LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

combibō1

combibō (present infinitive combibere, perfect active combibī, supine combibitum)
Classical[ˈkɔm.bɪ.boː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔm.bi.bo]

Meaning

  1. intransitiverareto drink with any one as a companion
  2. literallypost Augustantransitiveof fluids, by drinking
  3. figurativelypost Augustantransitiveof fluids, absorbed other than by drinking
  4. post Augustantransitiveof substances other than fluids
  5. figurativelypost Augustantransitiveto absorb (teachings), to become imbued with (habits), to become convinced of (a belief), etc.

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.combibōcombibēbamcombibamcombibīcombiberamcombiberō
2nd sg.combibiscombibēbāscombibēscombibistīcombiberāscombiberis
3rd sg.combibitcombibēbatcombibetcombibitcombiberatcombiberit
1st pl.combibimuscombibēbāmuscombibēmuscombibimuscombiberāmuscombiberimus
2nd pl.combibitiscombibēbātiscombibētiscombibistiscombiberātiscombiberitis
3rd pl.combibuntcombibēbantcombibentcombibērunt
combibēre
combiberantcombiberint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.combibamcombiberemcombiberimcombibissem
2nd sg.combibāscombiberēscombiberīscombibissēs
3rd sg.combibatcombiberetcombiberitcombibisset
1st pl.combibāmuscombiberēmuscombiberīmuscombibissēmus
2nd pl.combibātiscombiberētiscombiberītiscombibissētis
3rd pl.combibantcombiberentcombiberintcombibissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.combiborcombibēbarcombibar
2nd sg.combiberis
combibere
combibēbāris
combibēbāre
combibēris
combibēre
3rd sg.combibiturcombibēbāturcombibētur
1st pl.combibimurcombibēbāmurcombibēmur
2nd pl.combibiminīcombibēbāminīcombibēminī
3rd pl.combibunturcombibēbanturcombibentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.combibarcombiberer
2nd sg.combibāris
combibāre
combiberēris
combiberēre
3rd sg.combibāturcombiberētur
1st pl.combibāmurcombiberēmur
2nd pl.combibāminīcombiberēminī
3rd pl.combibanturcombiberentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.combibecombibere
pres. 2nd pl.combibitecombibiminī
fut. 2nd sg.combibitōcombibitor
fut. 3rd sg.combibitōcombibitor
fut. 2nd pl.combibitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.combibuntōcombibuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecombiberecombibī
perfect infinitivecombibissecombibitum esse
future infinitivecombibitūrum essecombibitum īrī
present participlecombibēns—
perfect participle—combibitus
combibita, combibitā, combibitae, combibitam, combibitārum, combibitās, combibitī, combibitōrum, combibitōs
future participlecombibitūrus
combibitūra, combibitūrā, combibitūrae, combibitūram, combibitūrārum, combibitūrās, combibitūre, combibitūrī, combibitūrīs, combibitūrō, combibitūrōrum, combibitūrōs, combibitūrum
combibendus
combibundus, combibenda, combibendā, combibendae, combibendam, combibendārum, combibendās, combibende, combibendīs, combibendōrum, combibendōs
gerundcombibendī, combibendō, combibendumsupinecombibitum, combibitū

com-bĭbo (conb-), bĭbi, 3, v. n. and a.
I.
I. Neutr., to drink with any one as a companion (very rare): aeque combibendi et convivandi peritissimus, Sen. Ep. 123, 15.—
II. Act., to drink completely up, to absorb, to imbibe (the most common signif., rare before the Aug. per., in Cic. only once trop.).
A. Prop.: combibunt guttura sucos, Ov. M. 13, 944; 7, 287: atrum venenum corpo re, * Hor. C. 1, 37, 28: ore lacrimas alicujus, Ov. A. A. 2, 326: lacrimas meas, to repress, conceal, id. H. 11, 54, Sen. Ep. 49, 1. —Of the absorbing of the rays of the sun: cute soles, Mart. 10, 12, 7; cf. the foll.—
2. Transf. to inanimate objects: metreta amurcam, Cato, R. R. 100 Schneid. N. cr.: ara cruorem, Ov. M. 13, 410: testa oleum, Col. 12, 50, 17, p. 527 Bip.: uvae mustum, id. 12, 39, 1' caepa jus, id. 12, 10, 2: baca salem, id. 12, 47, 10, p. 519 Bip.: sic modo combibitur ingens Erasinus in arvis, is swallowed up, Ov. M. 15, 275.—Of the absorbing of the sun's rays: scrobes solem pluviasque, Plin. 17, 11, 16, § 80; so, cupressus flammas, Stat. Th. 10, 675.—And poet. of imbibing, i. e. receiving spots (after perfundere): combibit os maculas, Ov. M. 5, 455.—
B. Trop.: artes, * Cic. Fin. 3, 2, 9; so, illapsos per viscera luxus, Sil. 11, 402.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *píph₃eti Proto-Italic *pibō Latin bibō Latin combibō From con- (“with, together; completely”) + bibō (“to drink”).

Descendants
  • Italiancombevere
  • Italiancombibere
noun · masculinethird declension
combibō2
combibō m (genitive combibōnis)
Classical[ˈkɔm.bɪ.boː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔm.bi.bo]

Meaning

  1. a companion in drinking, a fellow tippler, a pot-companion, a drinking buddy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecombibōcombibōnēs
conbibōnēs
genitivecombibōnis
conbibōnis
combibōnum
conbibōnum
dativecombibōnī
conbibōnī
combibōnibus
conbibōnibus
accusativecombibōnem
conbibōnem
combibōnēs
conbibōnēs
ablativecombibōne
conbibōne
combibōnibus
conbibōnibus
vocativecombibōcombibōnēs
conbibōnēs

combĭbo (conb-), ōnis, m. 1. combibo,
I. a pot-companion, perh. only Lucil. ap. Non. p. 38, 13, and Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 2.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *píph₃eti Proto-Italic *pibō Latin bibō Latin combibō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin combibō From combibō (“to drink with any one”) + -ō.

Quick answers

What does combibō mean in Latin?
combibō, a verb, means “to drink with any one as a companion”.
What are the principal parts of combibō?
combibō, combibere, combibī, combibitum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce combibō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔm.bɪ.boː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔm.bi.bo].
Where does combibō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin combibō.