LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

cōnfrontō

cōnfrontō (present infinitive cōnfrontāre, perfect active cōnfrontāvī, supine cōnfrontātum)

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinto confront

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.cōnfrontōcōnfrontābamcōnfrontābōcōnfrontāvīcōnfrontāveramcōnfrontāverō
2nd sg.cōnfrontāscōnfrontābāscōnfrontābiscōnfrontāvistīcōnfrontāverāscōnfrontāveris
3rd sg.cōnfrontatcōnfrontābatcōnfrontābitcōnfrontāvitcōnfrontāveratcōnfrontāverit
1st pl.cōnfrontāmuscōnfrontābāmuscōnfrontābimuscōnfrontāvimuscōnfrontāverāmuscōnfrontāverimus
2nd pl.cōnfrontātiscōnfrontābātiscōnfrontābitiscōnfrontāvistiscōnfrontāverātiscōnfrontāveritis
3rd pl.cōnfrontantcōnfrontābantcōnfrontābuntcōnfrontāvērunt
cōnfrontāvēre
cōnfrontāverantcōnfrontāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.cōnfrontemcōnfrontāremcōnfrontāverimcōnfrontāvissem
2nd sg.cōnfrontēscōnfrontārēscōnfrontāverīscōnfrontāvissēs
3rd sg.cōnfrontetcōnfrontāretcōnfrontāveritcōnfrontāvisset
1st pl.cōnfrontēmuscōnfrontārēmuscōnfrontāverīmuscōnfrontāvissēmus
2nd pl.cōnfrontētiscōnfrontārētiscōnfrontāverītiscōnfrontāvissētis
3rd pl.cōnfrontentcōnfrontārentcōnfrontāverintcōnfrontāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.cōnfrontorcōnfrontābarcōnfrontābor
2nd sg.cōnfrontāris
cōnfrontāre
cōnfrontābāris
cōnfrontābāre
cōnfrontāberis
cōnfrontābere
3rd sg.cōnfrontāturcōnfrontābāturcōnfrontābitur
1st pl.cōnfrontāmurcōnfrontābāmurcōnfrontābimur
2nd pl.cōnfrontāminīcōnfrontābāminīcōnfrontābiminī
3rd pl.cōnfrontanturcōnfrontābanturcōnfrontābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.cōnfrontercōnfrontārer
2nd sg.cōnfrontēris
cōnfrontēre
cōnfrontārēris
cōnfrontārēre
3rd sg.cōnfrontēturcōnfrontārētur
1st pl.cōnfrontēmurcōnfrontārēmur
2nd pl.cōnfrontēminīcōnfrontārēminī
3rd pl.cōnfrontenturcōnfrontārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.cōnfrontācōnfrontāre
pres. 2nd pl.cōnfrontātecōnfrontāminī
fut. 2nd sg.cōnfrontātōcōnfrontātor
fut. 3rd sg.cōnfrontātōcōnfrontātor
fut. 2nd pl.cōnfrontātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.cōnfrontantōcōnfrontantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecōnfrontārecōnfrontārī
perfect infinitivecōnfrontāvissecōnfrontātum esse
future infinitivecōnfrontātūrum essecōnfrontātum īrī
present participlecōnfrontāns—
perfect participle—cōnfrontātus
future participlecōnfrontātūruscōnfrontandus
gerundcōnfrontandī, cōnfrontandō, cōnfrontandumsupinecōnfrontātum, cōnfrontātū

Origins

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

Latin front- 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 cōnfrontō From con- + front- (“front, forehead”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanconfrontar
  • Frenchconfronterfrom Middle French confronter
  • Englishconfrontfrom Middle French confronter
  • Italianconfrontare
  • Portugueseconfrontar
  • Romanianconfrunta
  • Spanishconfrontar
  • Galicianconfrontar
  • Venetanconfrontar

Quick answers

What does cōnfrontō mean in Latin?
cōnfrontō, a verb, means “to confront”.
What are the principal parts of cōnfrontō?
cōnfrontō, cōnfrontāre, cōnfrontāvī, cōnfrontātum (first conjugation).
Where does cōnfrontō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnfrontō.