verbthird conjugation
colō1
colō (present infinitive colere, perfect active coluī, supine cultum)
Classical[ˈkɔ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.lo]
culte sg. voc. m. perf. pass. ptcp.№ 333 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
cum colerent prīscī studiōsius agrōs
when [the people] of ancient [times] were tilling their fields more diligently8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 3.779 - to inhabit
- to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish, care for, protect, nurture
- figurativelyto worship, honor, revere, reverence, respect
coepit Aventīna Pallas in arce colī
Pallas began to be worshiped on the Aventine summit. (A temple on the Aventine Hill had been dedicated to Pallas, an epithet of Athena, whom the Romans equated with Minerva.)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 6.728Nōn adōrābis ea, neque colēs: ego sum Dominus Deus tuus fortis, zēlōtēs, vīsitāns inīquitātem patrum in fīliōs, in tertiam et quārtam generātiōnem eōrum quī ōdērunt mē.
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Exodus.20.5
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
agrum cūrō ut ferat; etiam deōs colimus.colō -ere — in Mille Verba, Rūs et Agrīcultūra
honōrō, sacra faciōcolō -ere — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 4
cultivate; worship
colō -ere, coluī — in De Bello Gallico II
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Vestis · Vestitus · Vestimentum · Amictus · Amiculum · Cultus · Habitus
1. Vestis (from vas, Goth. wastjan) is the most general expression, and denotes sometimes the whole clothes; vestitus, sometimes only a single article of dress, vestimentum. Vestem mutare denotes, to go into mourning; vestimenta mutare, to shift one’s clothes. 2. Vestis and vestimentum denote the clothes which cover the body, as necessary or decent; amictus and amiculum (from ambi and jacere) the cloak or mantle which covers the under-clothing, for the sake of warmth or of ornament; amictus, the whole of the over-clothing; amiculum, a single article, as a mantle. Tac. G. 17. Feminæ sæpius lineis amictibus velantur, partemque vestitus superioris in manicas non extendunt. Curt. v. 1, 38. Sil. It. vii. 447. 3. Cultus and habitus have a wider meaning than vestis; cultus (occulere) whatever belongs to dress, girdle, hat, ornaments, arms, etc.; habitus, whatever belongs to the exterior in general, cleanliness, mode of dressing the hair, carriage of the body, etc. Suet. Cæs. 44. Dicam ea, quæ ad formam et habitum et cultum et mores pertinebant. Cal. 52. Vestitu calceatuque cæteroque habitu. (v. 209.)
Vereri · Revereri · Venerari · Colere · Observare · Adorare · Admirari · Suspicere
1. Vereri and revereri mean, to feel reverence; whereas venerari, to show reverence. Tac. Ann. xiv. 13; comp. venerationem sui with matris reverentia. 2. Vereri (ὁρᾶν?) denotes respect bordering on fear and bashfulness; whereas revereri, fear and bashfulness arising from respect. In vereri, fear, in revereri, respect is the principal notion: hence verecundia is the dread of exposing one’s self before the person respected; whereas reverentia, the calm consciousness that some one is worthy of this reverential feeling. 3. Venerari (ἄντεσθαι?) is used (at least in Cicero) only for demonstrations of reverence towards the gods and sacred things; observare, only for such demonstrations towards men; colere, towards either. Cic. Rep. i. 12. Ut . . . Africanum ut deum coleret Lælius, domi vicissim Lælium observaret in parentis loco Scipio. And, N. D. i. 42. ii. 28. The venerans seeks only to express due reverence, and by self-humiliation to avert the anger of the gods; the colens (from κόλαξ) seeks by acts of courtesy, of service, and of respect, to win the affection of some one, and the fruits of it, as from a cultivated field. Veneratio shows itself more in prayer; cultus, more in sacrifice: veneratio is more a single, transient act; cultus more a permanent expression of respect. Tac. H. i. 10. Vespasianus . . . Titum filium ad venerationem cultumque (ejus) miserat; that is, that he might do homage to the new emperor, and then also remain in his circle of courtiers. 4. Observare (from ἐρύεσθαι) involves a mere negative notion, and denotes having regard for, in opp. to slighting; yet is not, on this account, colere a stronger, observare a weaker term. Colere, indeed, involves more palpable activity, operam; whereas observare, more tender regard, pietatem; hence sometimes the one, sometimes the other, is the stronger expression. 5. Adorare is the most general expression for any sort of worship; whereas veneratio consists more in gestures, precatio in words. 6. Reveremur validas auctoritates; admiramur raras virtutes; suspicimus excellentia dignitate. At the same time it appears to me, that the reverens is in a state of silent awe; the admirans with the expression of loud, or at least visible enthusiasm; the suspiciens, under the image of one looking up to another with an humble feeling of his own inferiority. Revereri refers especially to moral; admirari, to intellectual and moral; suspicere, to any, even adventitious, pre-eminences. (ii. 185.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | colō | colēbam cōlābam | colam cōlābō | coluī cōlāvī | colueram cōlāveram | coluerō cōlārō, cōlāverō |
