LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

bullō

bullō (present infinitive bullāre, perfect active bullāvī, supine bullātum)
Classical[ˈbʊl.loː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbul.lo]

Meaning

  1. to bubble, boil, effervesce

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.bullōbullābambullābōbullāvībullāverambullāverō
2nd sg.bullāsbullābāsbullābisbullāvistībullāverāsbullāveris
3rd sg.bullatbullābatbullābitbullāvitbullāveratbullāverit
1st pl.bullāmusbullābāmusbullābimusbullāvimusbullāverāmusbullāverimus
2nd pl.bullātisbullābātisbullābitisbullāvistisbullāverātisbullāveritis
3rd pl.bullantbullābantbullābuntbullāvērunt
bullāvēre
bullāverantbullāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.bullembullārembullāverimbullāvissem
2nd sg.bullēsbullārēsbullāverīsbullāvissēs
3rd sg.bulletbullāretbullāveritbullāvisset
1st pl.bullēmusbullārēmusbullāverīmusbullāvissēmus
2nd pl.bullētisbullārētisbullāverītisbullāvissētis
3rd pl.bullentbullārentbullāverintbullāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.bullorbullābarbullābor
2nd sg.bullāris
bullāre
bullābāris
bullābāre
bullāberis
bullābere
3rd sg.bullāturbullābāturbullābitur
1st pl.bullāmurbullābāmurbullābimur
2nd pl.bullāminībullābāminībullābiminī
3rd pl.bullanturbullābanturbullābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.bullerbullārer
2nd sg.bullēris
bullēre
bullārēris
bullārēre
3rd sg.bullēturbullārētur
1st pl.bullēmurbullārēmur
2nd pl.bullēminībullārēminī
3rd pl.bullenturbullārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.bullābullāre
pres. 2nd pl.bullātebullāminī
fut. 2nd sg.bullātōbullātor
fut. 3rd sg.bullātōbullātor
fut. 2nd pl.bullātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.bullantōbullantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivebullārebullārī
perfect infinitivebullāvissebullātum esse
future infinitivebullātūrum essebullātum īrī
present participlebullāns—
perfect participle—bullātus
bullāta, bullātā, bullātae, bullātam, bullātārum, bullātās, bullātī, bullātōrum, bullātōs
future participlebullātūrus
bullātūra, bullātūrā, bullātūrae, bullātūram, bullātūrārum, bullātūrās, bullātūre, bullātūrī, bullātūrīs, bullātūrō, bullātūrōrum, bullātūrōs, bullātūrum
bullandus
bullanda, bullandā, bullandae, bullandam, bullandārum, bullandās, bullande, bullandīs, bullandōrum, bullandōs
gerundbullandī, bullandō, bullandumsupinebullātum, bullātū

bullo, āre, and bullĭo, īvi, ītum, 4, v. n. bulla,
I. to be in bubbling motion, to be in a state of ebullition, to bubble.
(a). Form bullo, āre: ubi bullabit vinum, ignem subducito, Cato, R. R. 105; Cels. 2, 7; 7, 4, 2; Calp. Ecl. 1, 11; Plin. 9, 7, 6, § 18; 18, 31, 74, § 317.—
(b). Form bullio, īre: bullientes fontes, Vitr. 8, 3; Cels. 5, 19, 28; Pers. 3, 34; Apic. 4, 119; 6, 212.—As v. a. in part. pass.: ammoniacum cum vino et melle mittis in ollam et bullita (sodden, i. e. half-cooked) atteres, dabisque ad bibendum, Veg. 2, 17, 5 (1, 45, 5).—
II. Trop.: indignatione, to boil with rage, fty in a passion, App. M. 10, p. 250, 34: libidinum incendio bulliebant, Hier. ad Eustach. p. 236, 1, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bew-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-der.?
  3. Latinbullō

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 bullō From bulla + -ō.

Quick answers

What does bullō mean in Latin?
bullō, a verb, means “to bubble, boil, effervesce”.
What are the principal parts of bullō?
bullō, bullāre, bullāvī, bullātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce bullō?
In classical Latin, [ˈbʊl.loː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbul.lo].
Where does bullō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? → Latin bullō.