vissio

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Verb

vissiō (present infinitive vissīre); fourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

  1. (intransitive) to pass wind quietly
    • Latrine graffiti from Ostia
      vissiretacite·chilon·docvit svbdolvs[1]
      The sly Chilon taught how to pass wind silently.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of vissiō (fourth conjugation, semi-deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present vissiō vissīs vissit vissīmus vissītis vissiunt
imperfect vissiēbam vissiēbās vissiēbat vissiēbāmus vissiēbātis vissiēbant
future vissiam vissiēs vissiet vissiēmus vissiētis vissient
perfect vissītus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect vissītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect vissītus + future active indicative of sum
sigmatic future1 vissīssō vissīssis vissīssit vissīssimus vissīssitis vissīssint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present vissiam vissiās vissiat vissiāmus vissiātis vissiant
imperfect vissīrem vissīrēs vissīret vissīrēmus vissīrētis vissīrent
perfect vissītus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect vissītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
sigmatic aorist1 vissīssim vissīssīs vissīssīt vissīssīmus vissīssītis vissīssint
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — vissī — — vissīte —
future — vissītō vissītō — vissītōte vissiuntō
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present vissīre — vissiēns —
future vissītūrum esse — vissītūrus vissiendus,
vissiundus
perfect vissītum esse — vissītus —
future perfect vissītum fore — — —
perfect potential vissītūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
vissiendī vissiendō vissiendum vissiendō vissītum vissītū

1At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").

Coordinate terms

  • pēdō (“to pass wind loudly”)

Derived terms

  • vissium
  • vissitium

Descendants

  • Balkano-Romance:
    • Aromanian: bes
    • Romanian: băși
  • Italo-Western Romance:
    • Old French: vessir (see there for further descendants)
    • ⇒ Italian: vescia
    • ⇒ Venetan: vesa
  • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *vissīna, -um (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ http://hf.titansable.com/images/3/36/Vissire_tacite_Chilon_docuit_subdolus.jpg
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