LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

acclāmō

acclāmō (present infinitive acclāmāre, perfect active acclāmāvī, supine acclāmātum)
Classical[akˈkɫaː.moː]Ecclesiastical[akˈklaː.mo]

Meaning

  1. accusativewith dativeto raise a cry at, shout at, exclaim
  2. broadlyintransitiveto disapprove or blame by shouting; protest
  3. intransitiveto approve with loud cries, shout applause or approval, applaud, huzzah

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.acclāmōacclāmābamacclāmābōacclāmāvīacclāmāveramacclāmāverō
acclāmārō
2nd sg.acclāmāsacclāmābāsacclāmābisacclāmāvistī
acclāmāstī		acclāmāverās
acclāmārās		acclāmāveris
3rd sg.acclāmatacclāmābatacclāmābitacclāmāvitacclāmāverat
acclāmārat		acclāmāverit
acclāmārit
1st pl.acclāmāmusacclāmābāmusacclāmābimusacclāmāvimusacclāmāverāmusacclāmāverimus
acclāmārimus
2nd pl.acclāmātisacclāmābātisacclāmābitisacclāmāvistis
acclāmāstis		acclāmāverātis
acclāmārātis		acclāmāveritis
acclāmāritis
3rd pl.acclāmantacclāmābantacclāmābuntacclāmāvērunt
acclāmāvēre, acclāmārunt		acclāmāverant
acclāmārant		acclāmāverint
acclāmārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.acclāmemacclāmāremacclāmāverim
acclāmārim		acclāmāvissem
acclāmāssem
2nd sg.acclāmēsacclāmārēsacclāmāverīsacclāmāvissēs
acclāmāssēs
3rd sg.acclāmetacclāmāretacclāmāverit
acclāmārit		acclāmāvisset
acclāmāsset
1st pl.acclāmēmusacclāmārēmusacclāmāverīmus
acclāmārīmus		acclāmāvissēmus
acclāmāssēmus
2nd pl.acclāmētisacclāmārētisacclāmāverītis
acclāmārītis		acclāmāvissētis
acclāmāssētis
3rd pl.acclāmentacclāmārentacclāmāverint
acclāmārint		acclāmāvissent
acclāmāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.acclāmoracclāmābaracclāmābor
2nd sg.acclāmāris
acclāmāre		acclāmābāris
acclāmābāre		acclāmāberis
acclāmābere
3rd sg.acclāmāturacclāmābāturacclāmābitur
1st pl.acclāmāmuracclāmābāmuracclāmābimur
2nd pl.acclāmāminīacclāmābāminīacclāmābiminī
3rd pl.acclāmanturacclāmābanturacclāmābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.acclāmeracclāmārer
2nd sg.acclāmēris
acclāmēre		acclāmārēris
acclāmārēre
3rd sg.acclāmēturacclāmārētur
1st pl.acclāmēmuracclāmārēmur
2nd pl.acclāmēminīacclāmārēminī
3rd pl.acclāmenturacclāmārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.acclāmāacclāmāre
pres. 2nd pl.acclāmāteacclāmāminī
fut. 2nd sg.acclāmātōacclāmātor
fut. 3rd sg.acclāmātōacclāmātor
fut. 2nd pl.acclāmātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.acclāmantōacclāmantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveacclāmāreacclāmārī
perfect infinitiveacclāmāvisse
acclāmāsse		acclāmātum esse
future infinitiveacclāmātūrum esseacclāmātum īrī
present participleacclāmāns—
perfect participle—acclāmātus
acclāmāta, acclāmātā, acclāmātae, acclāmātam, acclāmātārum, acclāmātās, acclāmātī, acclāmātōrum, acclāmātōs
future participleacclāmātūrus
acclāmātūra, acclāmātūrā, acclāmātūrae, acclāmātūram, acclāmātūrārum, acclāmātūrās, acclāmātūre, acclāmātūrī, acclāmātūrīs, acclāmātūrō, acclāmātūrōrum, acclāmātūrōs, acclāmātūrum		acclāmandus
acclāmanda, acclāmandā, acclāmandae, acclāmandam, acclāmandārum, acclāmandās, acclāmande, acclāmandīs, acclāmandōrum, acclāmandōs
gerundacclāmandī, acclāmandō, acclāmandumsupineacclāmātum, acclāmātū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

histrioni acclamare
to interrupt an actor by hooting him.

ac-clāmo (adc.), āvi, ātum, 1, v. n.,
I. to raise a cry at, to shout at, to exclaim (in a friendly or hostile manner), with and without the dat.; also with the acc. of the thing called.
I. To shout at in a hostile sense, to disapprove or blame by shouting (so partic. in the time of the republic): non metuo, ne mihi adclametis, cry out against, Cic. Brut. 73, 256; cf. id. Muren. 8; id. Piso, 65; Cic. Verr. 2, 48; id. Caecin. 28; so Sen. Ep. 47, 11; Suet. Galb. 20 al.: hostis omnibus, qui adclamassent, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 20; so Vell. 2, 4, 4; Suet. Caes. 70 al.—
II. After the Aug. period, to cry at with approbation, to shout applause, to approve with loud cries, to applaud, huzza: populus et miles Neroni Othoni adclamavit, Tac. H. 1, 78; Suet. Claud. 7; 27; id. Dom. 13 al.: prosequentibus cunctis servatorem liberatoremque adclamantibus, they applaud him with loud acclamations as their saviour and deliverer, Liv. 34, 50 fin.; so Tac. A. 1, 44 al.—Impers.: ei adclamatum est, Plin. Ep. 4, 9, 18.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinacclāmō

Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-m- Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₁m- Proto-Italic *klām-der. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin clāmō Latin acclāmō From ad- + clāmō (“shout”).

Descendants
  • Catalanaclamar
  • Englishacclamate
  • Englishacclaim
  • Frenchacclamer
  • Italianacclamare
  • Portugueseaclamar
  • Romanianaclama
  • Spanishaclamar
  • Galicianaclamar

In English words that came into English from acclāmō

  • acclaimacclāmō
  • acclamationacclāmātiō

Quick answers

What does acclāmō mean in Latin?
acclāmō, a verb, means “to raise a cry at, shout at, exclaim; to disapprove or blame by shouting; protest”.
What are the principal parts of acclāmō?
acclāmō, acclāmāre, acclāmāvī, acclāmātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce acclāmō?
In classical Latin, [akˈkɫaː.moː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [akˈklaː.mo].
Where does acclāmō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin acclāmō.