verbfirst conjugation, no passive
bellō
bellō (present infinitive bellāre, perfect active bellāvī, supine bellātum)
Classical[ˈbɛl.loː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɛl.lo]
Meaning
- to wage or carry out war, fight in war, war
- broadlyto fight, contend
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | bellō | bellābam | bellābō | bellāvī | bellāveram | bellāverō |
| 2nd sg. | bellās | bellābās | bellābis | bellāvistī bellāstī | bellāverās | bellāveris |
| 3rd sg. | bellat | bellābat | bellābit | bellāvit | bellāverat | bellāverit |
| 1st pl. | bellāmus | bellābāmus | bellābimus | bellāvimus | bellāverāmus | bellāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | bellātis | bellābātis | bellābitis | bellāvistis | bellāverātis | bellāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | bellant | bellābant | bellābunt | bellāvērunt bellāvēre | bellāverant | bellāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | bellem | bellārem | bellāverim | bellāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | bellēs | bellārēs | bellāverīs | bellāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | bellet | bellāret | bellāverit | bellāvisset |
| 1st pl. | bellēmus | bellārēmus | bellāverīmus | bellāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | bellētis | bellārētis | bellāverītis | bellāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | bellent | bellārent | bellāverint | bellāvissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | bellā | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | bellāte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | bellātō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | bellātō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | bellātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | bellantō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | bellāre | — |
| perfect infinitive | bellāvisse | — |
| future infinitive | bellātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | bellāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | bellāta bellātā, bellātae, bellātam, bellātārum, bellātās, bellātī, bellātōrum, bellātōs, bellātus |
| future participle | bellātūrus bellātūra, bellātūrā, bellātūrae, bellātūram, bellātūrārum, bellātūrās, bellātūre, bellātūrī, bellātūrīs, bellātūrō, bellātūrōrum, bellātūrōs, bellātūrum | bellanda bellandā, bellandae, bellandam, bellandārum, bellandās, bellande, bellandīs, bellandōrum, bellandōs, bellandus |
gerundbellandī, bellandō, bellandumsupinebellātum, bellātū
bello, āvi, ātum, āre, 1, v. n. bellum.
I. Prop., to wage or carry on war, to war, to fight in war (class.; cf.: milito, proelior).
A. Absol.:
fuit proprium populi Romani longe a domo bellare, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 32; 13, 36; id. Mur. 14, 32: homines bellandi cupidi, Caes. B. G. 1, 2; Nep. Ham. 3, 1; id. Hann. 2, 1: Romana arma primum Claudio principo in Mauretaniā bellavere, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11: verens, ne bellare perseveraret, Nep. Them. 5, 1: neque prius bellare destitit, quam, etc., id. Epam. 8, 5; Auct. B. Afr. 61: populus jam octingesimum bellans annum, Liv. 9, 18, 9; 40, 47, 3; 42, 59, 10: bellante prior, jacentem Lenis in hostem, Hor. C. S. 51: ad bellandum profecti, Tac. H. 2, 40.—B. With prepp.
1. With cum:
cum Poenis, Cic. Verr 2, 4, 33, § 72: cum diis, id. Sen. 2, 5: cum Ennio, id. Arch. 11, 27; Nep. Hann. 1, 3; id. Timol. 2, 3; Liv. 6, 42, 4; 9, 41, 4; Curt. 8, 12, 12.— 2. With adversum or adversus:
adversum patrem tuum, Nep. Them. 9, 2: adversus Gentium, Liv. 44, 30, 1.—3. With contra:
has contra, Val. Fl. 6, 373.—4. With de:
de eo olim, Tac. A. 12, 60.—5. With pro:
pro Samnitibus adversus Romanos, Liv. 9, 42, 9.—6. With inter se, Curt. 9, 4, 15.—
C. With dat. (poet.; cf. Gr. πολεμεῖν τινι):
magno parenti, Stat. Th. 8, 506; cf. Sil. 9, 503.—D. Impers. pass.:
quod in Italiā bellabatur, Liv. 29, 26, 4; 43, 4, 5: bellatum cum Gallis eo anno, Liv. 6, 42, 5.—E. With acc. (cf. Gr. πόλεμον πολεμεῖν):
hoc bellum a consulibus bellatum quidam auctores sunt, conducted by, Liv. 8, 39, 16 (8, 40, 1). —II. Transf., poet., in gen., to fight, contend:
quem quoniam prohibent anni bellare, loquendo Pugnat, Ov. M. 5, 101.—Esp., with abl. of weapon, etc. (rare): ense, Sil. 3, 235: manu, id. 8, 498: nec caestu bellare minor, Stat. Th. 6, 829; Claud. Ep. 1, 30; cf. bellorCharlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
bellō āvī, ātum, āre
bellum, to wage war, carry on war, war: cum Aetolis: adversum patrem, N.: pro Samnitibus adversus Romanos, L.: ad bellandum profecti, Ta.: bellum a consulibus bellatum, conducted, L.: cum mulierculis bellandum.—Supin. acc.: Agesilaum bellatum mittere, N.—P. as subst: quem (deum) adesse bellantibus, warriors, Ta.—To fight, contend: quem prohibent anni bellare, O.: bellante prior (hoste), triumphing over, H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-der.?
- Proto-Italic*dwenos
- Archaic Latinduenos
- Old Latin*duenelos?
- Old Latinduellum
- Latinbellō
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 bellō From bellum (“war”) + -ō.
Descendants
- Italianbellare