blasphemo

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω (blasphēméō).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /blasˈpʰeː.moː/, [bɫasˈpʰeː.moː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /blasˈfe.mo/, [blasˈfeː.mo]

Verb

blasphēmō (present infinitive blasphēmāre, perfect active blasphēmāvī, supine blasphēmātum); first conjugation

  1. (Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin) I blaspheme, reproach, revile
    • 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Marcus 3:29
      qui autem blasphemaverit in Spiritum Sanctum non habet remissionem in aeternum sed reus erit aeterni delicti
      But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.

Conjugation
  • Perfective forms are post-Classical (see quote above).
   Conjugation of blasphēmō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present blasphēmō blasphēmās blasphēmat blasphēmāmus blasphēmātis blasphēmant
imperfect blasphēmābam blasphēmābās blasphēmābat blasphēmābāmus blasphēmābātis blasphēmābant
future blasphēmābō blasphēmābis blasphēmābit blasphēmābimus blasphēmābitis blasphēmābunt
perfect blasphēmāvī blasphēmāvistī blasphēmāvit blasphēmāvimus blasphēmāvistis blasphēmāvērunt, blasphēmāvēre
pluperfect blasphēmāveram blasphēmāverās blasphēmāverat blasphēmāverāmus blasphēmāverātis blasphēmāverant
future perfect blasphēmāverō blasphēmāveris blasphēmāverit blasphēmāverimus blasphēmāveritis blasphēmāverint
passive present blasphēmor blasphēmāris, blasphēmāre blasphēmātur blasphēmāmur blasphēmāminī blasphēmantur
imperfect blasphēmābar blasphēmābāris, blasphēmābāre blasphēmābātur blasphēmābāmur blasphēmābāminī blasphēmābantur
future blasphēmābor blasphēmāberis, blasphēmābere blasphēmābitur blasphēmābimur blasphēmābiminī blasphēmābuntur
perfect blasphēmātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect blasphēmātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect blasphēmātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present blasphēmem blasphēmēs blasphēmet blasphēmēmus blasphēmētis blasphēment
imperfect blasphēmārem blasphēmārēs blasphēmāret blasphēmārēmus blasphēmārētis blasphēmārent
perfect blasphēmāverim blasphēmāverīs blasphēmāverit blasphēmāverīmus blasphēmāverītis blasphēmāverint
pluperfect blasphēmāvissem blasphēmāvissēs blasphēmāvisset blasphēmāvissēmus blasphēmāvissētis blasphēmāvissent
passive present blasphēmer blasphēmēris, blasphēmēre blasphēmētur blasphēmēmur blasphēmēminī blasphēmentur
imperfect blasphēmārer blasphēmārēris, blasphēmārēre blasphēmārētur blasphēmārēmur blasphēmārēminī blasphēmārentur
perfect blasphēmātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect blasphēmātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — blasphēmā — — blasphēmāte —
future — blasphēmātō blasphēmātō — blasphēmātōte blasphēmantō
passive present — blasphēmāre — — blasphēmāminī —
future — blasphēmātor blasphēmātor — — blasphēmantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives blasphēmāre blasphēmāvisse blasphēmātūrum esse blasphēmārī blasphēmātum esse blasphēmātum īrī
participles blasphēmāns — blasphēmātūrus — blasphēmātus blasphēmandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
blasphēmandī blasphēmandō blasphēmandum blasphēmandō blasphēmātum blasphēmātū

Derived terms
  • blasphēmābilis
  • blasphēmātiō

Descendants
  • Ladin: biastemèr
  • Occitan: blaimar
  • Portuguese: blasfemar (borrowing), lastimar
  • Romanian: blestema, blestemare
  • Romansch: blastemmar, blasfemar (borrowing), blastmer
  • Sardinian: fraltimare, frastimai, frastimare, frestimai, brastimare
  • Sicilian: jastimari, iastimari, gastimari, jastimiari
  • Spanish: blasfemar (borrowing), blasmar (through Old French), lastimar
  • Venetian: bestiemar, biastemar, bestemar, biaxemar

References
  • blasphemo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • blasphemo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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