verbfirst conjugation, no passive
bālō
bālō (present infinitive bālāre, perfect active bālāvī, supine bālātum)
Classical[ˈbaː.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbaː.lo]
Meaning
- intransitiveto bleat, baa
- intransitiveto talk foolishly
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | bālō | bālābam | bālābō | bālāvī | bālāveram | bālāverō |
| 2nd sg. | bālās | bālābās | bālābis | bālāvistī | bālāverās | bālāveris |
| 3rd sg. | bālat | bālābat | bālābit | bālāvit | bālāverat | bālāverit |
| 1st pl. | bālāmus | bālābāmus | bālābimus | bālāvimus | bālāverāmus | bālāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | bālātis | bālābātis | bālābitis | bālāvistis | bālāverātis | bālāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | bālant | bālābant | bālābunt | bālāvērunt bālāvēre | bālāverant | bālāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | bālem | bālārem | bālāverim | bālāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | bālēs | bālārēs | bālāverīs | bālāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | bālet | bālāret | bālāverit | bālāvisset |
| 1st pl. | bālēmus | bālārēmus | bālāverīmus | bālāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | bālētis | bālārētis | bālāverītis | bālāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | bālent | bālārent | bālāverint | bālāvissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | bālā | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | bālāte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | bālātō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | bālātō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | bālātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | bālantō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | bālāre | — |
| perfect infinitive | bālāvisse | — |
| future infinitive | bālātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | bālāns | — |
| future participle | bālātūrus bālātūra, bālātūrā, bālātūrae, bālātūram, bālātūrārum, bālātūrās, bālātūre, bālātūrī, bālātūrīs, bālātūrō, bālātūrōrum, bālātūrōs, bālātūrum | — |
gerundbālandī, bālandō, bālandumsupinebālātum, bālātū
bālo (bēlo, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 7), āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. root bal = bar; Sanscr. barh, barrire; Gr. βάρβαρος; cf. βληχή, ἔβραχε; but cf. also Paul. ex Fest. p. 30 Müll.,
I. to bleat, Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 20; Ov. F. 4, 740; Quint. 1, 5, 72; Sil. 15, 706.—Poet.: balantes hostiae = oves, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 21 (Trag. v. 61 Vahl.):
pecus balans, Juv. 13, 233; and absol. balans = ovis (so μηκάς from μηκάομαι), Lucr. 6, 1131: balantum grex, Verg. G. 1, 272; 3, 457.—Facetè, to speak of sheep: satis balasti, Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 1.—II. Trop., to talk foolishly:
Cornificius balare convincitur, Arn. 3, p. 122.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
bālō āvī, —, āre
BAL-, BAR-, to bleat, O.: balantes hostiae, i. e. oves, Enn. ap. C.: pecus balans, Iu.
Origins
From an onomatopoeic Proto-Indo-European *bē-. Compare Ancient Greek βῆ (bê) and Latin bebō (“to yell, scream”).
Elsewhere
- Frenchbêlerfrom Late Latin bēlō
- Italianbelarefrom Late Latin bēlō
- Portuguesebalar
- Spanishbalar
Vulgar Latin
- Romanianzbierafrom unknown *exbēlō