LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

batō1

batō (present infinitive batāre, perfect active batāvī, supine batātum)
Classical[ˈba.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbaː.to]

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinto yawn
  2. EarlyMedieval Latinto gape open

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.batōbatābambatābōbatāvībatāverambatāverō
2nd sg.batāsbatābāsbatābisbatāvistībatāverāsbatāveris
3rd sg.batatbatābatbatābitbatāvitbatāveratbatāverit
1st pl.batāmusbatābāmusbatābimusbatāvimusbatāverāmusbatāverimus
2nd pl.batātisbatābātisbatābitisbatāvistisbatāverātisbatāveritis
3rd pl.batantbatābantbatābuntbatāvērunt
batāvēre
batāverantbatāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.batembatārembatāverimbatāvissem
2nd sg.batēsbatārēsbatāverīsbatāvissēs
3rd sg.batetbatāretbatāveritbatāvisset
1st pl.batēmusbatārēmusbatāverīmusbatāvissēmus
2nd pl.batētisbatārētisbatāverītisbatāvissētis
3rd pl.batentbatārentbatāverintbatāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.batorbatābarbatābor
2nd sg.batāris
batāre
batābāris
batābāre
batāberis
batābere
3rd sg.batāturbatābāturbatābitur
1st pl.batāmurbatābāmurbatābimur
2nd pl.batāminībatābāminībatābiminī
3rd pl.batanturbatābanturbatābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.baterbatārer
2nd sg.batēris
batēre
batārēris
batārēre
3rd sg.batēturbatārētur
1st pl.batēmurbatārēmur
2nd pl.batēminībatārēminī
3rd pl.batenturbatārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.batābatāre
pres. 2nd pl.batātebatāminī
fut. 2nd sg.batātōbatātor
fut. 3rd sg.batātōbatātor
fut. 2nd pl.batātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.batantōbatantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivebatārebatārī
perfect infinitivebatāvissebatātum esse
future infinitivebatātūrum essebatātum īrī
present participlebatāns—
perfect participle—batātus
future participlebatātūrusbatandus
gerundbatandī, batandō, batandumsupinebatātum, batātū

Origins

Unknown; possibly of onomatopoeic origin. Documented in a glossary from the late eighth century, which translates batat (“yawns”) as Old English ġinaþ.

Italo-Romance
  • Italianbadare
  • Italianabbadare
  • Istriotabadà
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanbadar
  • Occitanbadarfrom Old Occitan badar
  • Old Frenchbeer
Elsewhere
  • Catalanesbadarfrom Vulgar Latin *exbatāre
  • Occitanesbadarfrom Vulgar Latin *exbatāre
  • Old Frenchesbaerfrom Vulgar Latin *exbatāre
  • Old Frenchesbahirfrom Vulgar Latin *exbatāre
Gallo-Italic
  • Romagnolbadêr
  • Romagnolabadêr
proper noun · masculinethird declension
Batō2
Batō m sg (genitive Batōnis)
Classical[ˈba.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbaː.to]

Meaning

  1. a chieftain of the Illyrians

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBatō—
genitiveBatōnis—
dativeBatōnī—
accusativeBatōnem—
ablativeBatōne—
vocativeBatō—

Bato, ōnis, m.,
I. a leader of insurrection in Dalmatia, Ov. P. 2, 1, 46; cf.: maxima duobus Batonibus ducibus auctoritas erat, Vell. 2, 110, 4; 2, 114, 4.

Origins

Of Illyrian origin; compared to the root of Latin battuo (“to beat”) (Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ- (“to stab”)) or for (“to speak”) (Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti (“to speak”)).

Quick answers

What does batō mean in Latin?
batō, a verb, means “to yawn; to gape open”.
What are the principal parts of batō?
batō, batāre, batāvī, batātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce batō?
In classical Latin, [ˈba.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbaː.to].