verbfirst conjugation
alternō
alternō (present infinitive alternāre, perfect active alternāvī, supine alternātum)
Classical[aɫˈtɛr.noː]Ecclesiastical[alˈtɛr.no]
Meaning
- to do one thing and then another, do by turns, interchange, alternate
- to hesitate, vacillate
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | alternō | alternābam | alternābō | alternāvī | alternāveram | alternāverō alternārō |
| 2nd sg. | alternās | alternābās | alternābis | alternāvistī alternāstī | alternāverās alternārās | alternāveris |
| 3rd sg. | alternat | alternābat | alternābit | alternāvit | alternāverat alternārat | alternāverit alternārit |
| 1st pl. | alternāmus | alternābāmus | alternābimus | alternāvimus | alternāverāmus | alternāverimus alternārimus |
| 2nd pl. | alternātis | alternābātis | alternābitis | alternāvistis alternāstis | alternāverātis alternārātis | alternāveritis alternāritis |
| 3rd pl. | alternant | alternābant | alternābunt | alternāvērunt alternāvēre, alternārunt | alternāverant alternārant | alternāverint alternārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | alternem | alternārem | alternāverim alternārim | alternāvissem alternāssem |
| 2nd sg. | alternēs | alternārēs | alternāverīs | alternāvissēs alternāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | alternet | alternāret | alternāverit alternārit | alternāvisset alternāsset |
| 1st pl. | alternēmus | alternārēmus | alternāverīmus alternārīmus | alternāvissēmus alternāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | alternētis | alternārētis | alternāverītis alternārītis | alternāvissētis alternāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | alternent | alternārent | alternāverint alternārint | alternāvissent alternāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | alternor | alternābar | alternābor |
| 2nd sg. | alternāris alternāre | alternābāris alternābāre | alternāberis alternābere |
| 3rd sg. | alternātur | alternābātur | alternābitur |
| 1st pl. | alternāmur | alternābāmur | alternābimur |
| 2nd pl. | alternāminī | alternābāminī | alternābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | alternantur | alternābantur | alternābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | alterner | alternārer |
| 2nd sg. | alternēris alternēre | alternārēris alternārēre |
| 3rd sg. | alternētur | alternārētur |
| 1st pl. | alternēmur | alternārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | alternēminī | alternārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | alternentur | alternārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | alternā | alternāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | alternāte | alternāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | alternātō | alternātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | alternātō | alternātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | alternātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | alternantō | alternantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | alternāre | alternārī |
| perfect infinitive | alternāvisse alternāsse | alternātum esse |
| future infinitive | alternātūrum esse | alternātum īrī |
| present participle | alternāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | alternātus alternāta, alternātā, alternātae, alternātam, alternātārum, alternātās, alternātī, alternātōrum, alternātōs |
| future participle | alternātūrus alternātūra, alternātūrā, alternātūrae, alternātūram, alternātūrārum, alternātūrās, alternātūre, alternātūrī, alternātūrīs, alternātūrō, alternātūrōrum, alternātūrōs, alternātūrum | alternandus alternanda, alternandā, alternandae, alternandam, alternandārum, alternandās, alternande, alternandīs, alternandōrum, alternandōs |
gerundalternandī, alternandō, alternandumsupinealternātum, alternātū
alterno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. alternus: aliquid,
I. to do one thing and then another, to do a thing by turns, to interchange with something, to alternate (first in the poets of the Aug. per., later most freq. in Pliny):
alternare vices, Ov. M. 15, 409: alternant spesque timorque fidem, make it at one time credible, at another not, id. H. 6, 38: hirundines in fetu summā aequitate alternant cibum, i. e. give to the young their food in succession, Plin. 10, 33, 49, § 92; so id. 15, 3, 3, § 12; 29, 4, 20, § 68; Col. 5, 6, 4; Sil. 1, 554; 9, 354; 11, 60; * Suet. Ner. 1.—Without an obj.: haec alternanti potior sententia visa est, hesitating, Verg. A. 4, 287: alternantes proelia miscent, fight by turns, id. G. 3, 220: arborum fertilitas omnium fere alternat, alternates, i. e. they bear every other year, Plin. 16, 6, 7, § 18; so id. 31, 3, 23, § 40; 37, 10, 60, § 167.—With cum: cum symphoniā alternāsse, Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 84.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
alternō āvī, —, āre
alternus, to do by turns, interchange: vices, to exchange parts, O.: alternanti potior sententia visa, hesitating, V.: alternantes proelia miscent, fight by turns, V.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Italic *aljos Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *aliteros Latin alter Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin alternus 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 alternō From alternus (“one after the other, alternate”) + -ō.
Descendants
- Catalanalternar
- Englishalternate
- Frenchalterner
- Italianalternare
- Occitanalternar
- Portuguesealternar
- Spanishalternar
- Friulianalternâ
- Galicianalternar
- Piedmontesealterné