LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

contemplō

contemplō (present infinitive contemplāre, perfect active contemplāvī, supine contemplātum)
Classical[kɔnˈtɛm.pɫoː]Ecclesiastical[konˈtɛm.plo]

Meaning

  1. to survey, behold, observe, consider, contemplate

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.contemplōcontemplābamcontemplābōcontemplāvīcontemplāveramcontemplāverō
2nd sg.contemplāscontemplābāscontemplābiscontemplāvistīcontemplāverāscontemplāveris
3rd sg.contemplatcontemplābatcontemplābitcontemplāvitcontemplāveratcontemplāverit
1st pl.contemplāmuscontemplābāmuscontemplābimuscontemplāvimuscontemplāverāmuscontemplāverimus
2nd pl.contemplātiscontemplābātiscontemplābitiscontemplāvistiscontemplāverātiscontemplāveritis
3rd pl.contemplantcontemplābantcontemplābuntcontemplāvērunt
contemplāvēre
contemplāverantcontemplāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.contemplemcontemplāremcontemplāverimcontemplāvissem
2nd sg.contemplēscontemplārēscontemplāverīscontemplāvissēs
3rd sg.contempletcontemplāretcontemplāveritcontemplāvisset
1st pl.contemplēmuscontemplārēmuscontemplāverīmuscontemplāvissēmus
2nd pl.contemplētiscontemplārētiscontemplāverītiscontemplāvissētis
3rd pl.contemplentcontemplārentcontemplāverintcontemplāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.contemplorcontemplābarcontemplābor
2nd sg.contemplāris
contemplāre
contemplābāris
contemplābāre
contemplāberis
contemplābere
3rd sg.contemplāturcontemplābāturcontemplābitur
1st pl.contemplāmurcontemplābāmurcontemplābimur
2nd pl.contemplāminīcontemplābāminīcontemplābiminī
3rd pl.contemplanturcontemplābanturcontemplābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.contemplercontemplārer
2nd sg.contemplēris
contemplēre
contemplārēris
contemplārēre
3rd sg.contemplēturcontemplārētur
1st pl.contemplēmurcontemplārēmur
2nd pl.contemplēminīcontemplārēminī
3rd pl.contemplenturcontemplārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.contemplācontemplāre
pres. 2nd pl.contemplātecontemplāminī
fut. 2nd sg.contemplātōcontemplātor
fut. 3rd sg.contemplātōcontemplātor
fut. 2nd pl.contemplātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.contemplantōcontemplantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecontemplārecontemplārī
perfect infinitivecontemplāvissecontemplātum esse
future infinitivecontemplātūrum essecontemplātum īrī
present participlecontemplāns—
perfect participle—contemplātus
future participlecontemplātūrus
contemplātūra, contemplātūrā, contemplātūrae, contemplātūram, contemplātūrārum, contemplātūrās, contemplātūre, contemplātūrī, contemplātūrīs, contemplātūrō, contemplātūrōrum, contemplātūrōs, contemplātūrum
contemplandus
contemplanda, contemplandā, contemplandae, contemplandam, contemplandārum, contemplandās, contemplande, contemplandīs, contemplandōrum, contemplandōs
gerundcontemplandī, contemplandō, contemplandumsupinecontemplātum, contemplātū

contemplo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. (anteand post-class.; collat. form of contemplor),
I. to survey, behold, observe, consider, contemplate, etc.; freq. in imper.: adspecta et contempla, Epidice, Plaut. Ep. 5, 1, 16: contempla et templum Cereris ad laevam aspice, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 9 Müll.; id. ap. Non. p. 470, 5; Att. and Titin. ib. p. 469, 31, and 470, 2; Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 38 al.: contemplo placide formam et faciem virginis, Naev. ap. Non. p. 469, 33; Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 285; id. As. 3, 1, 35; id. Trin. 4, 2, 21 al.— With inf., Nemes. Fragm. de Aucup. 3, p. 49 Stern.—
B. contemplātus, a, um, in a pass. signif.: ipse ab contemplato situ Carthaginis rediit, Liv. 30, 36, 6 dub.; so, scripta, Amm. 31, 15, 6; 16, 8, 6: hoc, id. 31, 5, 9.

Origins

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

Latin templum 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 contemplō From con- + templum + -ō.

Quick answers

What does contemplō mean in Latin?
contemplō, a verb, means “to survey, behold, observe, consider, contemplate”.
What are the principal parts of contemplō?
contemplō, contemplāre, contemplāvī, contemplātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce contemplō?
In classical Latin, [kɔnˈtɛm.pɫoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [konˈtɛm.plo].
Where does contemplō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin contemplō.