LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation

abhorreō

abhorreō (present infinitive abhorrēre, perfect active abhorruī, supine abhorritum)
Classical[aˈbɔr.re.oː]Ecclesiastical[aˈbɔr.re.o]

Meaning

  1. to abhor, shudder at, recoil or shrink back from
  2. to be averse or disinclined to
  3. to be free from
  4. broadlyto be inconsistent or not agree with, vary or differ from

Conjugation conjugation 2

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.abhorreōabhorrēbamabhorrēbōabhorruīabhorrueramabhorruerō
2nd sg.abhorrēsabhorrēbāsabhorrēbisabhorruistīabhorruerāsabhorrueris
3rd sg.abhorretabhorrēbatabhorrēbitabhorruitabhorrueratabhorruerit
1st pl.abhorrēmusabhorrēbāmusabhorrēbimusabhorruimusabhorruerāmusabhorruerimus
2nd pl.abhorrētisabhorrēbātisabhorrēbitisabhorruistisabhorruerātisabhorrueritis
3rd pl.abhorrentabhorrēbantabhorrēbuntabhorruērunt
abhorruēre		abhorruerantabhorruerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.abhorreamabhorrēremabhorruerimabhorruissem
2nd sg.abhorreāsabhorrērēsabhorruerīsabhorruissēs
3rd sg.abhorreatabhorrēretabhorrueritabhorruisset
1st pl.abhorreāmusabhorrērēmusabhorruerīmusabhorruissēmus
2nd pl.abhorreātisabhorrērētisabhorruerītisabhorruissētis
3rd pl.abhorreantabhorrērentabhorruerintabhorruissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.abhorreorabhorrēbarabhorrēbor
2nd sg.abhorrēris
abhorrēre		abhorrēbāris
abhorrēbāre		abhorrēberis
abhorrēbere
3rd sg.abhorrēturabhorrēbāturabhorrēbitur
1st pl.abhorrēmurabhorrēbāmurabhorrēbimur
2nd pl.abhorrēminīabhorrēbāminīabhorrēbiminī
3rd pl.abhorrenturabhorrēbanturabhorrēbuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.abhorrearabhorrērer
2nd sg.abhorreāris
abhorreāre		abhorrērēris
abhorrērēre
3rd sg.abhorreāturabhorrērētur
1st pl.abhorreāmurabhorrērēmur
2nd pl.abhorreāminīabhorrērēminī
3rd pl.abhorreanturabhorrērentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.abhorrēabhorrēre
pres. 2nd pl.abhorrēteabhorrēminī
fut. 2nd sg.abhorrētōabhorrētor
fut. 3rd sg.abhorrētōabhorrētor
fut. 2nd pl.abhorrētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.abhorrentōabhorrentor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveabhorrēreabhorrērī
perfect infinitiveabhorruisseabhorritum esse
future infinitiveabhorritūrum esseabhorritum īrī
present participleabhorrēns
abhorrente, abhorrentem, abhorrentēs, abhorrentī, abhorrentia, abhorrentibus, abhorrentis, abhorrentīs, abhorrentium		—
perfect participle—abhorritus
future participleabhorritūrusabhorrendus
abhorrenda, abhorrendā, abhorrendae, abhorrendam, abhorrendārum, abhorrendās, abhorrende, abhorrendīs, abhorrendōrum, abhorrendōs
gerundabhorrendī, abhorrendō, abhorrendumsupineabhorritum, abhorritū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

a vero non abhorrere
to be probable.
aliquid a sensibus meis abhorret
something offends my instincts, goes against the grain.
a suspicione alicuius rei abhorrere
to have no presentiment of a thing.
abhorrere ab artibus (opp. delectari artibus)
to have no taste for the fine arts.
aliquid a consuetudine sermonis latini abhorret, alienum est
the expression is not in accordance with Latin usage.
aliquid abhorret a meis moribus (opp. insitum \[atque innatum\] est animo or in animo alicuius)
something is contrary to my moral sense, goes against my principles.

ăb-horrĕo, ui, ēre, 2, v. n. and a.
I. , to shrink back from a thing, to shudder at, abhor.
I. Lit. (syn. aversor; rare but class.); constr. with ab or absol., sometimes with the acc. (not so in Cicero; cf. Haase ad Reisig Vorles. p. 696): retro volgus abhorret ab hac, shrinks back from, Lucr. 1, 945; 4, 20: omnes aspernabantur, omnes abhorrebant, etc., Cic. Clu. 14, 41: quid tam abhorret hilaritudo? Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 56: pumilos atque distortos, Suet. Aug. 83; so id. Galb. 4; Vit. 10.
II. Transf., in gen.
A. To be averse or disinclined to a thing, not to wish it, usu. with ab: a nuptiis, Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 92: ab re uxoriā, id. And. 5, 1, 10; and so often in Cic.: Caesaris a causā, Cic. Sest. 33: a caede, id. ib. 63: ab horum turpitudine, audaciā, sordibus, id. ib. 52, 112: a scribendo abhorret animus, id. Att. 2, 6: animo abhorruisse ab optimo statu civitatis, id. Phil. 7, 2: a ceterorum consilio, Nep. Milt. 3, 5 al.
B. In a yet more general sense, to be remote from an object, i. e. to vary or differ from, to be inconsistent or not to agree with (freq. and class.): temeritas tanta, ut non procul abhorreat ab insaniā, Cic. Rosc. Am. 24, 68: a vulgari genere orationis atque a consuetudine communis sensus, id. de Or. 1, 3, 12: oratio abhorrens a personā hominis gravissimi, id. Rep. 1, 15: ab opinione tuā, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20: Punicum abhorrens os ab Latinorum nominum prolatione, Liv. 22, 13; so id. 29, 6; 30, 44: a fide, to be incredible, id. 9, 36: a tuo scelere, is not connected with, Cic. Cat. 1, 7 al. —Hence, like dispar, with dat.: tam pacatae profectioni abhorrens mos, not accordant with, Liv. 2, 14.—
2. To be free from: Caelius longe ab istā suspicione abhorrere debet, Cic. Cael. 4.—
3. Absol.
(a). To alter: tantum abhorret ac mutat, alters and changes, Cat. 22, 11.—
(b). To be unfit: sin plane abhorrebit et erit absurdus, Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 85; cf.: absurdae atque abhorrentes lacrimae, Liv. 30, 44, 6; and: carmen abhorrens et inconditum, id. 27, 37, 13.

Origins

From ab- (“from, away from”) + horreō (“tremble; dread”).

Descendants
  • Englishabhor
  • Frenchabhorrer
  • Vulgar Latin*abhorrīre

In English words that came into English from abhorreō

  • abhorabhorreō
  • abhorrentabhorrens

Quick answers

What does abhorreō mean in Latin?
abhorreō, a verb, means “to abhor, shudder at, recoil or shrink back from; to be averse or disinclined to; to be free from”.
What are the principal parts of abhorreō?
abhorreō, abhorrēre, abhorruī, abhorritum (second conjugation).
How do you pronounce abhorreō?
In classical Latin, [aˈbɔr.re.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈbɔr.re.o].