VERBS.
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THIRD CLASS.
| a dormi, ‘to sleep;’ | a omorî, ‘to murder.’ |
Indicative Present.
| eŭ dorm, ‘I sleep.’ | eŭ omor, ‘I murder.’ |
| tu dormĭ, | tu omorĭ, |
| el dórme, | el omóră, |
| noĭ dormin, | noĭ omorîm, |
| voĭ dormiṭĭ, | voĭ omorîṭĭ, |
| eĭ dorm, or eĭ dórme, (in verse,) | eĭ omor or omóră. |
Many verbs have a prolonged form in esc for the three persons singular and the third plural:
| a iubi, ‘to love;’ | a pîrî, ‘to speak ill.’ |
| eŭ iubesc, ‘I love.’ | eŭ pîrĕsc, ‘I speak ill.’ |
| tu iubeṣtĭ, | tu pîrĕṣtĭ, |
| el iubeṣte, | el pîreṣte, |
| noĭ iubim, | noĭ pîrîm, |
| voĭ iubiṭĭ, | voĭ pîrîṭĭ, |
| eĭ iubesc, | eĭ pîrĕsc. |
The same occurs in the present conjunctive and imperative.
Imperfect.
| eŭ dormiam, ‘I slept.’ | eŭ omoriam, ‘I murdered.’ |
| tu dormiaĭ, | tu omoriaĭ, |
| el dormia, | el omoria, |
| noĭ dormiam, | noĭ omoriam, |
| voĭ dormiaṭĭ, | voĭ omoriaṭĭ, |
| eĭ dormiaŭ, | eĭ omoriaŭ. |
