dilabor

Latin

Etymology

From dis- +‎ lābor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /diːˈlaː.bor/, [d̪iːˈɫ̪äːbɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /diˈla.bor/, [d̪iˈläːbor]

Verb

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

1. to melt away, dissolve
2. to fall apart, disintegrate, break up
3. 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

4. to flee, escape, scatter
5. 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
		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
		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
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		dīlābere		—		—		dīlābiminī		—
	future	—		dīlābitor		dīlābitor		—		—		dīlābuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		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.