LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation

conterreō

conterreō (present infinitive conterrēre, perfect active conterruī, supine conterritum)
Classical[kɔnˈtɛr.re.oː]Ecclesiastical[konˈtɛr.re.o]

Meaning

  1. to frighten or terrify greatly

Conjugation conjugation 2

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.conterreōconterrēbamconterrēbōconterruīconterrueramconterruerō
2nd sg.conterrēsconterrēbāsconterrēbisconterruistīconterruerāsconterrueris
3rd sg.conterretconterrēbatconterrēbitconterruitconterrueratconterruerit
1st pl.conterrēmusconterrēbāmusconterrēbimusconterruimusconterruerāmusconterruerimus
2nd pl.conterrētisconterrēbātisconterrēbitisconterruistisconterruerātisconterrueritis
3rd pl.conterrentconterrēbantconterrēbuntconterruērunt
conterruēre
conterruerantconterruerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.conterreamconterrēremconterruerimconterruissem
2nd sg.conterreāsconterrērēsconterruerīsconterruissēs
3rd sg.conterreatconterrēretconterrueritconterruisset
1st pl.conterreāmusconterrērēmusconterruerīmusconterruissēmus
2nd pl.conterreātisconterrērētisconterruerītisconterruissētis
3rd pl.conterreantconterrērentconterruerintconterruissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.conterreorconterrēbarconterrēbor
2nd sg.conterrēris
conterrēre
conterrēbāris
conterrēbāre
conterrēberis
conterrēbere
3rd sg.conterrēturconterrēbāturconterrēbitur
1st pl.conterrēmurconterrēbāmurconterrēbimur
2nd pl.conterrēminīconterrēbāminīconterrēbiminī
3rd pl.conterrenturconterrēbanturconterrēbuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.conterrearconterrērer
2nd sg.conterreāris
conterreāre
conterrērēris
conterrērēre
3rd sg.conterreāturconterrērētur
1st pl.conterreāmurconterrērēmur
2nd pl.conterreāminīconterrērēminī
3rd pl.conterreanturconterrērentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.conterrēconterrēre
pres. 2nd pl.conterrēteconterrēminī
fut. 2nd sg.conterrētōconterrētor
fut. 3rd sg.conterrētōconterrētor
fut. 2nd pl.conterrētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.conterrentōconterrentor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveconterrēreconterrērī
perfect infinitiveconterruisseconterritum esse
future infinitiveconterritūrum esseconterritum īrī
present participleconterrēns—
perfect participle—conterritus
conterrita, conterritā, conterritae, conterritam, conterritārum, conterritās, conterrite, conterritī, conterritīs, conterritō, conterritōrum, conterritōs
future participleconterritūrus
conterritūra, conterritūrā, conterritūrae, conterritūram, conterritūrārum, conterritūrās, conterritūre, conterritūrī, conterritūrīs, conterritūrō, conterritūrōrum, conterritūrōs, conterritūrum
conterrendus
conterrenda, conterrendā, conterrendae, conterrendam, conterrendārum, conterrendās, conterrende, conterrendīs, conterrendōrum, conterrendōs
gerundconterrendī, conterrendō, conterrendumsupineconterritum, conterritū

con-terrĕo, ŭi, ĭtum, 2,
I. v. a., to terrify greatly, to frighten (not freq. before the Aug. per.; esp. freq. in Livy); constr. with abl. or absol.
(a). With abl.: pectora vulgi metu, * Lucr. 2, 623: loquacitatem nostram vultu ipso aspectuque, * Cic. de Or. 1, 49, 214; cf. Verg. A. 3, 597: cervum subito vocibus venantum, Phaedr. 1, 12, 7: atrox ingenium eo facto (opp. accendere), Liv. 3, 11, 9; cf.: animos eā re (opp. irritare), id. 40, 39, 2: eos seditioso clamore, id. 2, 39, 9: periculo, id. 2, 12, 12: atrocitate poenae, Suet. Dom. 11.—
(b). Without abl.: qui praeter Nioben unam conterruit omnes, Ov. M. 6, 287: insolitos ejus tumultus equos, Liv. 10, 28, 9: major solito apparatus praecipue conterruit Campanos, ne ab obsidione Capuae bellum ejus anni Romani inciperent, id. 24, 12, 1; Suet. Ner. 6; 49 al.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Latin conterreō From con- + terreō (“frighten”).

Quick answers

What does conterreō mean in Latin?
conterreō, a verb, means “to frighten or terrify greatly”.
What are the principal parts of conterreō?
conterreō, conterrēre, conterruī, conterritum (second conjugation).
How do you pronounce conterreō?
In classical Latin, [kɔnˈtɛr.re.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [konˈtɛr.re.o].
Where does conterreō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin conterreō.