| 2nd sg. | colis | colēbās cōlābās | colēs cōlābis | coluistī cōlāstī, cōlāvistī | coluerās cōlārās, cōlāverās | colueris cōlāveris |
| 3rd sg. | colit | colēbat cōlābat | colet cōlābit | coluit cōlāvit | coluerat cōlārat, cōlāverat | coluerit cōlārit, cōlāverit |
| 1st pl. | colimus | colēbāmus cōlābāmus | colēmus cōlābimus | coluimus cōlāvimus | coluerāmus cōlāverāmus | coluerimus cōlārimus, cōlāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | colitis | colēbātis cōlābātis | colētis cōlābitis | coluistis cōlāstis, cōlāvistis | coluerātis cōlārātis, cōlāverātis | colueritis cōlāritis, cōlāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | colunt | colēbant cōlābant | colent cōlābunt | coluērunt coluēre, cōlārunt, cōlāvēre, cōlāvērunt | coluerant cōlārant, cōlāverant | coluerint cōlārint, cōlāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | colam cōlem | colerem cōlārem | coluerim cōlārim, cōlāverim | coluissem cōlāssem, cōlāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | colās | colerēs cōlārēs | coluerīs cōlāverīs | coluissēs cōlāssēs, cōlāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | colat | coleret cōlāret | coluerit cōlārit, cōlāverit | coluisset cōlāsset, cōlāvisset |
| 1st pl. | colāmus | colerēmus cōlārēmus | coluerīmus cōlārīmus, cōlāverīmus | coluissēmus cōlāssēmus, cōlāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | colātis | colerētis cōlārētis | coluerītis cōlārītis, cōlāverītis | coluissētis cōlāssētis, cōlāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | colant | colerent cōlārent | coluerint cōlārint, cōlāverint | coluissent cōlāssent, cōlāvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | color | colēbar cōlābar | colar cōlābor |
| 2nd sg. | coleris colere | colēbāris colēbāre, cōlābāre, cōlābāris | colēris colēre, cōlābere, cōlāberis |
| 3rd sg. | colitur | colēbātur cōlābātur | colētur cōlābitur |
| 1st pl. | colimur | colēbāmur cōlābāmur | colēmur cōlābimur |
| 2nd pl. | coliminī | colēbāminī cōlābāminī | colēminī cōlābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | coluntur | colēbantur cōlābantur | colentur cōlābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | colar cōler | colerer cōlārer |
| 2nd sg. | colāris colāre | colerēris colerēre, cōlārēre, cōlārēris |
| 3rd sg. | colātur | colerētur cōlārētur |
| 1st pl. | colāmur | colerēmur cōlārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | colāminī | colerēminī cōlārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | colantur | colerentur cōlārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cole cōlā | colere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | colite cōlāte | coliminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | colitō cōlātō | colitor cōlātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | colitō cōlātō | colitor cōlātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | colitōte cōlātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | coluntō cōlantō | coluntor cōlantor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | colere | colī cōlārī |
| perfect infinitive | coluisse cōlāsse, cōlāvisse | cultum esse |
| future infinitive | cultūrum esse | cultum īrī |
| present participle | colēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | cultus cōlāta, cōlātā, cōlātae, cōlātam, cōlātārum, cōlātās, cōlāte, cōlātī, cōlātō, cōlātōrum, cōlātōs, cōlātum, cōlātus, culta, cultā, cultae, cultam, cultārum, cultās, culte, cultī, cultīs, cultō, cultōrum, cultōs |
| future participle | cultūrus cōlātūra, cōlātūrā, cōlātūrae, cōlātūram, cōlātūrārum, cōlātūrās, cōlātūre, cōlātūrī, cōlātūrīs, cōlātūrō, cōlātūrōrum, cōlātūrōs, cōlātūrum, cōlātūrus, cultūra, cultūrā, cultūrae, cultūram, cultūrārum, cultūrās, cultūre, cultūrī, cultūrīs, cultūrō, cultūrōrum, cultūrōs, cultūrum | colendus colundus, cōlanda, cōlandā, cōlandae, cōlandam, cōlandārum, cōlandās, cōlande, cōlandī, cōlandīs, cōlandō, cōlandōrum, cōlandōs, cōlandum, cōlandus |
gerundcolendī, colendō, colendumsupinecultum, cultū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- litteras colere
- to be engaged in the pursuit of letters.
