LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

catīllō1

catīllō m (genitive catīllōnis)
Classical[kaˈtiːl.loː]Ecclesiastical[kaˈtil.lo]

Meaning

  1. plate-licker, glutton, gormandizer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecatīllōcatīllōnēs
genitivecatīllōniscatīllōnum
dativecatīllōnīcatīllōnibus
accusativecatīllōnemcatīllōnēs
ablativecatīllōnecatīllōnibus
vocativecatīllōcatīllōnēs

cătillo, ōnis, m. 1. catillo,
I. a platelicker; hence, a glutton, gourmand, Lucil. ap. Macr. S. 2, 12 fin.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 (where the best MSS. have catiliones); id. p. 90 Müll.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin catīllō From catīllō (“to lick a dish”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix).

verbfirst conjugation
catīllō2
catīllō (present infinitive catīllāre, perfect active catīllāvī, supine catīllātum)
Classical[kaˈtiːl.loː]Ecclesiastical[kaˈtil.lo]

Meaning

  1. to lick a dish
    Flagitium maxumum feci miser, propter operam illius hirqui improbi, edentuli, qui hoc mihi contraxit; operam uxoris polliceor foras, quasi catillatum.I've done a most disgraceful action for the sake of that vile and toothless goat, who has engaged me in this. I've promised the aid of my wife out of doors, as though to go lick dishes like a dog.c. 200 BCE, Plautus; translator: Henry Thomas Riley, 1912, Casina, 3.2.19-22:

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.catīllōcatīllābamcatīllābōcatīllāvīcatīllāveramcatīllāverō
2nd sg.catīllāscatīllābāscatīllābiscatīllāvistīcatīllāverāscatīllāveris
3rd sg.catīllatcatīllābatcatīllābitcatīllāvitcatīllāveratcatīllāverit
1st pl.catīllāmuscatīllābāmuscatīllābimuscatīllāvimuscatīllāverāmuscatīllāverimus
2nd pl.catīllātiscatīllābātiscatīllābitiscatīllāvistiscatīllāverātiscatīllāveritis
3rd pl.catīllantcatīllābantcatīllābuntcatīllāvērunt
catīllāvēre		catīllāverantcatīllāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.catīllemcatīllāremcatīllāverimcatīllāvissem
2nd sg.catīllēscatīllārēscatīllāverīscatīllāvissēs
3rd sg.catīlletcatīllāretcatīllāveritcatīllāvisset
1st pl.catīllēmuscatīllārēmuscatīllāverīmuscatīllāvissēmus
2nd pl.catīllētiscatīllārētiscatīllāverītiscatīllāvissētis
3rd pl.catīllentcatīllārentcatīllāverintcatīllāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.catīllorcatīllābarcatīllābor
2nd sg.catīllāris
catīllāre		catīllābāris
catīllābāre		catīllāberis
catīllābere
3rd sg.catīllāturcatīllābāturcatīllābitur
1st pl.catīllāmurcatīllābāmurcatīllābimur
2nd pl.catīllāminīcatīllābāminīcatīllābiminī
3rd pl.catīllanturcatīllābanturcatīllābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.catīllercatīllārer
2nd sg.catīllēris
catīllēre		catīllārēris
catīllārēre
3rd sg.catīllēturcatīllārētur
1st pl.catīllēmurcatīllārēmur
2nd pl.catīllēminīcatīllārēminī
3rd pl.catīllenturcatīllārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.catīllācatīllāre
pres. 2nd pl.catīllātecatīllāminī
fut. 2nd sg.catīllātōcatīllātor
fut. 3rd sg.catīllātōcatīllātor
fut. 2nd pl.catīllātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.catīllantōcatīllantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecatīllārecatīllārī
perfect infinitivecatīllāvissecatīllātum esse
future infinitivecatīllātūrum essecatīllātum īrī
present participlecatīllāns—
perfect participle—catīllātus
future participlecatīllātūruscatīllandus
gerundcatīllandī, catīllandō, catīllandumsupinecatīllātum, catīllātū

cătillo, ātum, āre, v. a. 1. catillus,
I. to lick a plate, Plaut. Cas. 3, 2, 22; Auct. ap. Fulg. 563, 7.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ket-der.?
  2. Latincatīllō

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin catīllus 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 catīllō From catīllus (“small dish”) + -ō (denominative verb-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does catīllō mean in Latin?
catīllō, a noun, means “plate-licker, glutton, gormandizer”.
What is the genitive of catīllō?
The genitive singular is catīllōnis. catīllō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce catīllō?
In classical Latin, [kaˈtiːl.loː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈtil.lo].