verbfirst conjugation
boō
boō (present infinitive boāre, perfect active boāvī, supine boātum)
Classical[ˈbo.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɔː.o]
Meaning
- intransitiveto cry aloud, bellow, roar; bray
sed in prima remansi voce et identidem boavi
but I stayed stuck on the first syllable and brayed it repeatedlyEt verbum quidem praecedens semel ac saepius inmodice clamitavi, sequens vero nullo pacto disserere potui, sed in prima remansi voce et identidem boavi "Non non", quanquam minia rutunditate pendulas vibrassem labias.
c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, Metamorphoses 7.3 - transitiveto call loudly upon; bellow, cry or roar forth
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | boō | boābam | boābō | boāvī | boāveram | boāverō |
| 2nd sg. | boās | boābās | boābis | boāvistī boāstī | boāverās boārās | boāveris |
| 3rd sg. | boat | boābat | boābit | boāvit | boāverat boārat | boāverit boārit |
| 1st pl. | boāmus | boābāmus | boābimus | boāvimus | boāverāmus | boāverimus boārimus |
| 2nd pl. | boātis | boābātis | boābitis | boāvistis boāstis | boāverātis boārātis | boāveritis boāritis |
| 3rd pl. | boant | boābant | boābunt | boāvērunt boāvēre, boārunt | boāverant boārant | boāverint boārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | boem | boārem | boāverim boārim | boāvissem boāssem |
| 2nd sg. | boēs | boārēs | boāverīs | boāvissēs boāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | boet | boāret | boāverit boārit | boāvisset boāsset |
| 1st pl. | boēmus | boārēmus | boāverīmus boārīmus | boāvissēmus boāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | boētis | boārētis | boāverītis boārītis | boāvissētis boāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | boent | boārent | boāverint boārint | boāvissent boāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | boor | boābar | boābor |
| 2nd sg. | boāris boāre | boābāris boābāre | boāberis boābere |
| 3rd sg. | boātur | boābātur | boābitur |
| 1st pl. | boāmur | boābāmur | boābimur |
| 2nd pl. | boāminī | boābāminī | boābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | boantur | boābantur | boābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | boer | boārer |
| 2nd sg. | boēris boēre | boārēris boārēre |
| 3rd sg. | boētur | boārētur |
| 1st pl. | boēmur | boārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | boēminī | boārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | boentur | boārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | boā | boāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | boāte | boāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | boātō | boātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | boātō | boātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | boātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | boantō | boantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | boāre | boārī |
| perfect infinitive | boāvisse boāsse | boātum esse |
| future infinitive | boātūrum esse | boātum īrī |
| present participle | boāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | boātus |
| future participle | boātūrus boātūra, boātūrā, boātūrae, boātūram, boātūrārum, boātūrās, boātūre, boātūrī, boātūrīs, boātūrō, boātūrōrum, boātūrōs, boātūrum | boandus boanda, boandā, boandae, boandam, boandārum, boandās, boande, boandīs, boandōrum, boandōs |
gerundboandī, boandō, boandumsupineboātum, boātū
bŏo (with the digamma bŏvo, Enn.;
I. v. infra), āre or ĕre, v. n. from the root bo, kindr. with Sanscr. gu and the Gr. βοάω; cf. Varr. L. L. 7, § 104 Müll.; Non. p. 79, 4; acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 30 Müll. directly from the Gr., to cry aloud, roar (mostly ante- and post-class., and in the poets).
a. Bŏvo, āre: clamore bovantes, Enn. ap. Varr. 1. 1. (Ann. v. 571 Vahl.).—
b. Bŏo, ĕre: clamore et sonitu colles resonantes bount, Pac. ap. Non. 1. 1. (Trag. Rel. v. 223 Rib.; Varr. ib.; perh. in both pass. we should read boant; cf. Ussing ad Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 77).—
c. Bŏo, āre (the usual form):
boat Caelum fremitu, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 77; Ov. A. A. 3, 450; App. Flor. 17.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
boō —, —, āre
BOV-, to cry out, resound, O.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βοάω (boáō).