verbfirst conjugation
cuneō
cuneō (present infinitive cuneāre, perfect active cuneāvī, supine cuneātum)
Classical[ˈkʊ.ne.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkuː.ne.o]
Meaning
- to wedge in, secure by wedging, force in like a wedge
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cuneō | cuneābam | cuneābō | cuneāvī | cuneāveram | cuneāverō cuneārō |
| 2nd sg. | cuneās | cuneābās | cuneābis | cuneāvistī cuneāstī | cuneāverās cuneārās | cuneāveris |
| 3rd sg. | cuneat | cuneābat | cuneābit | cuneāvit | cuneāverat cuneārat | cuneāverit cuneārit |
| 1st pl. | cuneāmus | cuneābāmus | cuneābimus | cuneāvimus | cuneāverāmus | cuneāverimus cuneārimus |
| 2nd pl. | cuneātis | cuneābātis | cuneābitis | cuneāvistis cuneāstis | cuneāverātis cuneārātis | cuneāveritis cuneāritis |
| 3rd pl. | cuneant | cuneābant | cuneābunt | cuneāvērunt cuneāvēre, cuneārunt | cuneāverant cuneārant | cuneāverint cuneārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cuneem | cuneārem | cuneāverim cuneārim | cuneāvissem cuneāssem |
| 2nd sg. | cuneēs | cuneārēs | cuneāverīs | cuneāvissēs cuneāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | cuneet | cuneāret | cuneāverit cuneārit | cuneāvisset cuneāsset |
| 1st pl. | cuneēmus | cuneārēmus | cuneāverīmus cuneārīmus | cuneāvissēmus cuneāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cuneētis | cuneārētis | cuneāverītis cuneārītis | cuneāvissētis cuneāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | cuneent | cuneārent | cuneāverint cuneārint | cuneāvissent cuneāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cuneor | cuneābar | cuneābor |
| 2nd sg. | cuneāris cuneāre | cuneābāris cuneābāre | cuneāberis cuneābere |
| 3rd sg. | cuneātur | cuneābātur | cuneābitur |
| 1st pl. | cuneāmur | cuneābāmur | cuneābimur |
| 2nd pl. | cuneāminī | cuneābāminī | cuneābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | cuneantur | cuneābantur | cuneābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cuneer | cuneārer |
| 2nd sg. | cuneēris cuneēre | cuneārēris cuneārēre |
| 3rd sg. | cuneētur | cuneārētur |
| 1st pl. | cuneēmur | cuneārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cuneēminī | cuneārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cuneentur | cuneārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cuneā | cuneāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cuneāte | cuneāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cuneātō | cuneātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cuneātō | cuneātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cuneātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cuneantō | cuneantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cuneāre | cuneārī |
| perfect infinitive | cuneāvisse cuneāsse | cuneātum esse |
| future infinitive | cuneātūrum esse | cuneātum īrī |
| present participle | cuneāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | cuneātus cuneāta, cuneātā, cuneātae, cuneātam, cuneātārum, cuneātās, cuneātī, cuneātōrum, cuneātōs |
| future participle | cuneātūrus cuneātūra, cuneātūrā, cuneātūrae, cuneātūram, cuneātūrārum, cuneātūrās, cuneātūre, cuneātūrī, cuneātūrīs, cuneātūrō, cuneātūrōrum, cuneātūrōs, cuneātūrum | cuneandus cuneanda, cuneandā, cuneandae, cuneandam, cuneandārum, cuneandās, cuneande, cuneandīs, cuneandōrum, cuneandōs |
gerundcuneandī, cuneandō, cuneandumsupinecuneātum, cuneātū
cŭnĕo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. cuneus (rare, and not ante-Aug.; cf. cuneatim).
I. To fasten with wedges, to wedge up:
si quid cuneandum sit in ligno clavisve figendum, Plin. 16, 40, 76, § 206: unus lapis facit fornacem, ille, qui latera inclinata cuneavit et interventu suo vinxit, the key-stone, Sen. Ep. 118, 16.—* B. Trop., of discourse, to press in, force in:
si oratio cohaeret et sequitur, non, si per vim cuneatur, Quint. 4, 3, 4.—II. To make wedge-shaped; of places:
(Britannia) iterum se in diversos angulos cuneat triquetra, is in the form of a wedge, Mel. 3, 6, 4 (cf. cuneus, I.): (Hispania) cuneatur angustiis inter duo maria, Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 29.—Hence, cŭnĕātus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to II.), pointed like a wedge, wedgeshaped: ager, Col. 5, 2, 1: collis acumine longo, Ov. M. 13, 778: jugum montis in angustum dorsum, Liv. 44, 4, 4.—Comp.: forma scuti ad imum cuneatior, Liv. 9, 40, 2.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cuneō From cuneus (“wedge”) + -ō.
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