LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no passive

correspondeō

correspondeō (present infinitive correspondēre, perfect active correspondī, supine correspōnsum)
Classical[kɔr.rɛsˈpɔn.de.oː]Ecclesiastical[kor.resˈpɔn.de.o]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinto correspond
  2. Medieval Latinto harmonize
  3. Medieval Latinto reciprocate

Conjugation conjugation 2

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.correspondeōcorrespondēbamcorrespondēbōcorrespondīcorresponderamcorresponderō
2nd sg.correspondēscorrespondēbāscorrespondēbiscorrespondistīcorresponderāscorresponderis
3rd sg.correspondetcorrespondēbatcorrespondēbitcorresponditcorresponderatcorresponderit
1st pl.correspondēmuscorrespondēbāmuscorrespondēbimuscorrespondimuscorresponderāmuscorresponderimus
2nd pl.correspondētiscorrespondēbātiscorrespondēbitiscorrespondistiscorresponderātiscorresponderitis
3rd pl.correspondentcorrespondēbantcorrespondēbuntcorrespondērunt
correspondēre
corresponderantcorresponderint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.correspondeamcorrespondēremcorresponderimcorrespondissem
2nd sg.correspondeāscorrespondērēscorresponderīscorrespondissēs
3rd sg.correspondeatcorrespondēretcorresponderitcorrespondisset
1st pl.correspondeāmuscorrespondērēmuscorresponderīmuscorrespondissēmus
2nd pl.correspondeātiscorrespondērētiscorresponderītiscorrespondissētis
3rd pl.correspondeantcorrespondērentcorresponderintcorrespondissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.correspondē—
pres. 2nd pl.correspondēte—
fut. 2nd sg.correspondētō—
fut. 3rd sg.correspondētō—
fut. 2nd pl.correspondētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.correspondentō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecorrespondēre—
perfect infinitivecorrespondisse—
future infinitivecorrespōnsūrum esse—
present participlecorrespondēns—
future participlecorrespōnsūrus
correspōnsūra, correspōnsūrā, correspōnsūrae, correspōnsūram, correspōnsūrārum, correspōnsūrās, correspōnsūre, correspōnsūrī, correspōnsūrīs, correspōnsūrō, correspōnsūrōrum, correspōnsūrōs, correspōnsūrum
—
gerundcorrespondendī, correspondendō, correspondendumsupinecorrespōnsum, correspōnsū

Origins

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

Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *spend- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *spondéyeti Proto-Italic *spondejō Proto-Italic *spondeō Latin spondeō Latin respondeō Latin correspondeō From con- + respondeō.

Descendants
  • Catalancorrespondre
  • Spanishcorresponder
  • Frenchcorrespondre
  • Romaniancorespundefrom French correspondre
  • Italiancorrispondere
  • Portuguesecorresponder

In English words that came into English from correspondeō

  • correspondencecorrespondentia
  • correspondentcorrespondēns
  • corresponsivecorrespondeō
  • correspondencycorrespondentia

Quick answers

What does correspondeō mean in Latin?
correspondeō, a verb, means “to correspond; to harmonize; to reciprocate”.
What are the principal parts of correspondeō?
correspondeō, correspondēre, correspondī, correspōnsum (second conjugation, no passive).
How do you pronounce correspondeō?
In classical Latin, [kɔr.rɛsˈpɔn.de.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kor.resˈpɔn.de.o].
Where does correspondeō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin correspondeō.
Which English words come from correspondeō?
English words that go back to Latin correspondeō include correspondence, correspondent, corresponsive and correspondency.