LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

albicō

albicō (present infinitive albicāre, perfect active albicāvī, supine albicātum)
Classical[ˈaɫ.bɪ.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈal.bi.ko]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto make white, whiten
  2. intransitiveto be whitish

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.albicōalbicābamalbicābōalbicāvīalbicāveramalbicāverō
albicārō
2nd sg.albicāsalbicābāsalbicābisalbicāvistī
albicāstī		albicāverās
albicārās		albicāveris
3rd sg.albicatalbicābatalbicābitalbicāvitalbicāverat
albicārat		albicāverit
albicārit
1st pl.albicāmusalbicābāmusalbicābimusalbicāvimusalbicāverāmusalbicāverimus
albicārimus
2nd pl.albicātisalbicābātisalbicābitisalbicāvistis
albicāstis		albicāverātis
albicārātis		albicāveritis
albicāritis
3rd pl.albicantalbicābantalbicābuntalbicāvērunt
albicāvēre, albicārunt		albicāverant
albicārant		albicāverint
albicārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.albicemalbicāremalbicāverim
albicārim		albicāvissem
albicāssem
2nd sg.albicēsalbicārēsalbicāverīsalbicāvissēs
albicāssēs
3rd sg.albicetalbicāretalbicāverit
albicārit		albicāvisset
albicāsset
1st pl.albicēmusalbicārēmusalbicāverīmus
albicārīmus		albicāvissēmus
albicāssēmus
2nd pl.albicētisalbicārētisalbicāverītis
albicārītis		albicāvissētis
albicāssētis
3rd pl.albicentalbicārentalbicāverint
albicārint		albicāvissent
albicāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.albicoralbicābaralbicābor
2nd sg.albicāris
albicāre		albicābāris
albicābāre		albicāberis
albicābere
3rd sg.albicāturalbicābāturalbicābitur
1st pl.albicāmuralbicābāmuralbicābimur
2nd pl.albicāminīalbicābāminīalbicābiminī
3rd pl.albicanturalbicābanturalbicābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.albiceralbicārer
2nd sg.albicēris
albicēre		albicārēris
albicārēre
3rd sg.albicēturalbicārētur
1st pl.albicēmuralbicārēmur
2nd pl.albicēminīalbicārēminī
3rd pl.albicenturalbicārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.albicāalbicāre
pres. 2nd pl.albicātealbicāminī
fut. 2nd sg.albicātōalbicātor
fut. 3rd sg.albicātōalbicātor
fut. 2nd pl.albicātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.albicantōalbicantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivealbicārealbicārī
perfect infinitivealbicāvisse
albicāsse		albicātum esse
future infinitivealbicātūrum essealbicātum īrī
present participlealbicāns—
perfect participle—albicātus
albicāta, albicātā, albicātae, albicātam, albicātārum, albicātās, albicātī, albicātōrum, albicātōs
future participlealbicātūrus
albicātūra, albicātūrā, albicātūrae, albicātūram, albicātūrārum, albicātūrās, albicātūre, albicātūrī, albicātūrīs, albicātūrō, albicātūrōrum, albicātūrōs, albicātūrum		albicandus
albicanda, albicandā, albicandae, albicandam, albicandārum, albicandās, albicande, albicandīs, albicandōrum, albicandōs
gerundalbicandī, albicandō, albicandumsupinealbicātum, albicātū

albĭco, āre, v. a. and n. albus. *
I. Act., to make white: rivus offensus a scopulo albicatur, becomes white, foamy, Poët. ap. Non. 75, 21.—
II. Neutr., to be white (rare; poet. or in post - Aug. prose): prata canis pruinis, * Hor. C. 1, 4, 4: albicans litus, Cat. 63, 87: ex nigro albicare incipit, Plin. 27, 5, 23, § 40: colos, id. 25, 8, 50, § 89: alb cans cauda, id. 10, 3, 3, § 6.—Hence, * albĭcantius, adv. comp., somewhat in the way of white: (hyacinthus lapis) albicantius in aquaticum eliquescit, Sol. 30.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*albʰós
  2. Proto-Italic*alβos
  3. Latinalbicō

Latin -ic- 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 -icō Latin albicō From albus (“white”) + -icō.

Descendants
  • Englishalbicant
  • Italianalbicare

In English words that came into English from albicō

  • albicantalbicāns
  • nonalbicansalbicans

Quick answers

What does albicō mean in Latin?
albicō, a verb, means “to make white, whiten; to be whitish”.
What are the principal parts of albicō?
albicō, albicāre, albicāvī, albicātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce albicō?
In classical Latin, [ˈaɫ.bɪ.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈal.bi.ko].
Where does albicō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *albʰós → Proto-Italic *alβos → Latin albicō.