LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

aceō

aceō (present infinitive acēre, perfect active acuī)
Classical[ˈa.ke.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.t͡ʃe.o]

Meaning

  1. to be sour
  2. Late Latinfigurativelyto be disagreeable
  3. to rouse

Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.aceōacēbamacēbōacuīacueramacuerō
2nd sg.acēsacēbāsacēbisacuistīacuerāsacueris
3rd sg.acetacēbatacēbitacuitacueratacuerit
1st pl.acēmusacēbāmusacēbimusacuimusacuerāmusacuerimus
2nd pl.acētisacēbātisacēbitisacuistisacuerātisacueritis
3rd pl.acentacēbantacēbuntacuērunt
acuēre
acuerantacuerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.aceamacēremacuerimacuissem
2nd sg.aceāsacērēsacuerīsacuissēs
3rd sg.aceatacēretacueritacuisset
1st pl.aceāmusacērēmusacuerīmusacuissēmus
2nd pl.aceātisacērētisacuerītisacuissētis
3rd pl.aceantacērentacuerintacuissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.acē—
pres. 2nd pl.acēte—
fut. 2nd sg.acētō—
fut. 3rd sg.acētō—
fut. 2nd pl.acētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.acentō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveacēre—
perfect infinitiveacuisse—
present participleacēns—
gerundacendī, acendō, acendum

ăcĕo, ui, 2, v. n. v. 2. acer,
I. to be sour.
I. Lit. (of wine): vinum, quod neque aceat neque muceat, Cato R. R. 148.—
II. Fig., to be disagreeable (late Lat.): mentio pectori acet, Sid. Ep. 7, 6 a med.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*akēō
  4. Latinaceō

From Proto-Italic *akēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-éh₁ye-ti (“to be sharp”), eh₁-stative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Quick answers

What does aceō mean in Latin?
aceō, a verb, means “to be sour; to be disagreeable; to rouse”.
What are the principal parts of aceō?
aceō, acēre, acuī (second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce aceō?
In classical Latin, [ˈa.ke.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.t͡ʃe.o].
Where does aceō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *akēō → Latin aceō.