verbfirst conjugation
amputō
amputō (present infinitive amputāre, perfect active amputāvī, supine amputātum)
Classical[ˈam.pʊ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈam.pu.to]
Meaning
- to prune, cut off, lop off
- to curtail, shorten
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
abscīdō, resecōamputō -āre — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 20
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | amputō | amputābam | amputābō | amputāvī | amputāveram amputāram | amputāverō amputārō |
| 2nd sg. | amputās | amputābās | amputābis | amputāvistī amputāstī | amputāverās amputārās | amputāveris amputāris |
| 3rd sg. | amputat | amputābat | amputābit | amputāvit amputāt | amputāverat amputārat | amputāverit amputārit |
| 1st pl. | amputāmus | amputābāmus | amputābimus | amputāvimus amputāmus | amputāverāmus amputārāmus | amputāverimus amputārimus |
| 2nd pl. | amputātis | amputābātis | amputābitis | amputāvistis amputāstis | amputāverātis amputārātis | amputāveritis amputāritis |
| 3rd pl. | amputant | amputābant | amputābunt | amputāvērunt amputārunt, amputāvēre | amputāverant amputārant | amputāverint amputārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | amputem | amputārem | amputāverim amputārim | amputāvissem amputāssem |
| 2nd sg. | amputēs | amputārēs | amputāverīs amputārīs | amputāvissēs amputāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | amputet | amputāret | amputāverit amputārit | amputāvisset amputāsset |
| 1st pl. | amputēmus | amputārēmus | amputāverīmus amputārīmus | amputāvissēmus amputāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | amputētis | amputārētis | amputāverītis amputārītis | amputāvissētis amputāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | amputent | amputārent | amputāverint amputārint | amputāvissent amputāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | amputor | amputābar | amputābor |
| 2nd sg. | amputāris amputāre | amputābāris amputābāre | amputāberis amputābere |
| 3rd sg. | amputātur | amputābātur | amputābitur |
| 1st pl. | amputāmur | amputābāmur | amputābimur |
| 2nd pl. | amputāminī | amputābāminī | amputābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | amputantur | amputābantur | amputābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | amputer | amputārer |
| 2nd sg. | amputēris amputēre | amputārēris amputārēre |
| 3rd sg. | amputētur | amputārētur |
| 1st pl. | amputēmur | amputārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | amputēminī | amputārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | amputentur | amputārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | amputā | amputāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | amputāte | amputāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | amputātō | amputātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | amputātō | amputātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | amputātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | amputantō | amputantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | amputāre | amputārī |
| perfect infinitive | amputāvisse amputāsse | amputātum esse |
| future infinitive | amputātūrum esse | amputātum īrī |
| present participle | amputāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | amputātus amputāta, amputātā, amputātae, amputātam, amputātārum, amputātās, amputātī, amputātōrum, amputātōs |
| future participle | amputātūrus amputātūra, amputātūrā, amputātūrae, amputātūram, amputātūrārum, amputātūrās, amputātūre, amputātūrī, amputātūrīs, amputātūrō, amputātūrōrum, amputātūrōs, amputātūrum | amputandus amputanda, amputandā, amputandae, amputandam, amputandārum, amputandās, amputande, amputandīs, amputandōrum, amputandōs |
gerundamputandī, amputandō, amputandumsupineamputātum, amputātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- errorem amputare et circumcīdere
- to banish an error, do away with a false impression.
am-pŭto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I. to cut around, to cut away or off, to lop off, prune.
I. Lit., esp. of plants: amputata id est circum putata, Paul. ex Fest. p. 24 Müll.:
vitem ferro, Cic. Sen. 15: mergum, Col. 4, 15, 4: cacumen (ulmi), Plin. 16, 32, 57, § 132.— Of other things: praeceidit caulem testīsque una amputat ambo, Lucil. 7, 22 Müll.: pestiferum in corpore, Cic. Phil. 8, 5: umeros, to mutilate, Sen. Thyest. 761: ex ipso vertice capillos, Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 12: caput, Suet. Galb. 20: manus, id. ib. 9: pollices, id. Aug. 24 et saep.—In Pliny also of things that are bitten off: caudas mugili, Plin. 9, 62, 88, § 185.—II. Trop., to lop off, curtail, shorten, diminish:
amputata inanitas omnis et error, removed, banished, Cic. Fin. 1, 13: volo esse in adulescente, unde aliquid amputem, id. de Or. 2, 21: licet hinc quantum cuique videbitur circumcidat atque amputet, id. ib. 1, 15, 65: longa colloquia, Sen. Med. 530: numerum legionum, Tac. H. 2, 69.—In rhet.: amputata loqui, in a disconnected manner, in abrupt sentences, Cic. Or. 51: amputata oratio et abscisa, concise, Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 18.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
am - putō āvī, ātus, āre,
to cut around, cut away, lop off, prune: vitem ferro: quicquid est pestiferum. — Fig., to curtail, shorten, diminish: amputata inanitas, removed.—In rhet.: amputata loqui, disconnectedly.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
- Latinamputō
Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Latin putus 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 putō Latin amputō From ambi- + putō (“cut back, prune”).
Descendants
- Catalanamputar
- Englishamputate
- Frenchamputer
- Romanianamputafrom French amputer
- Italianamputare
- Portugueseamputar
- Spanishamputar
- Galicianamputar
- Sicilianamputari