- amicitiam colere
- to keep up, foster a connection.
- fidem colere, servare
- to preserve one's loyalty.
- aliquem divino honere colere
- to pay divine honours to some one.
- agrum colere (Leg. Agr. 2. 25. 67)
- to till the ground.
- cultus dei, deorum (N. D. 2. 3. 8)
- worship of the gods; divine service.
- deum rite (summa religione) colere
- to honour the gods with all due ceremonial (very devoutly).
- animi, ingenii cultus (not cultura)
- mental culture.
5 more phrases
- aliquem colere et observare (Att. 2. 19)
- to pay respect to, be courteous to a person.
- omnis cultus et humanitatis expertem esse
- to be quite uncivilised.
- ab omni cultu et humanitate longe abesse (B. G. 1. 1. 3)
- to be quite uncivilised.
- officium suum facere, servare, colere, tueri, exsequi, praestare
- to do one's duty.
- homines, gentem a fera agrestique vita ad humanum cultum civilemque deducere (De Or. 1. 8. 33)
- to civilise men, a nation.
cŏlo, colŭi, cultum, 3, v. a. from the stem ΚΟΛ, whence βουκόλος, βουκολέω; cf.: colonus, in-cola, agri-cola (orig. pertaining to agriculture),
I. to cultivate, till, tend, take care of a field, garden, etc. (freq. in all per. and species of composition).
I. Prop.
(a). With acc.:
fundum, Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 2: agrum, id. ib. 1, 2, 14; Cato, R. R. 61; Col. 1 pr.: agri non omnes frugiferi sunt qui coluntur, Cic. Tusc. 2, 5, 13; id. Agr. 2, 25, 67: arva et vineta et oleas et arbustum, Quint. 1, 12, 7: praedia, Cic. Rosc. Am. 17, 49: rus, Col. 1, 1: rura, Cat. 64, 38; Tib. 1, 5, 21; Verg. G. 2, 413: hortos, Ov. M. 14, 624 al.: jugera, Col. 1 pr.: patrios fines, id. ib.: solum, id. 2, 2, 8: terram, id. 2, 2, 4: arbustum, Quint. 1, 12, 7: vitem, Cic. Fin. 4, 14, 38: arbores, Hor. C. 2, 14, 22: arva, id. ib. 3, 5, 24; Ov. Am. 1, 13, 15: fructus, Verg. G. 2, 36: fruges, Ov. M. 15, 134: poma, id. ib. 14, 687; cf. under P. a.—B. In gen., without reference to economics, to abide, dwell, stay in a place, to inhabit (syn.: incolo, habito; most freq. since the Aug. per.).
