LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

corrōdō

corrōdō (present infinitive corrōdere, perfect active corrōsī, supine corrōsum)
Classical[kɔrˈroː.doː]Ecclesiastical[korˈrɔː.do]

Meaning

  1. to gnaw (to pieces)

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.corrōdōcorrōdēbamcorrōdamcorrōsīcorrōseramcorrōserō
2nd sg.corrōdiscorrōdēbāscorrōdēscorrōsistīcorrōserāscorrōseris
3rd sg.corrōditcorrōdēbatcorrōdetcorrōsitcorrōseratcorrōserit
1st pl.corrōdimuscorrōdēbāmuscorrōdēmuscorrōsimuscorrōserāmuscorrōserimus
2nd pl.corrōditiscorrōdēbātiscorrōdētiscorrōsistiscorrōserātiscorrōseritis
3rd pl.corrōduntcorrōdēbantcorrōdentcorrōsērunt
corrōsēre		corrōserantcorrōserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.corrōdamcorrōderemcorrōserimcorrōsissem
2nd sg.corrōdāscorrōderēscorrōserīscorrōsissēs
3rd sg.corrōdatcorrōderetcorrōseritcorrōsisset
1st pl.corrōdāmuscorrōderēmuscorrōserīmuscorrōsissēmus
2nd pl.corrōdātiscorrōderētiscorrōserītiscorrōsissētis
3rd pl.corrōdantcorrōderentcorrōserintcorrōsissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.corrōdorcorrōdēbarcorrōdar
2nd sg.corrōderis
corrōdere		corrōdēbāris
corrōdēbāre		corrōdēris
corrōdēre
3rd sg.corrōditurcorrōdēbāturcorrōdētur
1st pl.corrōdimurcorrōdēbāmurcorrōdēmur
2nd pl.corrōdiminīcorrōdēbāminīcorrōdēminī
3rd pl.corrōdunturcorrōdēbanturcorrōdentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.corrōdarcorrōderer
2nd sg.corrōdāris
corrōdāre		corrōderēris
corrōderēre
3rd sg.corrōdāturcorrōderētur
1st pl.corrōdāmurcorrōderēmur
2nd pl.corrōdāminīcorrōderēminī
3rd pl.corrōdanturcorrōderentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.corrōdecorrōdere
pres. 2nd pl.corrōditecorrōdiminī
fut. 2nd sg.corrōditōcorrōditor
fut. 3rd sg.corrōditōcorrōditor
fut. 2nd pl.corrōditōte—
fut. 3rd pl.corrōduntōcorrōduntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecorrōderecorrōdī
perfect infinitivecorrōsissecorrōsum esse
future infinitivecorrōsūrum essecorrōsum īrī
present participlecorrōdēns—
perfect participle—corrōsus
corrōsa, corrōsā, corrōsae, corrōsam, corrōsārum, corrōsās, corrōse, corrōsīs, corrōsō, corrōsōrum, corrōsōs
future participlecorrōsūrus
corrōsūra, corrōsūrā, corrōsūrae, corrōsūram, corrōsūrārum, corrōsūrās, corrōsūre, corrōsūrī, corrōsūrīs, corrōsūrō, corrōsūrōrum, corrōsūrōs, corrōsūrum		corrōdendus
corrōdundus, corrōdenda, corrōdendā, corrōdendae, corrōdendam, corrōdendārum, corrōdendās, corrōdende, corrōdendīs, corrōdendōrum, corrōdendōs
gerundcorrōdendī, corrōdendō, corrōdendumsupinecorrōsum, corrōsū

cor-rōdo (conr-), si, sum, 3,
I. v. a., to gnaw, gnaw to pieces (very rare): Platonis Politiam (mures), Cic. Div. 2, 27, 59 ter: ossa, * Juv. 15, 80.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₃d-der. Latin rōdō Latin corrōdō From con- (“completely”) + rōdō (“to gnaw”).

Descendants
  • Catalancorroure
  • Englishcorrodefrom Old French corroder
  • Frenchcorroderfrom Old French corroder
  • Germankorrodierenfrom Old French corroder
  • Italiancorrodere
  • Portuguesecorroer
  • Spanishcorroer
  • Catalancorroirfrom Spanish corroer
  • Dutchcorroderenfrom Old French corroder

Quick answers

What does corrōdō mean in Latin?
corrōdō, a verb, means “to gnaw (to pieces)”.
What are the principal parts of corrōdō?
corrōdō, corrōdere, corrōsī, corrōsum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce corrōdō?
In classical Latin, [kɔrˈroː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [korˈrɔː.do].
Where does corrōdō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin corrōdō.