verbfirst conjugation
collocō
collocō (present infinitive collocāre, perfect active collocāvī, supine collocātum)
Classical[ˈkɔl.lɔ.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔl.lo.ko]
Meaning
- to place, put, set in order, assign, arrange
- to put together, assemble
- to settle
- to convey, relocate
- to collocate
- to occupy, employ, spend
Ob hanc causam tibi hunc puerum parens commendavit et tradidit, ut in amore atque in voluptatibus adulescentiam suam collocaret, et ut hanc tu vitam atque haec studia defenderes?
Was it for this reason that his parent entrusted and handed over this boy to you, so that he could spend his youth in love and pleasures, and so that you could defend this lifestyle and these passions?56 BCE, Cicero, Pro Caelio 17.39 - to give in marriage
[…]diceret Caeciliam Metelli, cum vellet sororis suae filiam in matrimonium conlocare, exisse in quoddam sacellum ominis capiendi causa, quod fieri more veterum solebat.
[…] [he] said that Caecilia, [daughter] of Metellus, when she wished to give her sister’s daughter in marriage, went out to a certain chapel for the purpose of receiving an omen, which used to be done according to the custom of the ancients.45 BCE, Cicero, De divinatione 1.46.104 - to invest money, place a dowry
Deinde ex ceteris ordinibus homines navi atque industrii partim ipsi in Asia negotiantur, quibus vos absentibus consulere debetis, partim eorum in ea provincia pecunias magnas collocatas habent.
Furthermore, from the rest of the ranks [there are] diligent and industrious men, some [of whom] are themselves doing business in Asia, whose interests you ought to look after in their absence, and some of whom have great sums of money invested in that province.106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Pro Lege Manilia 7.18
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | collocō | collocābam | collocābō | collocāvī | collocāveram collocāram | collocāverō collocārō |
| 2nd sg. | collocās | collocābās | collocābis | collocāvistī collocāstī | collocāverās collocārās | collocāveris collocāris |
| 3rd sg. | collocat | collocābat | collocābit | collocāvit collocāt | collocāverat collocārat | collocāverit collocārit |
| 1st pl. | collocāmus | collocābāmus | collocābimus | collocāvimus collocāmus | collocāverāmus collocārāmus | collocāverimus collocārimus |
| 2nd pl. | collocātis | collocābātis | collocābitis | collocāvistis collocāstis | collocāverātis collocārātis | collocāveritis collocāritis |
| 3rd pl. | collocant | collocābant | collocābunt | collocāvērunt collocārunt, collocāvēre | collocāverant collocārant | collocāverint collocārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | collocem | collocārem | collocāverim collocārim | collocāvissem collocāssem |
| 2nd sg. | collocēs | collocārēs | collocāverīs collocārīs | collocāvissēs collocāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | collocet | collocāret | collocāverit collocārit | collocāvisset collocāsset |
| 1st pl. | collocēmus | collocārēmus | collocāverīmus collocārīmus | collocāvissēmus collocāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | collocētis | collocārētis | collocāverītis collocārītis | collocāvissētis collocāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | collocent | collocārent | collocāverint collocārint | collocāvissent collocāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | collocor | collocābar | collocābor |
| 2nd sg. | collocāris collocāre | collocābāris collocābāre | collocāberis collocābere |
| 3rd sg. | collocātur | collocābātur | collocābitur |
| 1st pl. | collocāmur | collocābāmur | collocābimur |
| 2nd pl. | collocāminī | collocābāminī | collocābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | collocantur | collocābantur | collocābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | collocer | collocārer |
| 2nd sg. | collocēris collocēre | collocārēris collocārēre |
| 3rd sg. | collocētur | collocārētur |
| 1st pl. | collocēmur | collocārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | collocēminī | collocārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | collocentur | collocārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | collocā | collocāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | collocāte | collocāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | collocātō | collocātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | collocātō | collocātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | collocātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | collocantō | collocantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | collocāre | collocārī |
| perfect infinitive | collocāvisse collocāsse | collocātum esse |
| future infinitive | collocātūrum esse | collocātum īrī |
| present participle | collocāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | collocātus collocāta, collocātā, collocātae, collocātam, collocātārum, collocātās, collocātī, collocātōrum, collocātōs |
| future participle | collocātūrus collocātūra, collocātūrā, collocātūrae, collocātūram, collocātūrārum, collocātūrās, collocātūre, collocātūrī, collocātūrīs, collocātūrō, collocātūrōrum, collocātūrōs, collocātūrum | collocandus collocanda, collocandā, collocandae, collocandam, collocandārum, collocandās, collocande, collocandīs, collocandōrum, collocandōs |
gerundcollocandī, collocandō, collocandumsupinecollocātum, collocātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- subsidia collocare
- to station reserve troops.
