intersum

Latin

Etymology

inter- +‎ sum

Pronunciation

Verb

intersum (present infinitive interesse, perfect active interfuī, future active participle interfutūrus); irregular conjugation, suppletive, no passive, no supine stem except in the future active participle, no gerund

  1. to be or lie between
  2. to be apart
  3. to differ
    • 161 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Eunuchus 232–233:
      Dī immortālēs, hominī homō quid praestat! Stultō intellegēns, / quid interest!
      Immortal gods, from man to man, how superior is [one to another]! From a fool to a wise [person], what a difference there is!
  4. to be present, attend (+ dative), take part
  5. (impersonal) to make a difference; to concern; to matter

Conjugation

   Conjugation of intersum (irregular conjugation, suppletive, no passive, no supine stem except in the future active participle, no gerund)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present intersum interes interest intersumus interestis intersunt
imperfect intereram intererās intererat intererāmus intererātis intererant
future intererō intereris,
interere 		intererit intererimus intereritis intererunt
perfect interfuī interfuistī interfuit interfuimus interfuistis interfuērunt,
interfuēre
pluperfect interfueram interfuerās interfuerat interfuerāmus interfuerātis interfuerant
future perfect interfuerō interfueris interfuerit interfuerimus interfueritis interfuerint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present intersim,
intersiem,
interfuam1 		intersīs,
intersiēs,
interfuās1 		intersit,
intersiet,
interfuat1 		intersīmus,
intersiēmus,
interfuāmus1 		intersītis,
intersiētis,
interfuātis1 		intersint,
intersient,
interfuant1
imperfect interessem,
interforem 		interessēs,
interforēs 		interesset,
interforet 		interessēmus,
interforēmus 		interessētis,
interforētis 		interessent,
interforent
perfect interfuerim interfuerīs interfuerit interfuerīmus interfuerītis interfuerint
pluperfect interfuissem interfuissēs interfuisset interfuissēmus interfuissētis interfuissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — interes — — intereste —
future — interestō interestō — interestōte intersuntō
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present interesse — — —
future interfutūrum esse,
interfore 		— interfutūrus —
perfect interfuisse — — —
perfect potential interfutūrum fuisse — — —

1Old Latin or in poetry.

Descendants

References

  • “intersum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “intersum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • intersum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be present at secret consultations: consiliis arcanis interesse (Liv. 35. 18)
    • to attend lectures: scholis interesse
    • to take part in divine service (of the priest): rebus divinis interesse (B. G. 6. 13)
    • to take part in the engagement: proelio interesse
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