discribo

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-?

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti

Proto-Italic *skreiβō

Latin scrībō

Latin discrībō

From dis- + scrībō.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [dɪsˈkriː.boː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [disˈkriː.bo]

Verb

discrībō (present infinitive discrībere, perfect active discrīpsī, supine discrīptum); third conjugation

to assign
Synonyms: demando, mando, assigno, tribuō, designo, delego, impertiō, ordino, elēgō, appōnō, īnstituō, prōdō, attribuō, addīcō, lego
to distribute, apportion, share
Synonyms: dispēnsō, partiō, distribuō, tribuō, cōnsociō, participō, dīvidō, compartior, impertiō
to divide
Synonyms: sēgregō, sēparō, sēcernō, findō, dirimō, secō, exclūdō, dīvidō, distinguō, intersaepiō, dīvertō

Antonyms: illigō, colligō, ligō, nectō, cōnectō

Conjugation

Conjugation of discrībō (third conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	discrībō	discrībis		discrībit	discrībimus	discrībitis		discrībunt
	imperfect	discrībēbam	discrībēbās		discrībēbat	discrībēbāmus	discrībēbātis		discrībēbant
	future	discrībam	discrībēs		discrībet	discrībēmus	discrībētis		discrībent
	perfect	discrīpsī	discrīpsistī		discrīpsit	discrīpsimus	discrīpsistis		discrīpsērunt, discrīpsēre
	pluperfect	discrīpseram	discrīpserās		discrīpserat	discrīpserāmus	discrīpserātis		discrīpserant
	future perfect	discrīpserō	discrīpseris		discrīpserit	discrīpserimus	discrīpseritis		discrīpserint
passive	present	discrībor	discrīberis, discrībere		discrībitur	discrībimur	discrībiminī		discrībuntur
	imperfect	discrībēbar	discrībēbāris, discrībēbāre		discrībēbātur	discrībēbāmur	discrībēbāminī		discrībēbantur
	future	discrībar	discrībēris, discrībēre		discrībētur	discrībēmur	discrībēminī		discrībentur
	perfect	discrīptus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	discrīptus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	discrīptus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	discrībam	discrībās		discrībat	discrībāmus	discrībātis		discrībant
	imperfect	discrīberem	discrīberēs		discrīberet	discrīberēmus	discrīberētis		discrīberent
	perfect	discrīpserim	discrīpserīs		discrīpserit	discrīpserīmus	discrīpserītis		discrīpserint
	pluperfect	discrīpsissem	discrīpsissēs		discrīpsisset	discrīpsissēmus	discrīpsissētis		discrīpsissent
passive	present	discrībar	discrībāris, discrībāre		discrībātur	discrībāmur	discrībāminī		discrībantur
	imperfect	discrīberer	discrīberēris, discrīberēre		discrīberētur	discrīberēmur	discrīberēminī		discrīberentur
	perfect	discrīptus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	discrīptus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	discrībe		—	—	discrībite		—
active	future	—	discrībitō		discrībitō	—	discrībitōte		discrībuntō
passive	present	—	discrībere		—	—	discrībiminī		—
passive	future	—	discrībitor		discrībitor	—	—		discrībuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		discrībere		discrībī		discrībēns		—
future		discrīptūrum esse		discrīptum īrī		discrīptūrus		discrībendus, discrībundus
perfect		discrīpsisse		discrīptum esse		—		discrīptus
future perfect		—		discrīptum fore		—		—
perfect potential		discrīptūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		discrībendī	discrībendō		discrībendum	discrībendō	discrīptum		discrīptū

References

“discribo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
discribo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2026), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
“discribo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
“discribo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.