verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
clueō
clueō (present infinitive cluēre)
Classical[ˈkɫu.e.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkluː.e.o]
Meaning
- to be called or named
- to be reputed
Conjugation conjugation 2 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | clueō | cluēbam | cluēbō | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | cluēs | cluēbās | cluēbis | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | cluet | cluēbat | cluēbit | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | cluēmus | cluēbāmus | cluēbimus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | cluētis | cluēbātis | cluēbitis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | cluent | cluēbant | cluēbunt | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | clueam | cluērem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | clueās | cluērēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | clueat | cluēret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | clueāmus | cluērēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | clueātis | cluērētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | clueant | cluērent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cluē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cluēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cluētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cluētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cluētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cluentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cluēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | cluisse | — |
| present participle | cluēns | — |
gerundcluendī, cluendō, cluendum
clŭĕo, ēre (clŭo, ĕre, Aus. Prof. 21; Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 30 Müll.; Prud. ap. Symm. 2, 585; Symm. Ep. 1, 1; Mart. Cap. 6, § 571), v. n. and a.
I. [root klu-; Sanscr. s)ru, hear; cf. Gr. ἀκροάομαι, κλέος; Lat. laus], like audio, 5., to hear one's self called in some way, to be named, called, spoken of, reputed, esteemed, or famed in some way, = dicor (only ante- and post-class.; most freq. in Plaut. and Lucr., but not in Ter.; mostly in mock-heroic style; cf. Lorenz ad Plaut. Ps. v. 570); with pred. nom.:
ut meus victor vir belli clueat, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 16; cf. id. Trin. 2, 2, 33; 2, 2, 36.—With abl., etc., of manner, or absol.: ut Acherunti clueas gloriā, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 31; cf. id. Trin. 2, 4, 95: corona, Per gentes Italas hominum quae clara clueret, Lucr. 1, 120: si quod agit, cluet victoriā, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 20: cluentum fides Quojusmodi clueat, id. Men. 4, 2, 6: nam quaecumque cluent, every thing that has a name, Lucr. 1, 450; cf. id. 1, 481; 1, 581; 2, 351; 2, 525; 2, 791; 3, 207 al.; Att. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 10, 23.—With inf. and pred. nom.: per gentes esse cluebat omnium miserrimus, Enn. ap. Non. p. 88, 1; Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 1; Lucr. 4, 53 Lachm. N. cr.; cf. also clueor.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
clueō —, —, ēre
1 CLV-, to hear, be spoken of, be said (old): ignis cluet mortalibus clam divisus, Att. ap. C.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *kluēō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). Compare Lithuanian klausýti, Old Church Slavonic слоушати (slušati, “to hear”), Sanskrit श्रोषति (śroṣati), and Ancient Greek κλέος (kléos, “glory, renown”).