LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

cauriō

cauriō (present infinitive caurīre)
Classical[ˈkau̯.ri.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaːu̯.ri.o]

Meaning

  1. to caterwaul like a cat in heat
    Tigrides indomitae raccant, rugiuntque leones; Panther caurit amans; pardus hiando felit.Untamed tigers make a hoarse sound, and lions roar; the rutting female panther caterwauls; the male panther, for uttering, snarls.43 BCE—18, Ovid (attributed), Carmen de Philomela, 50

Conjugation conjugation 4 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.cauriōcauriēbamcauriam———
2nd sg.caurīscauriēbāscauriēs———
3rd sg.cauritcauriēbatcauriet———
1st pl.caurīmuscauriēbāmuscauriēmus———
2nd pl.caurītiscauriēbātiscauriētis———
3rd pl.cauriuntcauriēbantcaurient———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.cauriamcaurīrem——
2nd sg.cauriāscaurīrēs——
3rd sg.cauriatcaurīret——
1st pl.cauriāmuscaurīrēmus——
2nd pl.cauriātiscaurīrētis——
3rd pl.cauriantcaurīrent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.caurī—
pres. 2nd pl.caurīte—
fut. 2nd sg.caurītō—
fut. 3rd sg.caurītō—
fut. 2nd pl.caurītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.cauriuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecaurīre—
present participlecauriēns—
gerundcauriendī, cauriendō, cauriendum

caurĭo, īre,
I. the natural sound of the rutting panther, Auct. Philom. 50.

Quick answers

What does cauriō mean in Latin?
cauriō, a verb, means “to caterwaul like a cat in heat”.
What are the principal parts of cauriō?
cauriō, caurīre (fourth conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce cauriō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkau̯.ri.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaːu̯.ri.o].