LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

cōnfōrmō

cōnfōrmō (present infinitive cōnfōrmāre, perfect active cōnfōrmāvī, supine cōnfōrmātum)
Classical[kõːˈfoːr.moː]Ecclesiastical[koɱˈfɔr.mo]

Meaning

  1. to form, fashion or shape (skilfully)
  2. to outline or describe
  3. to conform to

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.cōnfōrmōcōnfōrmābamcōnfōrmābōcōnfōrmāvīcōnfōrmāveramcōnfōrmāverō
cōnfōrmārō
2nd sg.cōnfōrmāscōnfōrmābāscōnfōrmābiscōnfōrmāvistī
cōnfōrmāstī		cōnfōrmāverās
cōnfōrmārās		cōnfōrmāveris
3rd sg.cōnfōrmatcōnfōrmābatcōnfōrmābitcōnfōrmāvitcōnfōrmāverat
cōnfōrmārat		cōnfōrmāverit
cōnfōrmārit
1st pl.cōnfōrmāmuscōnfōrmābāmuscōnfōrmābimuscōnfōrmāvimuscōnfōrmāverāmuscōnfōrmāverimus
cōnfōrmārimus
2nd pl.cōnfōrmātiscōnfōrmābātiscōnfōrmābitiscōnfōrmāvistis
cōnfōrmāstis		cōnfōrmāverātis
cōnfōrmārātis		cōnfōrmāveritis
cōnfōrmāritis
3rd pl.cōnfōrmantcōnfōrmābantcōnfōrmābuntcōnfōrmāvērunt
cōnfōrmāvēre, cōnfōrmārunt		cōnfōrmāverant
cōnfōrmārant		cōnfōrmāverint
cōnfōrmārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.cōnfōrmemcōnfōrmāremcōnfōrmāverim
cōnfōrmārim		cōnfōrmāvissem
cōnfōrmāssem
2nd sg.cōnfōrmēscōnfōrmārēscōnfōrmāverīscōnfōrmāvissēs
cōnfōrmāssēs
3rd sg.cōnfōrmetcōnfōrmāretcōnfōrmāverit
cōnfōrmārit		cōnfōrmāvisset
cōnfōrmāsset
1st pl.cōnfōrmēmuscōnfōrmārēmuscōnfōrmāverīmus
cōnfōrmārīmus		cōnfōrmāvissēmus
cōnfōrmāssēmus
2nd pl.cōnfōrmētiscōnfōrmārētiscōnfōrmāverītis
cōnfōrmārītis		cōnfōrmāvissētis
cōnfōrmāssētis
3rd pl.cōnfōrmentcōnfōrmārentcōnfōrmāverint
cōnfōrmārint		cōnfōrmāvissent
cōnfōrmāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.cōnfōrmorcōnfōrmābarcōnfōrmābor
2nd sg.cōnfōrmāris
cōnfōrmāre		cōnfōrmābāris
cōnfōrmābāre		cōnfōrmāberis
cōnfōrmābere
3rd sg.cōnfōrmāturcōnfōrmābāturcōnfōrmābitur
1st pl.cōnfōrmāmurcōnfōrmābāmurcōnfōrmābimur
2nd pl.cōnfōrmāminīcōnfōrmābāminīcōnfōrmābiminī
3rd pl.cōnfōrmanturcōnfōrmābanturcōnfōrmābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.cōnfōrmercōnfōrmārer
2nd sg.cōnfōrmēris
cōnfōrmēre		cōnfōrmārēris
cōnfōrmārēre
3rd sg.cōnfōrmēturcōnfōrmārētur
1st pl.cōnfōrmēmurcōnfōrmārēmur
2nd pl.cōnfōrmēminīcōnfōrmārēminī
3rd pl.cōnfōrmenturcōnfōrmārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.cōnfōrmācōnfōrmāre
pres. 2nd pl.cōnfōrmātecōnfōrmāminī
fut. 2nd sg.cōnfōrmātōcōnfōrmātor
fut. 3rd sg.cōnfōrmātōcōnfōrmātor
fut. 2nd pl.cōnfōrmātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.cōnfōrmantōcōnfōrmantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecōnfōrmārecōnfōrmārī
perfect infinitivecōnfōrmāvisse
cōnfōrmāsse		cōnfōrmātum esse
future infinitivecōnfōrmātūrum essecōnfōrmātum īrī
present participlecōnfōrmāns—
perfect participle—cōnfōrmātus
cōnfōrmāta, cōnfōrmātā, cōnfōrmātae, cōnfōrmātam, cōnfōrmātārum, cōnfōrmātās, cōnfōrmātī, cōnfōrmātōrum, cōnfōrmātōs
future participlecōnfōrmātūrus
cōnfōrmātūra, cōnfōrmātūrā, cōnfōrmātūrae, cōnfōrmātūram, cōnfōrmātūrārum, cōnfōrmātūrās, cōnfōrmātūre, cōnfōrmātūrī, cōnfōrmātūrīs, cōnfōrmātūrō, cōnfōrmātūrōrum, cōnfōrmātūrōs, cōnfōrmātūrum		cōnfōrmandus
cōnfōrmanda, cōnfōrmandā, cōnfōrmandae, cōnfōrmandam, cōnfōrmandārum, cōnfōrmandās, cōnfōrmande, cōnfōrmandīs, cōnfōrmandōrum, cōnfōrmandōs
gerundcōnfōrmandī, cōnfōrmandō, cōnfōrmandumsupinecōnfōrmātum, cōnfōrmātū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

