus interībātis interībant
future interībō interībis interībit interībimus interībitis interībunt
perfect interiī,
interīvī
interīstī,
interīvistī
interiit,
interīvit
interiimus interīstis interiērunt,
interiēre
pluperfect interieram interierās interierat interierāmus interierātis interierant
future perfect interierō interieris interierit interierimus interieritis interierint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present inteream intereās intereat intereāmus intereātis intereant
imperfect interīrem interīrēs interīret interīrēmus interīrētis interīrent
perfect interierim interierīs interierit interierīmus interierītis interierint
pluperfect interīssem interīssēs interīsset interīssēmus interīssētis interīssent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present interī interīte
future interītō interītō interītōte intereuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives interīre interīsse interitūrum esse
participles interiēns interitūrus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
intereundī intereundō intereundum intereundō interitum interitū

References[edit]

  • intereo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • intereo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024) Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • intereo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • intereo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to die of starvation: fame confici, perire, interire
    • to be ruined, undone: ad interitum ruere