LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no passive

cōnspīrō

cōnspīrō (present infinitive cōnspīrāre, perfect active cōnspīrāvī, supine cōnspīrātum)
Classical[kõːˈspiː.roː]Ecclesiastical[konˈspiː.ro]

Meaning

  1. to plot or conspire
  2. to sound in unison

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.cōnspīrōcōnspīrābamcōnspīrābōcōnspīrāvīcōnspīrāveramcōnspīrāverō
2nd sg.cōnspīrāscōnspīrābāscōnspīrābiscōnspīrāvistīcōnspīrāverāscōnspīrāveris
3rd sg.cōnspīratcōnspīrābatcōnspīrābitcōnspīrāvitcōnspīrāveratcōnspīrāverit
1st pl.cōnspīrāmuscōnspīrābāmuscōnspīrābimuscōnspīrāvimuscōnspīrāverāmuscōnspīrāverimus
2nd pl.cōnspīrātiscōnspīrābātiscōnspīrābitiscōnspīrāvistiscōnspīrāverātiscōnspīrāveritis
3rd pl.cōnspīrantcōnspīrābantcōnspīrābuntcōnspīrāvērunt
cōnspīrāvēre		cōnspīrāverantcōnspīrāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.cōnspīremcōnspīrāremcōnspīrāverimcōnspīrāvissem
2nd sg.cōnspīrēscōnspīrārēscōnspīrāverīscōnspīrāvissēs
3rd sg.cōnspīretcōnspīrāretcōnspīrāveritcōnspīrāvisset
1st pl.cōnspīrēmuscōnspīrārēmuscōnspīrāverīmuscōnspīrāvissēmus
2nd pl.cōnspīrētiscōnspīrārētiscōnspīrāverītiscōnspīrāvissētis
3rd pl.cōnspīrentcōnspīrārentcōnspīrāverintcōnspīrāvissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.cōnspīrā—
pres. 2nd pl.cōnspīrāte—
fut. 2nd sg.cōnspīrātō—
fut. 3rd sg.cōnspīrātō—
fut. 2nd pl.cōnspīrātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.cōnspīrantō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecōnspīrāre—
perfect infinitivecōnspīrāvisse—
future infinitivecōnspīrātūrum esse—
present participlecōnspīrāns—
future participlecōnspīrātūrus—
gerundcōnspīrandī, cōnspīrandō, cōnspīrandumsupinecōnspīrātum, cōnspīrātū

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

con-spīro, āvi, ātum, 1,
I. v. n., to blow or breathe together, to sound together. *
I. Lit.: aereaque adsensu conspirant cornua rauco, Verg. A. 7, 615 (et tubae simul inflabantur, Serv.).—Far more freq. and in good prose,
II. Trop.
A. To harmonize, agree, accord: conspirans mutuus ardor, * Lucr. 4, 1216; cf.: tanta rerum consentiens, conspirans, continuata cognatio, Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 19; 3, 11, 28: consilium omnis vitae consentiens et paene conspirans, id. Tusc. 5, 25, 72; id. Lig. 12, 34; Col. 3, 13, 7: in quibus (operibus) plurium conatus, praeeunte aliquā jucundā voce, conspirat, * Quint. 1, 10, 16: talis ... animus, ut multae in illo artes ... multarum aetatum exempla, sed in unum conspirata, harmoniously blending, Sen. Ep. 84, 10.—
B. To agree together in thought or feeling, to accord, unite, combine.
1. In a good sense: conligite vos, conspirate nobiscum, consentite cum bonis, Cic. Agr. 1, 9, 26: mirabiliter populus Romanus universus et omnium generum ordinumque consensus ad liberandam rem publicam conspiravit, id. Fam. 10, 12, 4; cf. id. Phil. 3, 5, 13; Col. 3, 13, 7.—Impers.: in commune conspirabatur ab utroque (Cic. Oecon.?) 12 praef. § 8. —
b. Part.: conspiratus, mid., having agreed, combined; acting in concert: milites legionis VIII. subito conspirati pila conjecerunt, Caes. B. C. 3, 46 Kraner ad loc.—
2. In a bad sense, to plot together, to enter into a conspiracy, to conspire (so freq. in the histt. after the Aug. per., esp. in Suet.).
(a). Absol.: priusquam plures civitates conspirarent, Caes. B. G. 3, 10 fin.; id. B. C. 3, 46; Suet. Caes. 9; id. Galb. 10.—
(b). With in and acc.: in injuriam, Liv. 3, 36, 9; 3, 56, 12: in caedem alicujus, Tac. A. 15, 68: in necem, Just. 16, 5, 12: in destinatam mortem, id. 20, 3, 4: in facinus, Dig. 49, 16, 3, § 21: in Augustum, Suet. Tib. 8.—Cf. impers.: conspiratum est in eum a sexaginta amplius, Suet. Caes. 80. —*
(g). With ad: ad res novas, Suet. Claud. 13.—*
(d). With ut: ut Senatum adorirentur, Suet. Caes. 9.—* (ε) With ne: conspirasse corporis partes, ne manus ad os cibum ferrent, Liv. 2, 32, 10.—* (ζ) With inf.: perdere aliquem, Suet. Claud. 37.—
b. Part.: conspīrātus, a, um, having conspired, having entered into a conspiracy: his conspiratis factionum partibus, Phaedr. 1, 2, 4. —And subst.: conspīrāti, ōrum, m., like conjurati, the conspirators, Suet. Caes. 82; id. Galb. 19; id. Dom. 17; id. Ner. 43.— Hence, * conspīrātē, adv., with one accord, unanimously; in comp.: conspiratius ad arma concurrere, Just. 3, 5, 3.
con-spīro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. spira,
I. to coil up (very rare): anguis se conspiravit, Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 22.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Latin cōnspīrō From con- + spīrō.

Descendants
  • Catalanconspirar
  • Frenchconspirer
  • Englishconspirefrom French conspirer
  • Italiancospirare
  • Portugueseconspirar
  • Romanianconspira
  • Spanishconspirar
  • Galicianconspirar

Quick answers

What does cōnspīrō mean in Latin?
cōnspīrō, a verb, means “to plot or conspire; to sound in unison”.
What are the principal parts of cōnspīrō?
cōnspīrō, cōnspīrāre, cōnspīrāvī, cōnspīrātum (first conjugation, no passive).
How do you pronounce cōnspīrō?
In classical Latin, [kõːˈspiː.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [konˈspiː.ro].
Where does cōnspīrō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnspīrō.