| absum,
abfui, abesse |
be
away, be absent |
| adsum, adfui,
adesse |
be
present |
| desum, defui,
deesse |
be
wanting, lack |
| insum, --,
inesse |
be
there, be in |
| intersum,
interfui, interesse |
be
in the midst, be present |
| obsum, obfui,
obesse |
be
a nuisance to, tell against |
| possum,
potui, posse |
be
able, can
The verb posse
is derived from the adjective potis (pot-) powerful,
mighty and the stems of esse; the forms developed
by assimilatian and simplifications, cf.:
possum < pot|sum,
potui <*pot|fui,
posse < *pot|esse.
|
| praesum,
praefui, praeesse |
be
at the head of; be present |
| prosum,
profui, prodesse |
be
useful
The verb prosum is formed with
the prefix pro-, which appears in its older form prod-
before all forms of esse, beginning with a vowel, cf.
pres. ind. podes,
podest, podestis;
impf. ind. poderam, poderas
etc.;
fut. ind. podero, poderis
etc.
|
| subsum,
--, subesse |
be
underneath |
| supersum,
superfui, superesse |
be
left over, be in excess, survive |