- in tuto collocare aliquid
- to ensure the safety of a thing.
- praesidium collocare in urbe
- to garrison a town.
- pecuniam collocare in aliqua re
- to put money in an undertaking.
- multitudinem in agris collocare
- to settle a large number of people in a country.
- fiduciam in aliquo ponere, collocare
- to put confidence in some one.
- spem suam ponere, collocare in aliquo
- to set one's hope on some one.
- sedem collocare alicubi (Rep. 2. 19. 34)
- to take up one's abode in a place, settle down somewhere.
7 more phrases
- insidias collocare, locare (Mil. 10. 27)
- to set an ambuscade.
- aliquem in insidiis locare, collocare, ponere
- to place some one in ambush.
- milites in hibernis collocare, in hiberna deducere
- to take the troops to their winter-quarters.
- omne studium in litteris collocare, ad litteras conferre
- to employ all one's energies on literary work.
- in altissimo dignitatis gradu collocatum, locatum, positum esse
- to occupy a very high position in the state.
- studium, industriam (not diligentiam) collocare, ponere in aliqua re
- to apply oneself zealously, diligently to a thing.
- filiam alicui in matrimonio or in matrimonium collocare or simply filiam alicui collocare
- to give one's daughter in marriage to some-one.
col-lŏco (conl-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I. to place together, to arrange, to station, lay, put, place, set, set up, erect, etc., a thing (or person) somewhere (class. in prose and poetry; cf.: statuo, pono, sisto).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.; constr. usu. with in and abl. (cf. Ramsh. Gr. p. 467 sq.; Zumpt, Gr. § 489); more rarely with in and acc.; also with other prepositions, or absol.
(a). With in and abl.:
istam conloca cruminam in collo plane, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 67: in rostris collocati, Cic. Sest. 38, 83: aliquem in cubili, id. Tusc. 2, 17, 39: in navi, id. Planc. 41, 97: in custodiā, id. Phil. 7, 7, 19; id. Par. 3, 2, 25: in solitudine, id. Lael. 23, 87: uno quidque in loco, id. de Or. 1, 35, 163: Herculem in concilio caelestium, id. Off. 3, 5, 25: legiones in cervicibus nostris, id. Fam. 12, 23, 2; id. Agr. 2, 27, 74: legionem in eis locis hiemandi causā, Caes. B. G. 3, 1; cf.: exercitum in hibernis, id. ib. 3, 29 fin.: me in gremio Veneris, Cat. 66, 56: pedem grabati In collo sibi, id. 10, 23: insidias bipertito in silvis, Caes. B. G. 5, 32: quas (copias) in convalle in insidiis, id. ib. 3, 20: juvenem in latebris, Verg. G. 4, 424 al.: tabulas bene pictas in bono lumine, Cic. Brut. 75, 261; id. Pis. 25, 61: supremo In monte saxum, Hor. Epod. 17, 68: corpus in vestibulo, Suet. Aug. 100; Cat. 10, 23: praesidia in litore, Nep. Hann. 11, 4.—With locat. proper names; of towns: classem Miseni et alteram Ravennae, Suet. Aug. 49: singulas cohortes, Puteolis et Ostiae, id. Claud. 25: se Athenis collocavit, established himself, settled there, Cic. Fin. 5, 2, 4.—So also with adv. of place: occupato oppido, ibi praesidium collocavit, Caes. B. G. 1, 38; 7, 9: ubi iste castra collocarat, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 37, § 96. —(b). With in and acc.:
