LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

belligerō

belligerō (present infinitive belligerāre, perfect active belligerāvī, supine belligerātum)
Classical[bɛlˈlɪ.ɡɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[belˈliː.d͡ʒe.ro]

Meaning

  1. to wage war

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.belligerōbelligerābambelligerābōbelligerāvībelligerāverambelligerāverō
belligerārō
2nd sg.belligerāsbelligerābāsbelligerābisbelligerāvistī
belligerāstī
belligerāverās
belligerārās
belligerāveris
3rd sg.belligeratbelligerābatbelligerābitbelligerāvitbelligerāverat
belligerārat
belligerāverit
belligerārit
1st pl.belligerāmusbelligerābāmusbelligerābimusbelligerāvimusbelligerāverāmusbelligerāverimus
belligerārimus
2nd pl.belligerātisbelligerābātisbelligerābitisbelligerāvistis
belligerāstis
belligerāverātis
belligerārātis
belligerāveritis
belligerāritis
3rd pl.belligerantbelligerābantbelligerābuntbelligerāvērunt
belligerāvēre, belligerārunt
belligerāverant
belligerārant
belligerāverint
belligerārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.belligerembelligerārembelligerāverim
belligerārim
belligerāvissem
belligerāssem
2nd sg.belligerēsbelligerārēsbelligerāverīsbelligerāvissēs
belligerāssēs
3rd sg.belligeretbelligerāretbelligerāverit
belligerārit
belligerāvisset
belligerāsset
1st pl.belligerēmusbelligerārēmusbelligerāverīmus
belligerārīmus
belligerāvissēmus
belligerāssēmus
2nd pl.belligerētisbelligerārētisbelligerāverītis
belligerārītis
belligerāvissētis
belligerāssētis
3rd pl.belligerentbelligerārentbelligerāverint
belligerārint
belligerāvissent
belligerāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.belligerorbelligerābarbelligerābor
2nd sg.belligerāris
belligerāre
belligerābāris
belligerābāre
belligerāberis
belligerābere
3rd sg.belligerāturbelligerābāturbelligerābitur
1st pl.belligerāmurbelligerābāmurbelligerābimur
2nd pl.belligerāminībelligerābāminībelligerābiminī
3rd pl.belligeranturbelligerābanturbelligerābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.belligererbelligerārer
2nd sg.belligerēris
belligerēre
belligerārēris
belligerārēre
3rd sg.belligerēturbelligerārētur
1st pl.belligerēmurbelligerārēmur
2nd pl.belligerēminībelligerārēminī
3rd pl.belligerenturbelligerārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.belligerābelligerāre
pres. 2nd pl.belligerātebelligerāminī
fut. 2nd sg.belligerātōbelligerātor
fut. 3rd sg.belligerātōbelligerātor
fut. 2nd pl.belligerātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.belligerantōbelligerantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivebelligerārebelligerārī
perfect infinitivebelligerāvisse
belligerāsse
belligerātum esse
future infinitivebelligerātūrum essebelligerātum īrī
present participlebelligerāns
belligerante, belligerantem, belligerantēs, belligerantī, belligerantia, belligerantibus, belligerantis, belligerantīs, belligerantium
—
perfect participle—belligerātus
belligerāta, belligerātā, belligerātae, belligerātam, belligerātārum, belligerātās, belligerātī, belligerātōrum, belligerātōs
future participlebelligerātūrus
belligerātūra, belligerātūrā, belligerātūrae, belligerātūram, belligerātūrārum, belligerātūrās, belligerātūre, belligerātūrī, belligerātūrīs, belligerātūrō, belligerātūrōrum, belligerātūrōs, belligerātūrum
belligerandus
belligeranda, belligerandā, belligerandae, belligerandam, belligerandārum, belligerandās, belligerande, belligerandīs, belligerandōrum, belligerandōs
gerundbelligerandī, belligerandō, belligerandumsupinebelligerātum, belligerātū

bellĭgĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. (bellĭ-gĕror, āri, v. dep., Hyg. Fab. 274 fin.) [bellum-gero],
I. to wage or carry on war, to fight (very rare): nec cauponantes bellum, sed belligerantes, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38 (Ann. v. 201 Vahl.); Poët. ap. Quint. 9, 4, 39: postquam belligerant Aetoli cum Aliis, Plaut. Capt. prol. 24; id. Truc. 2, 7, 67: excitandus nobis erit ab inferis quoniam nobis non solum cum his... sed etiam cum fortunā belligerandum fuit, * Cic. Red. Quir. 8, 19 (but ap. Cic. Font. 16, 36, the true read. is in bello gerendo, B. and K.): cum Gallis tumultuatum verius quam belligeratum, Liv. 21, 16, 4: adversum accolas, Tac. A. 4, 46; 2, 5; 3, 73; Suet. Aug. 94.—
II. Trop.: cum Geniis suis, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 81: cum fortunā, Cic. Red. Quir. 8, 21.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*dwenos
  3. Archaic Latinduenos
  4. Old Latin*duenelos?
  5. Old Latinduellum
  6. Latinbelligerō

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Italic *gezō Latin gerō Latin -ger Latin belliger 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 belligerō From belliger + -ō.

Descendants
  • Frenchbelligérer
  • Italianbelligerare

In English words that came into English from belligerō

  • belligerentbelligerans

Quick answers

What does belligerō mean in Latin?
belligerō, a verb, means “to wage war”.
What are the principal parts of belligerō?
belligerō, belligerāre, belligerāvī, belligerātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce belligerō?
In classical Latin, [bɛlˈlɪ.ɡɛ.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [belˈliː.d͡ʒe.ro].
Where does belligerō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? → Proto-Italic *dwenos → Archaic Latin duenos → Old Latin *duenelos? → Old Latin duellum → Latin belligerō.