LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation, no passive

barriō

barriō (present infinitive barrīre, perfect active barrīvī, supine barrītum)
Classical[ˈbar.ri.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbar.ri.o]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinintransitiveto make the sound of an elephant

Conjugation conjugation 4

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.barriōbarriēbambarriambarrīvībarrīverambarrīverō
2nd sg.barrīsbarriēbāsbarriēsbarrīvistībarrīverāsbarrīveris
3rd sg.barritbarriēbatbarrietbarrīvitbarrīveratbarrīverit
1st pl.barrīmusbarriēbāmusbarriēmusbarrīvimusbarrīverāmusbarrīverimus
2nd pl.barrītisbarriēbātisbarriētisbarrīvistisbarrīverātisbarrīveritis
3rd pl.barriuntbarriēbantbarrientbarrīvērunt
barrīvēre
barrīverantbarrīverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.barriambarrīrembarrīverimbarrīvissem
2nd sg.barriāsbarrīrēsbarrīverīsbarrīvissēs
3rd sg.barriatbarrīretbarrīveritbarrīvisset
1st pl.barriāmusbarrīrēmusbarrīverīmusbarrīvissēmus
2nd pl.barriātisbarrīrētisbarrīverītisbarrīvissētis
3rd pl.barriantbarrīrentbarrīverintbarrīvissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.barrī—
pres. 2nd pl.barrīte—
fut. 2nd sg.barrītō—
fut. 3rd sg.barrītō—
fut. 2nd pl.barrītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.barriuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivebarrīre—
perfect infinitivebarrīvisse—
future infinitivebarrītūrum esse—
present participlebarriēns
barriente, barrientem, barrientēs, barrientī, barrientia, barrientibus, barrientis, barrientīs, barrientium
—
future participlebarrītūrus
barrītūra, barrītūrā, barrītūrae, barrītūram, barrītūrārum, barrītūrās, barrītūre, barrītūrī, barrītūrīs, barrītūrō, barrītūrōrum, barrītūrōs, barrītūrum
—
gerundbarriendī, barriendō, barriendumsupinebarrītum, barrītū

barrĭo, īre,
I. v. n [id.], to cry; of elephants. barrire elephantes dicuntur, sicut oves dicimus balare, utique a sono ipso vo cis: elephanti barriunt, ranae coaxant, equi hinniunt, Spart. Get 5, 5; Auct. Carm. Phil. 53; cf. Paul. ex Fest p. 30 Müll.

Origins

From barrus (“elephant”).

Descendants
  • Italianbarrire
  • Spanishbarritar

Quick answers

What does barriō mean in Latin?
barriō, a verb, means “to make the sound of an elephant”.
What are the principal parts of barriō?
barriō, barrīre, barrīvī, barrītum (fourth conjugation, no passive).
How do you pronounce barriō?
In classical Latin, [ˈbar.ri.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbar.ri.o].