LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

caecō

caecō (present infinitive caecāre, perfect active caecāvī, supine caecātum)
Classical[ˈkae̯.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.ko]

Meaning

  1. to blind
  2. to obscure

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.caecōcaecābamcaecābōcaecāvīcaecāveramcaecāverō
caecārō
2nd sg.caecāscaecābāscaecābiscaecāvistī
caecāstī		caecāverās
caecārās		caecāveris
3rd sg.caecatcaecābatcaecābitcaecāvitcaecāverat
caecārat		caecāverit
caecārit
1st pl.caecāmuscaecābāmuscaecābimuscaecāvimuscaecāverāmuscaecāverimus
caecārimus
2nd pl.caecātiscaecābātiscaecābitiscaecāvistis
caecāstis		caecāverātis
caecārātis		caecāveritis
caecāritis
3rd pl.caecantcaecābantcaecābuntcaecāvērunt
caecāvēre, caecārunt		caecāverant
caecārant		caecāverint
caecārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.caecemcaecāremcaecāverim
caecārim		caecāvissem
caecāssem
2nd sg.caecēscaecārēscaecāverīscaecāvissēs
caecāssēs
3rd sg.caecetcaecāretcaecāverit
caecārit		caecāvisset
caecāsset
1st pl.caecēmuscaecārēmuscaecāverīmus
caecārīmus		caecāvissēmus
caecāssēmus
2nd pl.caecētiscaecārētiscaecāverītis
caecārītis		caecāvissētis
caecāssētis
3rd pl.caecentcaecārentcaecāverint
caecārint		caecāvissent
caecāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.caecorcaecābarcaecābor
2nd sg.caecāris
caecāre		caecābāris
caecābāre		caecāberis
caecābere
3rd sg.caecāturcaecābāturcaecābitur
1st pl.caecāmurcaecābāmurcaecābimur
2nd pl.caecāminīcaecābāminīcaecābiminī
3rd pl.caecanturcaecābanturcaecābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.caecercaecārer
2nd sg.caecēris
caecēre		caecārēris
caecārēre
3rd sg.caecēturcaecārētur
1st pl.caecēmurcaecārēmur
2nd pl.caecēminīcaecārēminī
3rd pl.caecenturcaecārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.caecācaecāre
pres. 2nd pl.caecātecaecāminī
fut. 2nd sg.caecātōcaecātor
fut. 3rd sg.caecātōcaecātor
fut. 2nd pl.caecātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.caecantōcaecantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecaecārecaecārī
perfect infinitivecaecāvisse
caecāsse		caecātum esse
future infinitivecaecātūrum essecaecātum īrī
present participlecaecāns—
perfect participle—caecātus
caecāta, caecātā, caecātae, caecātam, caecātārum, caecātās, caecātī, caecātōrum, caecātōs
future participlecaecātūrus
caecātūra, caecātūrā, caecātūrae, caecātūram, caecātūrārum, caecātūrās, caecātūre, caecātūrī, caecātūrīs, caecātūrō, caecātūrōrum, caecātūrōs, caecātūrum		caecandus
caecanda, caecandā, caecandae, caecandam, caecandārum, caecandās, caecande, caecandīs, caecandōrum, caecandōs
gerundcaecandī, caecandō, caecandumsupinecaecātum, caecātū

caeco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. id.,
I. to make blind, to blind.
I. Lit.: sol caecat, Lucr. 4, 325 (300); Paul. Nol. Carm. Nat. S. Fel. 20, 7; 20, 292: unde caecatus est (Appius Claudius), Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 34, 3.—Hence, in gardening: oculum, to destroy, Col. 4, 9, 2; 4, 24, 16; cf. caecus, I. C., and oculus.—
B. Trop.: qui largitione caecarunt mentes imperitorum, Cic. Sest. 66, 139: ut (animi acies) ne caecetur erroribus, id. Tusc. 5, 13, 39: caecati libidinibus, id. ib. 1, 30, 72: cupiditate, id. Dom. 23, 60: caecata mens subito terrore, Liv. 44, 6, 17: pectora... serie caecata laborum, Ov. P. 2, 7, 45: caecabitur spes vindemiae, Pall. 1, 6, 11: timidos artus, to make senseless, Verg. Cul. 198.—
II. Transf., to make dark, to obscure: caecantur silvae, Avien. Per. 504.—
B. Trop., of discourse: celeritate caecata oratio, rendered obscure, Cic. Brut. 76, 264.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikos
  2. Proto-Italic*kaikos
  3. Latincaecō

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 caecō From caecus + -ō.

Descendants
  • Catalancegar
  • Italiancecare
  • Italianciecare
  • Portuguesecegarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese cegar
  • Spanishcegarfrom Old Spanish cegar
  • Asturiancegar
  • Falacegarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese cegar
  • Galiciancegarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese cegar

Quick answers

What does caecō mean in Latin?
caecō, a verb, means “to blind; to obscure”.
What are the principal parts of caecō?
caecō, caecāre, caecāvī, caecātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce caecō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkae̯.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛː.ko].
Where does caecō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos → Proto-Italic *kaikos → Latin caecō.