LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

arcuō

arcuō (present infinitive arcuāre, perfect active arcuāvī, supine arcuātum)
Classical[ˈar.ku.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈar.ku.o]

Meaning

  1. to make in the form of a bow, bend or curve like a bow

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.arcuōarcuābamarcuābōarcuāvīarcuāveramarcuāverō
arcuārō
2nd sg.arcuāsarcuābāsarcuābisarcuāvistī
arcuāstī
arcuāverās
arcuārās
arcuāveris
3rd sg.arcuatarcuābatarcuābitarcuāvitarcuāverat
arcuārat
arcuāverit
arcuārit
1st pl.arcuāmusarcuābāmusarcuābimusarcuāvimusarcuāverāmusarcuāverimus
arcuārimus
2nd pl.arcuātisarcuābātisarcuābitisarcuāvistis
arcuāstis
arcuāverātis
arcuārātis
arcuāveritis
arcuāritis
3rd pl.arcuantarcuābantarcuābuntarcuāvērunt
arcuāvēre, arcuārunt
arcuāverant
arcuārant
arcuāverint
arcuārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.arcuemarcuāremarcuāverim
arcuārim
arcuāvissem
arcuāssem
2nd sg.arcuēsarcuārēsarcuāverīsarcuāvissēs
arcuāssēs
3rd sg.arcuetarcuāretarcuāverit
arcuārit
arcuāvisset
arcuāsset
1st pl.arcuēmusarcuārēmusarcuāverīmus
arcuārīmus
arcuāvissēmus
arcuāssēmus
2nd pl.arcuētisarcuārētisarcuāverītis
arcuārītis
arcuāvissētis
arcuāssētis
3rd pl.arcuentarcuārentarcuāverint
arcuārint
arcuāvissent
arcuāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.arcuorarcuābararcuābor
2nd sg.arcuāris
arcuāre
arcuābāris
arcuābāre
arcuāberis
arcuābere
3rd sg.arcuāturarcuābāturarcuābitur
1st pl.arcuāmurarcuābāmurarcuābimur
2nd pl.arcuāminīarcuābāminīarcuābiminī
3rd pl.arcuanturarcuābanturarcuābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.arcuerarcuārer
2nd sg.arcuēris
arcuēre
arcuārēris
arcuārēre
3rd sg.arcuēturarcuārētur
1st pl.arcuēmurarcuārēmur
2nd pl.arcuēminīarcuārēminī
3rd pl.arcuenturarcuārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.arcuāarcuāre
pres. 2nd pl.arcuātearcuāminī
fut. 2nd sg.arcuātōarcuātor
fut. 3rd sg.arcuātōarcuātor
fut. 2nd pl.arcuātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.arcuantōarcuantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivearcuārearcuārī
perfect infinitivearcuāvisse
arcuāsse
arcuātum esse
future infinitivearcuātūrum essearcuātum īrī
present participlearcuāns—
perfect participle—arcuātus
arcuāta, arcuātā, arcuātae, arcuātam, arcuātārum, arcuātās, arcuātī, arcuātōrum, arcuātōs
future participlearcuātūrus
arcuātūra, arcuātūrā, arcuātūrae, arcuātūram, arcuātūrārum, arcuātūrās, arcuātūre, arcuātūrī, arcuātūrīs, arcuātūrō, arcuātūrōrum, arcuātūrōs, arcuātūrum
arcuandus
arcuanda, arcuandā, arcuandae, arcuandam, arcuandārum, arcuandās, arcuande, arcuandīs, arcuandōrum, arcuandōs
gerundarcuandī, arcuandō, arcuandumsupinearcuātum, arcuātū

arcŭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. arcus,
I. to make in the form of a bow, to bend or curve like a bow (not before the Aug. per.): curru arcuato vehi, i. e. covered, Liv. 1, 21: opus, Plin. Ep. 10, 46, 2: (millepeda) quae non arcuatur, does not bend itself in the form of a bow, Plin. 29, 6, 39, § 137 (cf. arcuatim); Ov. M. 11, 590.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷos
  3. Proto-Italic*arkuos
  4. Latinarcuō

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 arcuō From arcus (“bow”) + -ō.

Descendants
  • Italianarcare
  • Italianarcuare
  • Portuguesearcar
  • Spanisharcar

Quick answers

What does arcuō mean in Latin?
arcuō, a verb, means “to make in the form of a bow, bend or curve like a bow”.
What are the principal parts of arcuō?
arcuō, arcuāre, arcuāvī, arcuātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce arcuō?
In classical Latin, [ˈar.ku.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈar.ku.o].
Where does arcuō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos → Proto-Italic *arkuos → Latin arcuō.