verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
albeō
albeō (present infinitive albēre)
Classical[ˈaɫ.be.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈal.be.o]
Meaning
- to be white
Conjugation conjugation 2 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | albeō | albēbam | albēbō | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | albēs | albēbās | albēbis | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | albet | albēbat | albēbit | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | albēmus | albēbāmus | albēbimus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | albētis | albēbātis | albēbitis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | albent | albēbant | albēbunt | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | albeam | albērem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | albeās | albērēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | albeat | albēret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | albeāmus | albērēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | albeātis | albērētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | albeant | albērent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | albē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | albēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | albētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | albētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | albētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | albentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | albēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | albisse | — |
| present participle | albēns albente, albentem, albentēs, albentī, albentia, albentibus, albentis, albentīs, albentium | — |
gerundalbendī, albendō, albendum
albĕo, ēre, v. n. id.,
I. to be white (rare and orig. poet., esp. often in Ovid; but also in post-Aug. prose): campi ossibus, * Verg. A. 12, 36:
caput canis capillis, Ov. H. 13, 161.—Esp. in the part. pres.: albens, white: albentes rosae, Ov. A. A. 3, 182: spumae, id. M. 15, 519: vitta, id. ib. 5, 110 al.; in prose: equi, * Plin. Pan. 22; in Tac. several times: ossa, A. 1, 61: spumae, id. ib. 6, 37: in pallorem membra, id. ib. 15, 64.—The poet. expression, albente caelo, at daybreak, at the dawn, was used (acc. to Caecilius in Quint. 8, 3, 35) in prose first by the hist. Sisenna (about 30 years before Cæs.), and after him by Cæs. and the author of the Bell. Afric.; * Caes. B. C. 1, 68; Auct. Bell. Afric. 11; ib. 80; cf. albesco.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
albeō —, —, ēre
albus, to be white: campi ossibus, V., O.: albente caelo, at dawn, Cs.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*albʰós
- Proto-Italic*alβos
- Latinalbeō
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin albeō From albus (“white”) + -eō.