diminuo

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *dwizminwō. Equivalent to dis- +‎ minuō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dīminuō (present infinitive dīminuere, perfect active dīminuī, supine dīminūtum); third conjugation

  1. to break into small pieces; to shatter
  2. to violate, outrage
  3. to diminish, lessen
    Synonyms: minuō, imminuō, tenuō, dēminuō, premō, corripiō
    Antonyms: augeō, amplificō, extendō, accumulō, cumulō, multiplicō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of dīminuō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dīminuō dīminuis dīminuit dīminuimus dīminuitis dīminuunt
imperfect dīminuēbam dīminuēbās dīminuēbat dīminuēbāmus dīminuēbātis dīminuēbant
future dīminuam dīminuēs dīminuet dīminuēmus dīminuētis dīminuent
perfect dīminuī dīminuistī dīminuit dīminuimus dīminuistis dīminuērunt,
dīminuēre
pluperfect dīminueram dīminuerās dīminuerat dīminuerāmus dīminuerātis dīminuerant
future perfect dīminuerō dīminueris dīminuerit dīminuerimus dīminueritis dīminuerint
passive present dīminuor dīminueris,
dīminuere 		dīminuitur dīminuimur dīminuiminī dīminuuntur
imperfect dīminuēbar dīminuēbāris,
dīminuēbāre 		dīminuēbātur dīminuēbāmur dīminuēbāminī dīminuēbantur
future dīminuar dīminuēris,
dīminuēre 		dīminuētur dīminuēmur dīminuēminī dīminuentur
perfect dīminūtus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect dīminūtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect dīminūtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dīminuam dīminuās dīminuat dīminuāmus dīminuātis dīminuant
imperfect dīminuerem dīminuerēs dīminueret dīminuerēmus dīminuerētis dīminuerent
perfect dīminuerim dīminuerīs dīminuerit dīminuerīmus dīminuerītis dīminuerint
pluperfect dīminuissem dīminuissēs dīminuisset dīminuissēmus dīminuissētis dīminuissent
passive present dīminuar dīminuāris,
dīminuāre 		dīminuātur dīminuāmur dīminuāminī dīminuantur
imperfect dīminuerer dīminuerēris,
dīminuerēre 		dīminuerētur dīminuerēmur dīminuerēminī dīminuerentur
perfect dīminūtus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect dīminūtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — dīminue — — dīminuite —
future — dīminuitō dīminuitō — dīminuitōte dīminuuntō
passive present — dīminuere — — dīminuiminī —
future — dīminuitor dīminuitor — — dīminuuntor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present dīminuere dīminuī dīminuēns —
future dīminūtūrum esse dīminūtum īrī dīminūtūrus dīminuendus
perfect dīminuisse dīminūtum esse — dīminūtus
future perfect — dīminūtum fore — —
perfect potential dīminūtūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
dīminuendī dīminuendō dīminuendum dīminuendō dīminūtum dīminūtū

Descendants

  • Catalan: disminuir
  • English: diminish
  • French: diminuer
  • Galician: diminuír
  • Italian: diminuire
  • Piedmontese: diminuì
  • Portuguese: diminuir
  • Spanish: disminuir

References

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

Portuguese

Verb

diminuo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of diminuir
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