LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

corruō

corruō (present infinitive corruere, perfect active corruī, supine corrutum)
Classical[ˈkɔr.ru.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔr.ru.o]

Meaning

  1. intransitiveto fall down, totter, collapse
  2. transitive(rare) to overthrow

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.corruōcorruēbamcorruamcorruīcorrueramcorruerō
2nd sg.corruiscorruēbāscorruēscorruistīcorruerāscorrueris
3rd sg.corruitcorruēbatcorruetcorruitcorrueratcorruerit
1st pl.corruimuscorruēbāmuscorruēmuscorruimuscorruerāmuscorruerimus
2nd pl.corruitiscorruēbātiscorruētiscorruistiscorruerātiscorrueritis
3rd pl.corruuntcorruēbantcorruentcorruērunt
corruēre		corruerantcorruerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.corruamcorrueremcorruerimcorruissem
2nd sg.corruāscorruerēscorruerīscorruissēs
3rd sg.corruatcorrueretcorrueritcorruisset
1st pl.corruāmuscorruerēmuscorruerīmuscorruissēmus
2nd pl.corruātiscorruerētiscorruerītiscorruissētis
3rd pl.corruantcorruerentcorruerintcorruissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.corruorcorruēbarcorruar
2nd sg.corrueris
corruere		corruēbāris
corruēbāre		corruēris
corruēre
3rd sg.corruiturcorruēbāturcorruētur
1st pl.corruimurcorruēbāmurcorruēmur
2nd pl.corruiminīcorruēbāminīcorruēminī
3rd pl.corruunturcorruēbanturcorruentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.corruarcorruerer
2nd sg.corruāris
corruāre		corruerēris
corruerēre
3rd sg.corruāturcorruerētur
1st pl.corruāmurcorruerēmur
2nd pl.corruāminīcorruerēminī
3rd pl.corruanturcorruerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.corruecorruere
pres. 2nd pl.corruitecorruiminī
fut. 2nd sg.corruitōcorruitor
fut. 3rd sg.corruitōcorruitor
fut. 2nd pl.corruitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.corruuntōcorruuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecorruerecorruī
perfect infinitivecorruissecorrutum esse
future infinitivecorrutūrum essecorrutum īrī
present participlecorruēns—
perfect participle—corrutus
corruta, corrutā, corrutae, corrutam, corrutārum, corrutās, corrute, corrutī, corrutīs, corrutō, corrutōrum, corrutōs
future participlecorrutūrus
corrutūra, corrutūrā, corrutūrae, corrutūram, corrutūrārum, corrutūrās, corrutūre, corrutūrī, corrutūrīs, corrutūrō, corrutūrōrum, corrutūrōs, corrutūrum		corruendus
corruenda, corruendā, corruendae, corruendam, corruendārum, corruendās, corruende, corruendīs, corruendōrum, corruendōs
gerundcorruendī, corruendō, corruendumsupinecorrutum, corrutū

cor-rŭo (conr-), ŭi, 3, v. n. and a.
I.
I. Neutr.
A. To fall together, fall or tumble down, fall, sink to the ground, etc. (class. in prose and poetry).
1. Lit.: tabernae mihi duae corruerunt, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 1; cf.: aedes corruerunt, id. Top. 3, 15: triclinium supra convivas, Quint. 11, 2, 13: quicquid superstruxeris corruet, id. 1, 4, 5: quid labefactum viribus ignis, Ov. M. 2, 403; cf.: arbor labefacta Ictibus innumeris, id. ib. 8, 777; so, arbor, Suet. Dom. 15: statuae equestres, id. Vit. 9 et saep.: paene ille timore, ego risu conrui, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 8 (10), 2: nec corruit ille, Sed retinente manum moriens e poste pependit, Ov. M. 5, 126; so, exspirantes corruerunt, Liv. 1, 25, 5; cf. id. 1, 26, 14: morbo comitiali, Plin. 28, 6, 17, § 63: in vulnus, Verg. A. 10, 488: haedus ante focos, Prop. 2 (3), 19, 14. cf. id. 4 (5), 10, 15 sq.—
2. Trop.: si uno meo fato et tu et omnes mei conruistis, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 4, 1: quanto altius elatus erat, eo foedius corruit, Liv. 30, 30, 23: Lacedaemoniorum opes, Cic. Off. 1, 24, 84: Antiochea ista universa, id. Ac. 2, 31, 98.—Of actors: ii mihi videntur fabulam aetatis peregisse, nec tamquam inexercitati histriones corruisse, Cic. Sen. 18, 64.—In a cause in court, to fail, Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 34.—
B. To fall, to rush headlong (very rare): quo cum corruit haec vis, Lucr. 6, 825: accipitres velut rostris inter se corruerent, were falling upon each other (al. leg. concurrerent), Curt. 3, 3, 18.— Impers.: longe violentius semper ex necessitate quam ex virtute corruitur, the onset is made, Sen. Q. N. 2, 59, 5.—
II. Act., to bring to the ground, to heap together, overthrow, ruin (very rare).
1. Lit.: hanc rerum summam, Lucr. 5, 369: corpus, App. M. 8, p. 204, 37: divitias, to heap up, Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 58: corbes ab eo quod eo spicas aliudve quid corruebant, Varr. L. L. 5, § 139 Müll.—*
2. Trop.: in quo me corruerit genere, Cat. 68, 52.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *h₃rew-der. Latin ruo Latin corruō From con- + ruo.

Descendants
  • Frenchcrouler
  • Frenchécrouler
  • Frenchcorruer
  • Italiancrollare
  • Romanshcrodar
  • Lombardcrodar
  • Piedmontesecrové

Quick answers

What does corruō mean in Latin?
corruō, a verb, means “to fall down, totter, collapse; (rare) to overthrow”.
What are the principal parts of corruō?
corruō, corruere, corruī, corrutum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce corruō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔr.ru.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔr.ru.o].
Where does corruō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin corruō.