(a). With acc.:
hanc domum, Plaut. Aul. prol. 4: nemora atque cavos montes silvasque colebant, Lucr. 5, 955: regiones Acherunticas, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 21: colitur ea pars (urbis) et habitatur frequentissime, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53, § 119: urbem, urbem, mi Rufe, cole, id. Fam. 2, 12, 2: has terras, id. N. D. 2, 66, 164; Tac. A. 2, 60: loca Idae, Cat. 63, 70: Idalium, id. 36, 12 sq.; 61, 17: urbem Trojanam, Verg. A. 4, 343: Sicaniam, Ov. M. 5, 495: Maeoniam Sipylumque, id. ib. 6, 149: Elin Messeniaque arva, id. ib. 2, 679: regnum nemorale Dianae, id. ib. 14, 331: hoc nemus, id. ib. 15, 545: Elysium, Verg. A. 5, 735: loca magna, Ov. M. 14, 681; Liv. 1, 7, 10: Britanniam, Tac. Agr. 11: Rheni ripam, id. G. 28: victam ripam, id. A. 1, 59: terras, id. ib. 2, 60; cf. id. H. 5, 2: insulam, id. A. 12, 61; id. G. 29: regionem, Curt. 7, 7, 4.—Poet., of poets: me juvat in primā coluisse Helicona juventā, i. e. to have written poetry in early youth, Prop. 3 (4), 5, 19.—Also of animals: anguis stagna, Verg. G. 3, 430; Ov. M. 2, 380.—(b). Absol.:
hic, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 68: subdiu colere te usque perpetuom diem, id. Most. 3, 2, 78; Liv. 42, 67, 9; Curt. 9, 9, 2: colunt discreti ac diversi, Tac. G. 16: proximi Cattis Usipii ac Tencteri colunt, id. ib. 32: circa utramque ripam Rhodani, Liv. 21, 26, 6: quā Cilices maritimi colunt, id. 38, 18, 12: prope Oceanum, id. 24, 49, 6: usque ad Albim, Tac. A. 2, 41: ultra Borysthenem fluvium, Gell. 9, 4, 6: super Bosporum, Curt. 6, 2, 13: extra urbem, App. M. 1, p. 111.—II. Trop. (freq. and class.).
A. To bestow care upon a thing, to care for.
1. Of the gods: colere aliquem locum, to frequent, cherish, care for, protect, be the guardian of, said of places where they were worshipped, had temples, etc.:
deos deasque veneror, qui hanc urbem colunt, Plaut. Poen. 5, 1, 19; Cat. 36, 12: Pallas, quas condidit arces, Ipsa colat, Verg. E. 2, 62: ille (Juppiter) colit terras, id. ib. 3, 61; id. A. 1, 16 Forbig. ad loc.: undis jura dabat, nymphisque colentibus undas, Ov. M. 1, 576: urbem colentes di, Liv. 31, 30, 9; 5, 21, 3: vos, Ceres mater ac Proserpina, precor, ceteri superi infernique di, qui hanc urbem colitis, id. 24, 39, 8: divi divaeque, qui maria terrasque colitis, id. 29, 27, 1.—2. Rarely with persons as object (syn.:
curo, studeo, observo, obsequor): Juppiter, qui genus colis alisque hominum, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 24; cf.: (Castor et Pollux) dum terras hominumque colunt genus, i. e. improve, polish, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 7. —3. Of the body or its parts, to cultivate, attend to, dress, clothe, adorn, etc.:
formamque augere colendo, by attire, dress, Ov. M. 10, 534: corpora, id. A. A. 3, 107: tu quoque dum coleris, id. ib. 3, 225.—With abl.: lacertos auro, Curt. 8, 9, 21: lacertum armillā aureā, Petr. 32: capillos, Tib. 1, 6, 39; 1, 8, 9.—4. With abstr. objects, to cultivate, cherish, seek, practise, devote one's self to, etc.;
of mental and moral cultivation: aequom et bonum, Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 10: amicitiam, id. Cist. 1, 1, 27: fidem rectumque, Ov. M. 1, 90: fortitudinem, Curt. 10, 3, 9: jus et fas, Liv. 27, 17 fin.: memoriam alicujus, Cic. Fin. 2, 31, 101: bonos mores, Sall. C. 9, 1: suum quaestum colit, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 137: pietatem, id. As. 3, 1, 5; Ter. Hec. 3, 4, 33: virtutem, Cic. Arch. 7, 16; id. Off. 1, 41, 149: amicitiam, justitiam, liberalitatem, id. ib. 1, 2, 5: virginitatis amorem, Verg. A. 11, 584: pacem, Ov. M. 11, 297; cf. Martem, Sil. 8, 464: studium philosophiae, Cic. Brut. 91, 315: disciplinam, id. ib. 31, 117: aequabile et temperatum orationis genus, id. Off. 1, 1, 3: patrias artes militiamque, Ov. F. 2, 508; cf.: artes liberales, Suet. Tib. 60: ingenium singulari rerum militarium prudentiā, Vell. 2, 29, 5 Kritz.—5. Of a period of time or a condition, to live in, experience, live through, pass, spend, etc.:
servitutem apud aliquem, to be a slave, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 7: nunc plane nec ego victum, nec vitam illam colere possum, etc., Cic. Att. 12, 28, 2; and poet. in gen.: vitam or aevum = degere, to take care of life, for to live: vitam, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 74; id. Cas. 2, 1, 12; id. Rud. 1, 5, 25: vitam inopem, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 84: aevum vi, Lucr. 5, 1144 and 1149.—B. Colere aliquem, to regard one with care, i. e. to honor, revere, reverence, worship, etc. (syn.: observo, veneror, diligo).
