LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

ēniteō

ēniteō (present infinitive ēnitēre)
Classical[eːˈnɪ.te.oː]Ecclesiastical[eˈniː.te.o]

Meaning

  1. to shine forth or out, gleam; brighten
  2. figurativelyto be distinguished or eminent
    Probae etsi in segetem sunt deteriorem datae / Fruges, tamen ipsae suapte natura enitent.Though seed be sown on unpropitious soil, / It springs and ripens by its innate virtue.170 BCE – c. 86 BCE, Accius, Atreus 20
    [...] haud illō sēgnior ībat / Aenēās; tantum ēgregiō decus ēnitet ōre.… that by no means was Aeneas preparing to go with any less grace [than Apollo]; as great a glory shone forth from [the man’s] most noble face. (Aeneas is beyond distinguished; in this simile he appears to “radiate” god-like traits, at least as perceived by Dido.)29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.149–150

Conjugation conjugation 2 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.ēniteōēnitēbamēnitēbō———
2nd sg.ēnitēsēnitēbāsēnitēbis———
3rd sg.ēnitetēnitēbatēnitēbit———
1st pl.ēnitēmusēnitēbāmusēnitēbimus———
2nd pl.ēnitētisēnitēbātisēnitēbitis———
3rd pl.ēnitentēnitēbantēnitēbunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.ēniteamēnitērem——
2nd sg.ēniteāsēnitērēs——
3rd sg.ēniteatēnitēret——
1st pl.ēniteāmusēnitērēmus——
2nd pl.ēniteātisēnitērētis——
3rd pl.ēniteantēnitērent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.ēniteorēnitēbarēnitēbor
2nd sg.ēnitēris
ēnitēre		ēnitēbāris
ēnitēbāre		ēnitēberis
ēnitēbere
3rd sg.ēnitēturēnitēbāturēnitēbitur
1st pl.ēnitēmurēnitēbāmurēnitēbimur
2nd pl.ēnitēminīēnitēbāminīēnitēbiminī
3rd pl.ēnitenturēnitēbanturēnitēbuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.ēnitearēnitērer
2nd sg.ēniteāris
ēniteāre		ēnitērēris
ēnitērēre
3rd sg.ēniteāturēnitērētur
1st pl.ēniteāmurēnitērēmur
2nd pl.ēniteāminīēnitērēminī
3rd pl.ēniteanturēnitērentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.ēnitēēnitēre
pres. 2nd pl.ēnitēteēnitēminī
fut. 2nd sg.ēnitētōēnitētor
fut. 3rd sg.ēnitētōēnitētor
fut. 2nd pl.ēnitētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.ēnitentōēnitentor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveēnitēreēnitērī
present participleēnitēns—
future participle—ēnitendus
ēnitenda, ēnitendā, ēnitendae, ēnitendam, ēnitendārum, ēnitendās, ēnitende, ēnitendīs, ēnitendōrum, ēnitendōs
gerundēnitendī, ēnitendō, ēnitendum

ē-nĭtĕo, tŭi, 2, v. n.,
I. to shine forth, shine out, gleam, brighten (class.).
I. Lit.: fruges enitent, Att. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 5; cf.: myrtus floridis ramulis, Cat. 61, 21: campus, Verg. G. 2, 211: caelum, i. e. to become fine again, clear up, Gell. 19, 1, 7: tantum egregio decus enitet ore, Verg. A. 4, 150.—
II. Trop., to shine forth, to be eminent, distinguished (a favorite expression of Cicero): quod in eis orationibus, quae Philippicae nominantur, enituerat Demosthenes, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 3; cf. id. Inv. 2, 2, 5; id. de Or. 2, 28 fin.; id. Fl. 7, 17: virtus in bello, id. Mur. 14 fin.; cf. Liv. 1, 42; 4, 3: oratio Crassi, Cic. Brut. 59, 215; Liv. 22, 27.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinēniteō

Latin ex- Latin niteō Latin ēniteō From ex- (“out of”) + niteō (“shine”).

Quick answers

What does ēniteō mean in Latin?
ēniteō, a verb, means “to shine forth or out, gleam; brighten; to be distinguished or eminent”.
What are the principal parts of ēniteō?
ēniteō, ēnitēre (second conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce ēniteō?
In classical Latin, [eːˈnɪ.te.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈniː.te.o].
Where does ēniteō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin ēniteō.