in tabernam vasa et servos, Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 27: me in arborem, id. Aul. 4, 8, 6: eam in lectum, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 45 (ipsum verbum collocant proprium est, et ascribitur pronubis, Don.): exercitum in provinciam hiemandi gratia, Sall. J. 61, 2; cf. supra, Caes. B. G. 3, 1, and 3, 29; cf. also id. ib. 1, 18, B. 1. infra: maxilla ubi in suam sedem collocata est, Cels. 8, 7.—(d). With other prepositions (freq. in Suet.): comites apud ceteros hospites, to lodge, quarter, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 24, §
63: ut ante suum fundum Miloni insidias conlocaret, to lay an ambush for, id. Mil. 10, 27: cohortis legionarias quattuor advorsum pedites hostium, Sall. J. 51, 3: legiones propius Armeniam, Tac. A. 13, 7; cf.: ipse propior montem suos conlocat, Sall. J. 49, 1: obsides super se, Suet. Aug. 43: singulas infra se, id. Calig. 24: juxta se, id. Ner. 13: circa se, id. Tit. 9, consulares super pulpitum, id. Calig. 54: lecticam pro tribunali, id. Aug. 33.—(ε) Absol.: sine tumultu praesidiis conlocatis: Sall. C. 45, 2; cf. Caes. B. G. 3, 4; 4, 33: tabulis et signis propalam collocatis, Cic. de Or. 1, 35, 161: columnas neque rectas, neque e regione, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1, § 2: lecticae collocabantur, id. Phil. 5, 6, 18: signum Jovis, id. Cat. 3, 9, 21: sedes ac domicilium, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 3, § 6: postquam impedimenta collocata animadvertit, Liv. 44, 37, 1 (cf.: constituere impedimenta, id. 44, 36, 6): chlamydem, ut pendeat apte, Ov. M. 2, 734: collocat hasta sues, lays prostrate, kills, Mart. 5, 65, 10: reliqua signa in subsidio (i. e. ad subsidium) artius conlocat, Sall. C. 59, 2; so, ceterum exercitum in subsidiis, id. ib. § 5 Kritz N. cr.: vos, bonae feminae, collocate puellulam (cf. B. 1. infra), Cat. 61, 184.—B. Esp.
1. To give in marriage:
filiam alicui, Tac. Agr. 9 fin.; cf. Suet. Claud. 27; so Cic. Brut. 26, 98; Nep. Att. 19, 4; Suet. Caes. 21; id. Aug. 64; id. Calig. 24; id. Dom. 22 al.: matrem homini nobilissimo, Caes. B. G. 1, 18: aliquam in matrimonium, Cic. Div. 1, 46, 104; together with in matrimonio, Dig. 36, 1, 77: eam in se dignam condicionem, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 122: sororem ex matre et propinquas suas nuptum in alias civitates, Caes. B. G. 1, 18; so, nuptum, Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 7; Col. 4, 3, 6; Dig. 3, 2, 11.—Less freq. absol.: virginem, Nep. Epam. 3, 5: filiam alicujus, id. Arist. 3, 3; cf.: in collocandā filiā, Tac. A. 4, 39: collocantis filiam, Just. 9, 6, 2.—2. Collocare pecuniam, dotem, faenus, etc., a mercantile t. t., to give, lay out, invest, advance, place money, a dowry, wealth, etc.:
rem herilem, Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 2: in eā provinciā pecunias magnas collocatas habent, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 7, 18; cf.: pecunias in emptiones praediorum, Dig. 17, 1, 2: pecunias graviore faenore, Suet. Aug. 39: curavit, ut in eo fundo dos collocaretur, Cic. Caecin. 4, 11: nusquam posse eam (pecuniam) melius conlocari, id. ib. 5, 15: duas patrimonii partes in solo, Suet. Tib. 48; cf.: duas faenoris partes in agris, Tac. A. 6, 17: pecuniam idoneis nominibus, Dig. 35, 2, 88.— Hence, b. In gen., to employ, invest money in some way:
patrimonium suum non effudit: in rei publicae salute collocavit, Cic. Phil. 3, 2, 3: miliens sestertium eā munificentiā collocatum, Tac. A. 6, 45.—3. (Like the Gr. προτιθέναι.) To lay out a dead body in state in the vestibulum:
aliquem sancte ac reverenter in hortis Domitiis, Capitol. Anton. p. 5; v. Casaub. ad h. l.—II. Trop. (in good prose; most freq. in Cic. and Quint.).