1. Most freq. of the reverence and worship of the gods, and the respect paid to objects pertaining thereto, to honor, respect, revere, reverence, worship:
quid est enim cur deos ab hominibus colendos dicas? Cic. N. D. 1, 41, 115: hos deos et venerari et colere debemus, id. ib. 2, 28, 71; cf. id. ib. 1, 42, 119; id. Agr. 2, 35, 94; Liv. 39, 15, 2; Cat. 61, 48: Phoebe silvarumque potens Diana... o colendi Semper et culti, Hor. C. S. 2 and 3; cf. Ov. M. 8, 350: deos aris, pulvinaribus, Plin. Pan. 11, 3: Mercurium, Caes. B. G. 6, 17: Apollinem nimiā religione, Curt. 4, 3, 21: Cererem secubitu, Ov. A. 3, 10, 16: (deam) magis officiis quam probitate, id. P. 3, 1, 76: per flamines et sacerdotes, Tac. A. 1, 10; Suet. Vit. 1: quo cognomine is deus quādam in parte urbis colebatur, id. Aug. 70: deum precibus, Sen. Herc. Oet. 580: testimoniorum religionem et fidem, Cic. Fl. 4, 9; cf. id. Font. 10, 21; and: colebantur religiones pie magis quam magnifice, Liv. 3, 57, 7; and: apud quos juxta divinas religiones humana fides colitur, id. 9, 9, 4: sacra, Ov. M. 4, 32; 15, 679: aras, id. ib. 3, 733; 6, 208; cf. Liv. 1, 7, 10; Suet. Vit. 2 et saep.: numina alicujus, Verg. G. 1, 30: templum, id. A. 4, 458; Ov. M. 11, 578: caerimonias sepulcrorum tantā curà, Cic. Tusc. 1, 12, 27: sacrarium summā caerimoniā, Nep. Th. 8, 4: simulacrum, Suet. Galb. 4.—2. Of the honor bestowed upon men:
ut Africanum ut deum coleret Laelius, Cic. Rep. 1, 12, 18: quia me colitis et magnificatis, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 23; Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 54: a quibus diligenter observari videmur et coli, Cic. Mur. 34, 70; cf. id. Fam. 6, 10, 7; 13, 22, 1; id. Off. 1, 41, 149; Sall. J. 10, 8: poëtarum nomen, Cic. Arch. 11, 27: civitatem, id. Fl. 22, 52; cf.: in amicis et diligendis et colendis, id. Lael. 22, 85 and 82: semper ego plebem Romanam militiae domique... colo atque colui, Liv. 7, 32, 16: colere et ornare, Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 2: me diligentissime, id. ib. 13, 25 init.: si te colo, Sexte, non amabo, Mart. 2, 55: aliquem donis, Liv. 31, 43, 7: litteris, Nep. Att. 20, 4: nec illos arte colam, nec opulenter, Sall. J. 85, 34 Kritz.— Hence, 1. cŏlens, entis, P. a., honoring, treating respectfully; subst., a reverer, worshipper; with gen.:
religionum, Cic. Planc. 33, 80.—2. cultus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to I.).
