LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

calcitrō

calcitrō (present infinitive calcitrāre, perfect active calcitrāvī, supine calcitrātum)
Classical[ˈkaɫ.kɪ.troː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkal̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.tro]

Meaning

  1. to strike with the heel (or foot)
  2. to kick (of an animal)

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.calcitrōcalcitrābamcalcitrābōcalcitrāvīcalcitrāveramcalcitrāverō
calcitrārō
2nd sg.calcitrāscalcitrābāscalcitrābiscalcitrāvistī
calcitrāstī
calcitrāverās
calcitrārās
calcitrāveris
3rd sg.calcitratcalcitrābatcalcitrābitcalcitrāvitcalcitrāverat
calcitrārat
calcitrāverit
calcitrārit
1st pl.calcitrāmuscalcitrābāmuscalcitrābimuscalcitrāvimuscalcitrāverāmuscalcitrāverimus
calcitrārimus
2nd pl.calcitrātiscalcitrābātiscalcitrābitiscalcitrāvistis
calcitrāstis
calcitrāverātis
calcitrārātis
calcitrāveritis
calcitrāritis
3rd pl.calcitrantcalcitrābantcalcitrābuntcalcitrāvērunt
calcitrāvēre, calcitrārunt
calcitrāverant
calcitrārant
calcitrāverint
calcitrārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.calcitremcalcitrāremcalcitrāverim
calcitrārim
calcitrāvissem
calcitrāssem
2nd sg.calcitrēscalcitrārēscalcitrāverīscalcitrāvissēs
calcitrāssēs
3rd sg.calcitretcalcitrāretcalcitrāverit
calcitrārit
calcitrāvisset
calcitrāsset
1st pl.calcitrēmuscalcitrārēmuscalcitrāverīmus
calcitrārīmus
calcitrāvissēmus
calcitrāssēmus
2nd pl.calcitrētiscalcitrārētiscalcitrāverītis
calcitrārītis
calcitrāvissētis
calcitrāssētis
3rd pl.calcitrentcalcitrārentcalcitrāverint
calcitrārint
calcitrāvissent
calcitrāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.calcitrorcalcitrābarcalcitrābor
2nd sg.calcitrāris
calcitrāre
calcitrābāris
calcitrābāre
calcitrāberis
calcitrābere
3rd sg.calcitrāturcalcitrābāturcalcitrābitur
1st pl.calcitrāmurcalcitrābāmurcalcitrābimur
2nd pl.calcitrāminīcalcitrābāminīcalcitrābiminī
3rd pl.calcitranturcalcitrābanturcalcitrābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.calcitrercalcitrārer
2nd sg.calcitrēris
calcitrēre
calcitrārēris
calcitrārēre
3rd sg.calcitrēturcalcitrārētur
1st pl.calcitrēmurcalcitrārēmur
2nd pl.calcitrēminīcalcitrārēminī
3rd pl.calcitrenturcalcitrārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.calcitrācalcitrāre
pres. 2nd pl.calcitrātecalcitrāminī
fut. 2nd sg.calcitrātōcalcitrātor
fut. 3rd sg.calcitrātōcalcitrātor
fut. 2nd pl.calcitrātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.calcitrantōcalcitrantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecalcitrārecalcitrārī
perfect infinitivecalcitrāvisse
calcitrāsse
calcitrātum esse
future infinitivecalcitrātūrum essecalcitrātum īrī
present participlecalcitrāns—
perfect participle—calcitrātus
calcitrāta, calcitrātā, calcitrātae, calcitrātam, calcitrātārum, calcitrātās, calcitrātī, calcitrātōrum, calcitrātōs
future participlecalcitrātūrus
calcitrātūra, calcitrātūrā, calcitrātūrae, calcitrātūram, calcitrātūrārum, calcitrātūrās, calcitrātūre, calcitrātūrī, calcitrātūrīs, calcitrātūrō, calcitrātūrōrum, calcitrātūrōs, calcitrātūrum
calcitrandus
calcitranda, calcitrandā, calcitrandae, calcitrandam, calcitrandārum, calcitrandās, calcitrande, calcitrandīs, calcitrandōrum, calcitrandōs
gerundcalcitrandī, calcitrandō, calcitrandumsupinecalcitrātum, calcitrātū

calcĭtro, āre, v. n. 1 calx.
I. Lit., to strike with the heels, to kick, of animals (very rare), Plin. 30, 16, 53, § 149; cf. calcitratus.—
B. Trop, to resist, to be stubborn or refractory: calcitrat, respuit, * Cic. Cael. 15, 36.—
C. Prov.: calcitrare contra stimulum, to kick against the pricks, Amm. 18, 5, 1; Vulg. Act. 9, 5; 26, 14; cf. 1. calx. —*
II. In gen., to strike convulsively with the feet, of one dying, Ov M. 12, 240.
calcĭtro, ōnis, m. 1. calcitro.
I. One who strikes with his heels, a kicker: equus mordax, calcitro, Varr. ap. Non. p. 45, 2 (Sat. Men. 81, 3).—
II. Of men, a boisterous fellow, a blusterer, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 11.

Origins

From *calcitrum (“heel strike”) (from calx (“heel”) + -trum, compare tālitrum) + -ō.

Descendants
  • Italiancalcitrare
  • Sardiniancarchidare
  • Sardiniancarchitare
  • Englishcalcitrate
  • Old Frenchchaucirer

In English words that came into English from calcitrō

  • recalcitrantrecalcitrans
  • calcitrantcalcitrans
  • calcitratecalcitratus

Quick answers

What does calcitrō mean in Latin?
calcitrō, a verb, means “to strike with the heel (or foot); to kick (of an animal)”.
What are the principal parts of calcitrō?
calcitrō, calcitrāre, calcitrāvī, calcitrātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce calcitrō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkaɫ.kɪ.troː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkal̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.tro].
Which English words come from calcitrō?
English words that go back to Latin calcitrō include calcitrant, recalcitrant and calcitrate.