ad exemplum alicuius se conformare
to shape one's conduct after another's model.
se conformare, se accommodare ad alicuius voluntatem
to accomodate oneself to another's wishes.

con-formo, āvi, ātum, 1,
I. v. a., to form, fashion, shape symmetrically or skilfully (several times in Cic.; elsewhere very rare).
I. Prop.: si mundum aedificatum esse, non a naturā conformatum putarem, Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 26: ad majora quaedam nos natura genuit et conformavit, id. Fin. 1, 7, 23: quercus conformata securi, * Cat. 19, 3: (ursa) fetum lambendo conformat et fingit, licks into shape, Gell. 17, 10, 3: ova in volucrum speciem, * Col. 8, 5, 10: imaginem tauri, Gell. 13, 9, 6.—
II. Trop.: puellam, Afran. ap. Non. p. 174, 32: animum et mentem cogitatione hominum excellentium, Cic. Arch. 6, 14: ipse me conformo ad ejus voluntatem, id. Fam. 1, 8, 2: mores, id. Fin. 4, 2, 5; cf.: liberos parente orbatos sibi et posteris, Tac. A. 4, 8; Cic. Mur. 29, 60: vocem hujus hortatu praeceptisque, id. Arch. 1, 1; cf. * Quint. 11, 3, 45: orationem constructione verborum, Cic. de Or. 1, 5, 17 (but in Lucr. 4, 114, the right read. is confirmem).

Origins

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

Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmō Latin cōnfōrmō From con- + fōrmō.

Descendants
  • Catalanconformar
  • Frenchconformer
  • Italianconformare
  • Portugueseconformar
  • Romanianconforma
  • Spanishconformar
  • Galicianconformar
  • Middle Englishconformen

Quick answers

What does cōnfōrmō mean in Latin?
cōnfōrmō, a verb, means “to form, fashion or shape (skilfully); to outline or describe; to conform to”.
What are the principal parts of cōnfōrmō?
cōnfōrmō, cōnfōrmāre, cōnfōrmāvī, cōnfōrmātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce cōnfōrmō?
In classical Latin, [kõːˈfoːr.moː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koɱˈfɔr.mo].
Where does cōnfōrmō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnfōrmō.