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verbfirst conjugation

collūcō

collūcō (present infinitive collūcāre, perfect active collūcāvī, supine collūcātum)
Classical[kɔlˈluː.koː]Ecclesiastical[kolˈluː.ko]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto thin, clear
    Lucum conlucare Romano more sic oportet1934 translation by W. D. Hooper and Harrison Boyd Ash The following is the Roman formula to be observed in thinning a grove (literally, “It is proper to thin a grove according to the Roman custom as follows”)234 BCE – 149 BCE, Marcus Porcius Cato, De agri cultura 139
    sed iuncto advehere non permittitur nec adportatas serere neque terram aperire neque arborem conlucare1941 translation by Harrison Boyd Ash But it is not permitted to haul them with a yoked animal, nor to plant them after they are transported, nor to open the ground, nor to thin a tree4 CE – c. 70 CE, Columella, De re rustica 2.21.4

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.collūcōcollūcābamcollūcābōcollūcāvīcollūcāveramcollūcāverō
2nd sg.collūcāscollūcābāscollūcābiscollūcāvistīcollūcāverāscollūcāveris
3rd sg.collūcatcollūcābatcollūcābitcollūcāvitcollūcāveratcollūcāverit
1st pl.collūcāmuscollūcābāmuscollūcābimuscollūcāvimuscollūcāverāmuscollūcāverimus
2nd pl.collūcātiscollūcābātiscollūcābitiscollūcāvistiscollūcāverātiscollūcāveritis
3rd pl.collūcantcollūcābantcollūcābuntcollūcāvērunt
collūcāvēre
collūcāverantcollūcāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.collūcemcollūcāremcollūcāverimcollūcāvissem
2nd sg.collūcēscollūcārēscollūcāverīscollūcāvissēs
3rd sg.collūcetcollūcāretcollūcāveritcollūcāvisset
1st pl.collūcēmuscollūcārēmuscollūcāverīmuscollūcāvissēmus
2nd pl.collūcētiscollūcārētiscollūcāverītiscollūcāvissētis
3rd pl.collūcentcollūcārentcollūcāverintcollūcāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.collūcorcollūcābarcollūcābor
2nd sg.collūcāris
collūcāre
collūcābāris
collūcābāre
collūcāberis
collūcābere
3rd sg.collūcāturcollūcābāturcollūcābitur
1st pl.collūcāmurcollūcābāmurcollūcābimur
2nd pl.collūcāminīcollūcābāminīcollūcābiminī
3rd pl.collūcanturcollūcābanturcollūcābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.collūcercollūcārer
2nd sg.collūcēris
collūcēre
collūcārēris
collūcārēre
3rd sg.collūcēturcollūcārētur
1st pl.collūcēmurcollūcārēmur
2nd pl.collūcēminīcollūcārēminī
3rd pl.collūcenturcollūcārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.collūcācollūcāre
pres. 2nd pl.collūcātecollūcāminī
fut. 2nd sg.collūcātōcollūcātor
fut. 3rd sg.collūcātōcollūcātor
fut. 2nd pl.collūcātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.collūcantōcollūcantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecollūcārecollūcārī
perfect infinitivecollūcāvissecollūcātum esse
future infinitivecollūcātūrum essecollūcātum īrī
present participlecollūcāns—
perfect participle—collūcātus
future participlecollūcātūruscollūcandus
gerundcollūcandī, collūcandō, collūcandumsupinecollūcātum, collūcātū

col-lūco (conl-), āre, v. a. lux,
I. to make light, to clear or thin a forest, etc.: collucare est succisis arboribus locum luce implere, Fest. s. v. sublucare, p. 348, 18 Müll. (explained in a different manner by Paul. ex Fest. p. 37, 12 ib.): lucum, Cato, R. R. 139: arborem, Col. 2, 21, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincollūcō

Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *lowkós Proto-Italic *loukos Old Latin loucos Latin lūcus 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 collūcō From con- + lūcus (“sacred grove”) + -ō. Compare interlūcō and sublucō.

Quick answers

What does collūcō mean in Latin?
collūcō, a verb, means “to thin, clear”.
What are the principal parts of collūcō?
collūcō, collūcāre, collūcāvī, collūcātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce collūcō?
In classical Latin, [kɔlˈluː.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kolˈluː.ko].
Where does collūcō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin collūcō.