verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
cāneō
cāneō (present infinitive cānēre, perfect active cānuī)
Classical[ˈkaː.ne.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.ne.o]
Meaning
- to be white, gray or hoary
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cāneō | cānēbam | cānēbō | cānuī | cānueram | cānuerō |
| 2nd sg. | cānēs | cānēbās | cānēbis | cānuistī | cānuerās | cānueris |
| 3rd sg. | cānet | cānēbat | cānēbit | cānuit | cānuerat | cānuerit |
| 1st pl. | cānēmus | cānēbāmus | cānēbimus | cānuimus | cānuerāmus | cānuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | cānētis | cānēbātis | cānēbitis | cānuistis | cānuerātis | cānueritis |
| 3rd pl. | cānent | cānēbant | cānēbunt | cānuērunt cānuēre | cānuerant | cānuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cāneam | cānērem | cānuerim | cānuissem |
| 2nd sg. | cāneās | cānērēs | cānuerīs | cānuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | cāneat | cānēret | cānuerit | cānuisset |
| 1st pl. | cāneāmus | cānērēmus | cānuerīmus | cānuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cāneātis | cānērētis | cānuerītis | cānuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | cāneant | cānērent | cānuerint | cānuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cānē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cānēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cānētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cānētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cānētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cānentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cānēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | cānuisse | — |
| present participle | cānēns | — |
gerundcānendī, cānendō, cānendum
cānĕo, ui, 2, v. n. canus,
I. to be gray or hoary, be white (poet. or in post-Aug. prose); P. a.: cānens, entis, gray, grayish, hoary, white:
temporibus geminis canebat sparsa senectus, Verg. A. 5, 416; cf. Tac. G. 31: canens senecta, Verg. A. 10, 192: canet in igne cinis, Ov. A. A. 2, 440: canens gelu, white, id. Tr. 5, 2, 66; Sil. 1, 206; pruina, id. 3, 534: canentia lilia, Ov. M. 12, 411: dum gramina canent, Verg. G. 3, 325; 2, 13: canuerint herbae, Ov. F. 3, 880; Juv. 14, 144; Ov. M. 1, 110 (cf. id. ib. 6, 456; and id. F. 5, 357); Sil. 4, 362.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cāneō uī, —, ēre
canus, to be gray, be hoary (poet. and late): Temporibus canebat senectus, V.: canet in igne cinis, O.: gramina, V.: mons olivā, Iu.: canent insignes, grow old, Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin cāneō From cānus (“gray, hoary”) + -eō.
Descendants
- Italianincanire
- Italianincanutire
In English words that came into English from cāneō
- canescentcanescens