A. In gen., acc. to I. A., to place, set, station, dispose of, occupy, employ, put.
(a). With in and abl.:
illum multa in pectore suo conlocare oportet, Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 8: res est videnda in tuto ut conlocetur, Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 11; 4, 3, 17: ut totos se in optimo vitae statu exquirendo collocarent, employed, occupied themselves, Cic. Tusc. 5, 1, 2; cf.: totum se in cognitione et scientiā, id. Off. 1, 44, 158: sese palam in meretriciā vitā, id. Cael. 20, 49: philosophiam in urbibus, id. Tusc. 5, 4, 10: in animis ego vestris omnes triumphos meos condi et collocari volo, to be placed, deposited, id. Cat. 3, 11, 26: omne suum studium in doctrinā ac sapientiā, to apply, employ, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 10, § 29: spem in incerto reliqui temporis eventu, id. Quint. 26, 83: adulescentiam suam in amore et voluptatibus, to employ, spend, id. Cael. 17, 39: bonas horas male, Mart. 1, 113, 3: omnium longitudinum et brevitatum in sonis judicium ipsa natura in auribus nostris collocavit, placed, Cic. Or. 51, 173: in conspectu, Quint. 7, 1, 4: famam in tuto, id. 12, 11, 7. —(b). With in and acc.:
in otium se, Plaut. Merc. 3, 2, 10: homines quattuor In soporem, to put into the sleep of death, id. Am. 1, 1, 148.—(g). With simple abl.:
et propriis verbis et ordine collocatis, Quint. 9, 1, 7: ordine collocati sensus, id. 7, 10, 16. —(d). With other prepositions: est et in nominibus ex diverso collocatis sua gratia, Quint. 9, 3, 86.—(ε) Absol., to set in order, arrange, etc.:
rem militarem, Cic. Fam. 2, 13, 3: aedilitas recte collocata, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 37: tuā nobis auctoritate opus est ad collocandum aliquem civitatis statum, id. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 15, 12: vix ut iis rebus, quas constituissent, conlocandis atque administrandis tempus daretur, Caes. B. G. 3, 4: omnibus rebus confectis et collocatis, Auct. B. Alex. 33 fin.—In rhet.: verba collocata, i. e. in their relative positions (opp. simplicia), Cic. Or. 24, 80 sq.: ut apte collocentur (verba), Quint. 8, prooem. § 26; cf. id. § 31; 10, 2, 13; 8, 1, 1; 10. 1, 4; 9, 4, 1 al. —Rare: de cujus moderatione... in prioribus libris satis collocavi (= scripsi, dixi), have brought forward, put forth, Tac. A. 6, 27 fin.—B. Acc. to I. B. 2.: quamobrem melius apud bonos quam apud fortunatos beneficium collocari puto, to put or place, as at interest, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 70; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 22, § 56:
bene, id. Fam. 13, 28, 3; cf.: ut pecuniae non quaerendae solum ratio est, verum etiam conlocandae... sic gloria et quaerenda et conlocanda ratione est, id. Off. 2, 12, 42.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
collocō, colloquor etc., see conlo-.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincollocō
Proto-Indo-European *stel-der. Proto-Italic *stlokos? Old Latin stlocus Latin locus 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 locō Latin collocō From con- + locō (“put, place, set”).
Borrowings
- Catalancol·locar
- Englishcollocate
- Frenchcolloquer
- Italiancollocare
- Portuguesecolocar
- Spanishcolocar
- Asturiancolocar
- Galiciancolocar
Occitano-Romance
- Catalancolgar
- Occitancolcar
- Occitancoucar
- Auvergnatcoijarfrom Occitan colcar
- Gasconcocarfrom Occitan colcar
- Limousincueijarfrom Occitan colcar
- Limousincoijarfrom Occitan colcar
- Limousincuejarfrom Occitan colcar
- Vivaro-Alpinecueijarfrom Occitan colcar
- Vivaro-Alpinecoijarfrom Occitan colcar
Balkan Romance
- Romanianculca
- Romanianculcare
- Aromanianculcu
- Aromanianculcari
- Istro-Romaniancucu
- Megleno-Romanianculc
- Megleno-Romanianculcari
Gallo-Romance
- Frenchcoucherfrom Old French couchier
- Englishcouchfrom Old French couchier
- Franco-Provençalculchier
- Franco-Provençalcûchier
- Normancouochifrom Old French couchier
- Scotscoochfrom Old French couchier
- Scotscootchfrom Old French couchier
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesecolgarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese colgar
- Spanishcolgar
- Aragonesecolgar
- Asturiancolgar
- Asturiancolingar
- Asturianencolingar
- Asturianengolar
- Galiciancolgarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese colgar
Italo-Romance
- Italiancolcare, corcare, coricare
- Neapolitancoccare, corcare
- Siciliancurcari
- Siciliancuccari
- Siciliancuiccari
- Siciliancujccari
Insular Romance
- Sardiniancroccai
North Italian
- Emilianculgar
- Emiliancurgar
- Emiliancrugar
- Emiliancuciar
- Liguriancoriâ
- Liguriancoregâ
- Liguriancoegâ
- Ligurianacoêgâ
- Lombardcolegar
- Lombardcolgar