dilabor

Latin

Etymology

From dis- +‎ lābor.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [diːˈɫaː.bɔr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [d̪iˈlaː.bor]

Verb

dīlābor (present infinitive dīlābī, perfect active dīlāpsus sum); third conjugation, deponent

to melt away, dissolve
to fall apart, disintegrate, break up
to decay, collapse, perish
- Gaius Sallustius Crispus, Bellum Iugurthinum, X.6
  Nam concordia parvae res crescunt, discordia maxumae dilabuntur.
  For with harmony, small things thrive, while with discord the greatest things decay
to flee, escape, scatter
to pass (of time)

Usage notes

The phrase faciō dīlābī is used to convey the transitive sense of "to disintegrate." (i.e. "Chartās radiīs lūcis faciō dīlābī." = "I disintegrate papers via lasers.")

Conjugation

Conjugation of dīlābor (third conjugation, deponent)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	dīlābor	dīlāberis, dīlābere		dīlābitur	dīlābimur	dīlābiminī		dīlābuntur
	imperfect	dīlābēbar	dīlābēbāris, dīlābēbāre		dīlābēbātur	dīlābēbāmur	dīlābēbāminī		dīlābēbantur
	future	dīlābar	dīlābēris, dīlābēre		dīlābētur	dīlābēmur	dīlābēminī		dīlābentur
	perfect	dīlāpsus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	dīlāpsus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	dīlāpsus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	dīlābar	dīlābāris, dīlābāre		dīlābātur	dīlābāmur	dīlābāminī		dīlābantur
	imperfect	dīlāberer	dīlāberēris, dīlāberēre		dīlāberētur	dīlāberēmur	dīlāberēminī		dīlāberentur
	perfect	dīlāpsus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	dīlāpsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	dīlābere		—	—	dīlābiminī		—
active	future	—	dīlābitor		dīlābitor	—	—		dīlābuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		dīlābī		—		dīlābēns		—
future		dīlāpsūrum esse		—		dīlāpsūrus		dīlābendus, dīlābundus
perfect		dīlāpsum esse		—		dīlāpsus		—
future perfect		dīlāpsum fore		—		—		—
perfect potential		dīlāpsūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		dīlābendī	dīlābendō		dīlābendum	dīlābendō	dīlāpsum		dīlāpsū

References

“dilabor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“dilabor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
dilabor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.