LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

clāreō

clāreō (present infinitive clārēre)
Classical[ˈkɫaː.re.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈklaː.re.o]

Meaning

  1. to be clear or bright, shine
  2. to shine brightly
  3. to be clear, obvious, evident
  4. to be distinguished, famous or illustrious

Conjugation conjugation 2 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.clāreōclārēbamclārēbō———
2nd sg.clārēsclārēbāsclārēbis———
3rd sg.clāretclārēbatclārēbit———
1st pl.clārēmusclārēbāmusclārēbimus———
2nd pl.clārētisclārēbātisclārēbitis———
3rd pl.clārentclārēbantclārēbunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.clāreamclārērem——
2nd sg.clāreāsclārērēs——
3rd sg.clāreatclārēret——
1st pl.clāreāmusclārērēmus——
2nd pl.clāreātisclārērētis——
3rd pl.clāreantclārērent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.clāreorclārēbarclārēbor
2nd sg.clārēris
clārēre
clārēbāris
clārēbāre
clārēberis
clārēbere
3rd sg.clārēturclārēbāturclārēbitur
1st pl.clārēmurclārēbāmurclārēbimur
2nd pl.clārēminīclārēbāminīclārēbiminī
3rd pl.clārenturclārēbanturclārēbuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.clārearclārērer
2nd sg.clāreāris
clāreāre
clārērēris
clārērēre
3rd sg.clāreāturclārērētur
1st pl.clāreāmurclārērēmur
2nd pl.clāreāminīclārērēminī
3rd pl.clāreanturclārērentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.clārēclārēre
pres. 2nd pl.clārēteclārēminī
fut. 2nd sg.clārētōclārētor
fut. 3rd sg.clārētōclārētor
fut. 2nd pl.clārētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.clārentōclārentor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveclārēreclārērī
present participleclārēns—
future participle—clārendus
gerundclārendī, clārendō, clārendum

clārĕo, ēre, v. n. clarus.
I. Prop., to be clear or bright, to shine (poet.): hoc lumen candidum claret mihi, Enn. ap. Non. p. 85, 25 (Trag. Rel. v. 367 Rib.); so of stars, Cic. Arat. 5 (240); 107 (348).—
II. Trop.
A. To be obvious or clear, evident or manifest (poet. rare): quod in primo quoque carmine claret, which is evident also in the first canto, Lucr. 6, 937: mihi satis claret, with acc. and inf., Spart. Sev. 20, 4 Spald. and Zumpt N. cr.—
B. Of character, to be distinguished, illustrious, famous, renowned (ante-class.): (Fab. Maximi) gloria claret, Enn. ap. Cic. Sen. 4, 10 (Ann. v. 315 Vahl.); Turp. ap. Non. p. 85, 22 (Com. Rel. v. 152 Rib.).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kelh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kl̥h₁rós
  3. Proto-Italic*klāros
  4. Latinclāreō

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 clāreō From clārus (“clear”) + -eō.

Descendants
  • Italianchiarire

Quick answers

What does clāreō mean in Latin?
clāreō, a verb, means “to be clear or bright, shine; to shine brightly; to be clear, obvious, evident”.
What are the principal parts of clāreō?
clāreō, clārēre (second conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce clāreō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɫaː.re.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈklaː.re.o].
Where does clāreō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₁rós → Proto-Italic *klāros → Latin clāreō.