LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

barbarizō

barbarizō (present infinitive barbarizāre, perfect active barbarizāvī, supine barbarizātum)
Classical[bar.baˈrɪz.zoː]Ecclesiastical[bar.baˈrid.d͡zo]

Meaning

  1. to adopt foreign customs or speech; to act in a manner different from that of the Romans or Greeks
  2. derogatoryto speak bad Latin; to use a substandard speech variety; to commit solecisms or speech barbarisms

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.barbarizōbarbarizābambarbarizābōbarbarizāvībarbarizāverambarbarizāverō
2nd sg.barbarizāsbarbarizābāsbarbarizābisbarbarizāvistībarbarizāverāsbarbarizāveris
3rd sg.barbarizatbarbarizābatbarbarizābitbarbarizāvitbarbarizāveratbarbarizāverit
1st pl.barbarizāmusbarbarizābāmusbarbarizābimusbarbarizāvimusbarbarizāverāmusbarbarizāverimus
2nd pl.barbarizātisbarbarizābātisbarbarizābitisbarbarizāvistisbarbarizāverātisbarbarizāveritis
3rd pl.barbarizantbarbarizābantbarbarizābuntbarbarizāvērunt
barbarizāvēre
barbarizāverantbarbarizāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.barbarizembarbarizārembarbarizāverimbarbarizāvissem
2nd sg.barbarizēsbarbarizārēsbarbarizāverīsbarbarizāvissēs
3rd sg.barbarizetbarbarizāretbarbarizāveritbarbarizāvisset
1st pl.barbarizēmusbarbarizārēmusbarbarizāverīmusbarbarizāvissēmus
2nd pl.barbarizētisbarbarizārētisbarbarizāverītisbarbarizāvissētis
3rd pl.barbarizentbarbarizārentbarbarizāverintbarbarizāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.barbarizorbarbarizābarbarbarizābor
2nd sg.barbarizāris
barbarizāre
barbarizābāris
barbarizābāre
barbarizāberis
barbarizābere
3rd sg.barbarizāturbarbarizābāturbarbarizābitur
1st pl.barbarizāmurbarbarizābāmurbarbarizābimur
2nd pl.barbarizāminībarbarizābāminībarbarizābiminī
3rd pl.barbarizanturbarbarizābanturbarbarizābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.barbarizerbarbarizārer
2nd sg.barbarizēris
barbarizēre
barbarizārēris
barbarizārēre
3rd sg.barbarizēturbarbarizārētur
1st pl.barbarizēmurbarbarizārēmur
2nd pl.barbarizēminībarbarizārēminī
3rd pl.barbarizenturbarbarizārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.barbarizābarbarizāre
pres. 2nd pl.barbarizātebarbarizāminī
fut. 2nd sg.barbarizātōbarbarizātor
fut. 3rd sg.barbarizātōbarbarizātor
fut. 2nd pl.barbarizātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.barbarizantōbarbarizantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivebarbarizārebarbarizārī
perfect infinitivebarbarizāvissebarbarizātum esse
future infinitivebarbarizātūrum essebarbarizātum īrī
present participlebarbarizāns—
perfect participle—barbarizātus
future participlebarbarizātūrusbarbarizandus
gerundbarbarizandī, barbarizandō, barbarizandumsupinebarbarizātum, barbarizātū

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βαρβαρίζω (barbarízō), or formed natively as barbarus + -izō.

Descendants
  • Englishbarbarize
  • Frenchbarbariser
  • Italianbarbarizzare
  • Italianbarbareggiare
  • Portuguesebarbarizar
  • Romanianbarbariza
  • Spanishbarbarizar

Quick answers

What does barbarizō mean in Latin?
barbarizō, a verb, means “to adopt foreign customs or speech; to act in a manner different from that of the Romans or Greeks; to speak bad Latin”.
What are the principal parts of barbarizō?
barbarizō, barbarizāre, barbarizāvī, barbarizātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce barbarizō?
In classical Latin, [bar.baˈrɪz.zoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bar.baˈrid.d͡zo].