A. Cultivated, tilled:
ager cultior, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 20: ager cultissimus, Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 33: materia et culta et silvestris, id. N. D. 2, 60, 151: res pecuaria, id. Quint. 3, 12: rus cultissimum, Col. 1, 1, 1: terra, Quint. 5, 11, 24: fundus cultior, id. 8, 3, 8: cultiora loca, Curt. 7, 3, 18.—b. Subst.: culta, ōrum, n., tilled, cultivated land, gardens, plantations, etc., Lucr. 1, 165; 1, 210; 5, 1370; Verg. G. 1, 153; 2, 196; 4, 372; Plin. 24, 10, 49, § 83—Hence,
B. Trop., ornamented, adorned, polished, elegant, cultivated:
milites habebat tam cultos ut argento et auro politis armis ornaret, Suet. Caes. 67: adulter, Ov. Tr. 2, 499: turba muliebriter culta, Curt. 3, 3, 14: sacerdos veste candidā cultus, Plin. 16, 44, 95, § 251: matrona vetitā purpurā culta, Suet. Ner. 32: filia cultior, Mart. 10, 98, 3: animi culti, Cic. Tusc. 2, 5, 13; cf.: tempora et ingenia cultiora, Curt. 7, 8, 11: Tibullus, Ov. Am. 1, 15, 28; cf. carmina, id. A. A. 3, 341: cultiores doctioresque redire, Gell. 19, 8, 1: sermone cultissimus, Aur. Vict. Epit. 45.—Adv.: cul-tē, elegantly: dicere, * Quint. 8, 3, 7; Plin. Ep. 5, 20, 6.—Comp.: dicere, Sen. Suas. 4 fin.; Tac. Or. 21: (sc. veste) progredi, Just. 3, 3, 5: incubare strato lectulo, Val. Max. 2, 6, 8.—Sup. apparently not in use.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
colō coluī, cultus, ere
COL-, to till, tend, care for, cultivate: agrum, T.: agros, Cs.: colendi causā in agro esse: agri qui coluntur: hortos, V.: arbores, H.: fructūs, V.: fruges, O.: Pater ipse colendi, V.—To frequent, dwell in, stay in, inhabit, abide, live, dwell: colitur ea pars (urbis): urbem, V.: regnum, O.: arva gelidumque Anienem, and the banks of, V.: Rheni ripam, Ta.: anguis Stagna colit, haunts, V.: proximi Cattis Usipii colunt, Ta.: circa ripam Rhodani, L.—Fig., of the gods, to frequent, cherish, care for, protect, guard, watch over: quas condidit arces, Ipsa colat, V.: nymphis colentibus undas, O.: Iuno, quae Veios colis, L.: urbem, L.: terras hominumque genus, H. — To honor, revere, reverence, worship: Mercurium, Cs.: deos patrios: Musarum delubra: sacra: o colendi Semper et culti, H.: colebantur religiones pie, L.: numina, V.: caerimonias sepulcrorum: sacrarium summā caerimoniā, N. — To honor, esteem, love, adhere to, cherish: nos coluit maxime, T.: a quibus diligenter videmur coli: hunc virum, S.: poëtarum nomen: in amicis colendis: plebem Romanam, L.: alqm litteris, N.: nec illos arte, nec opulenter, S.—To attend to, dress, clothe, adorn, etc.: formamque augere colendo, by attire, O.—To cultivate, cherish, seek, practise, devote oneself to, follow, observe: studia: fidem rectumque, O.: ius et fas, L.: memoriam alicuius: bonos mores, S.: pietatem, T.: ius bonumque, S.: orationis genus: patrias artes, O.—To experience, live through, pass, spend: vitam illam: vitam inopem, T.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*kʷelō
- Latincolō
From Proto-Italic *kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- (“to move, to turn (around), to revolve around, and therefore to sojourn, to dwell”). The same root also gave in-quil-īnus (“inhabitant”) and anculus (“servant”). Cognates include Ancient Greek πέλω (pélō), πόλος (pólos), τέλλω (téllō), τέλος (télos), τῆλε (têle), πάλαι (pálai), κύκλος (kúklos), Sanskrit चरति (cárati), English wheel, Russian колесо́ (kolesó).
Descendants
- Catalancoldre
- Catalancolre
- Old Occitancolre
- Medieval Latincultīvō