verbfirst conjugation
adulterō
adulterō (present infinitive adulterāre, perfect active adulterāvī, supine adulterātum)
Classical[aˈdʊɫ.tɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[aˈdul.te.ro]
Meaning
- to commit adultery (with)
- figurativelyto falsify, counterfeit, adulterate; to pollute, corrupt, defile
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | adulterō | adulterābam | adulterābō | adulterāvī | adulterāveram | adulterāverō adulterārō |
| 2nd sg. | adulterās | adulterābās | adulterābis | adulterāvistī adulterāstī | adulterāverās adulterārās | adulterāveris |
| 3rd sg. | adulterat | adulterābat | adulterābit | adulterāvit | adulterāverat adulterārat | adulterāverit adulterārit |
| 1st pl. | adulterāmus | adulterābāmus | adulterābimus | adulterāvimus | adulterāverāmus | adulterāverimus adulterārimus |
| 2nd pl. | adulterātis | adulterābātis | adulterābitis | adulterāvistis adulterāstis | adulterāverātis adulterārātis | adulterāveritis adulterāritis |
| 3rd pl. | adulterant | adulterābant | adulterābunt | adulterāvērunt adulterāvēre, adulterārunt | adulterāverant adulterārant | adulterāverint adulterārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | adulterem | adulterārem | adulterāverim adulterārim | adulterāvissem adulterāssem |
| 2nd sg. | adulterēs | adulterārēs | adulterāverīs | adulterāvissēs adulterāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | adulteret | adulterāret | adulterāverit adulterārit | adulterāvisset adulterāsset |
| 1st pl. | adulterēmus | adulterārēmus | adulterāverīmus adulterārīmus | adulterāvissēmus adulterāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | adulterētis | adulterārētis | adulterāverītis adulterārītis | adulterāvissētis adulterāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | adulterent | adulterārent | adulterāverint adulterārint | adulterāvissent adulterāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | adulteror | adulterābar | adulterābor |
| 2nd sg. | adulterāris adulterāre | adulterābāris adulterābāre | adulterāberis adulterābere |
| 3rd sg. | adulterātur | adulterābātur | adulterābitur |
| 1st pl. | adulterāmur | adulterābāmur | adulterābimur |
| 2nd pl. | adulterāminī | adulterābāminī | adulterābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | adulterantur | adulterābantur | adulterābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | adulterer | adulterārer |
| 2nd sg. | adulterēris adulterēre | adulterārēris adulterārēre |
| 3rd sg. | adulterētur | adulterārētur |
| 1st pl. | adulterēmur | adulterārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | adulterēminī | adulterārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | adulterentur | adulterārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | adulterā | adulterāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | adulterāte | adulterāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | adulterātō | adulterātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | adulterātō | adulterātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | adulterātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | adulterantō | adulterantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | adulterāre | adulterārī |
| perfect infinitive | adulterāvisse adulterāsse | adulterātum esse |
| future infinitive | adulterātūrum esse | adulterātum īrī |
| present participle | adulterāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | adulterātus adulterāta, adulterātā, adulterātae, adulterātam, adulterātārum, adulterātās, adulterātī, adulterātōrum, adulterātōs |
| future participle | adulterātūrus adulterātūra, adulterātūrā, adulterātūrae, adulterātūram, adulterātūrārum, adulterātūrās, adulterātūre, adulterātūrī, adulterātūrīs, adulterātūrō, adulterātūrōrum, adulterātūrōs, adulterātūrum | adulterandus adulteranda, adulterandā, adulterandae, adulterandam, adulterandārum, adulterandās, adulterande, adulterandīs, adulterandōrum, adulterandōs |
gerundadulterandī, adulterandō, adulterandumsupineadulterātum, adulterātū
ădultĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.
I. [id.], to commit adultery, to pollute, defile.
I. Lit., absol. or with acc.:
latrocinari, fraudare, adulterare, Cic. Off. 1, 35: jus esset latrocinari: jus adulterare: jus testamenta falsa supponere, id. de Leg. 16, 43: qui dimissam duxerit, adulterat, Vulg. Matt. 5, 32: matronas, Suet. Aug. 67; cf. id. Caes. 6.—Also of brutes: adulteretur et columba milvio, Hor. Epod. 16, 32.—As verb. neutr. of a woman: cum Graeco adulescente, Just. 43, 4.—Freq., II. Fig., to falsify, adulterate, or give a foreign nature to a thing, to counterfeit:
laser adulteratum cummi aut sacopenio aut fabā fractā, Plin. 19, 3, 15, § 40: jus civile pecuniā, Cic. Caecin. 26: simulatio tollit judicium veri idque adulterat, id. Lael. 25, 92; id. Part. 25, 90: adulterantes verbum, Vulg. 2 Cor. 2, 17.—Poet. of Proteus: faciem, changes his form, Ov. F. 1, 373.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
adulterō āvī, ātus, āre,
to commit adultery, C. —Trans, to mingle: adulteretur et columba miluo, H. — To falsify, corrupt: ius civile pecuniā, for a bribe: iudicium veri.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Latinadulterō
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Italic *aljos Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *aliteros Latin alterum/alteram 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 adultero From ad (“to”) + alterum/alteram (“the other”) + -ō, so "to go to the other", i.e. "to have a relationship on the side". The vowel change is the same as going from alesco through adolesco to adultus.
Elsewhere
- Catalanadulterar
- Englishadulterate
- Frenchadultérer
- Italianadulterare
- Portugueseadulterar
- Romanianadultera
- Spanishadulterar
- Galicianadulterar
Gallo-Italic
- Romagnoladulterêr
In English words that came into English from adulterō
- adulteryadulterium
- adulterateadulterātus
- adulteradulterō