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verbfirst conjugation

ēnucleō

ēnucleō (present infinitive ēnucleāre, perfect active ēnucleāvī, supine ēnucleātum)
Classical[eːˈnʊ.kɫe.oː]Ecclesiastical[eˈnuː.kle.o]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto take out the kernel, stone, etc. from (a fruit, grape)
  2. transitiveto make clear, explain, make plain

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.ēnucleōēnucleābamēnucleābōēnucleāvīēnucleāveramēnucleāverō
2nd sg.ēnucleāsēnucleābāsēnucleābisēnucleāvistīēnucleāverāsēnucleāveris
3rd sg.ēnucleatēnucleābatēnucleābitēnucleāvitēnucleāveratēnucleāverit
1st pl.ēnucleāmusēnucleābāmusēnucleābimusēnucleāvimusēnucleāverāmusēnucleāverimus
2nd pl.ēnucleātisēnucleābātisēnucleābitisēnucleāvistisēnucleāverātisēnucleāveritis
3rd pl.ēnucleantēnucleābantēnucleābuntēnucleāvērunt
ēnucleāvēre
ēnucleāverantēnucleāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.ēnucleemēnucleāremēnucleāverimēnucleāvissem
2nd sg.ēnucleēsēnucleārēsēnucleāverīsēnucleāvissēs
3rd sg.ēnucleetēnucleāretēnucleāveritēnucleāvisset
1st pl.ēnucleēmusēnucleārēmusēnucleāverīmusēnucleāvissēmus
2nd pl.ēnucleētisēnucleārētisēnucleāverītisēnucleāvissētis
3rd pl.ēnucleentēnucleārentēnucleāverintēnucleāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.ēnucleorēnucleābarēnucleābor
2nd sg.ēnucleāris
ēnucleāre
ēnucleābāris
ēnucleābāre
ēnucleāberis
ēnucleābere
3rd sg.ēnucleāturēnucleābāturēnucleābitur
1st pl.ēnucleāmurēnucleābāmurēnucleābimur
2nd pl.ēnucleāminīēnucleābāminīēnucleābiminī
3rd pl.ēnucleanturēnucleābanturēnucleābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.ēnucleerēnucleārer
2nd sg.ēnucleēris
ēnucleēre
ēnucleārēris
ēnucleārēre
3rd sg.ēnucleēturēnucleārētur
1st pl.ēnucleēmurēnucleārēmur
2nd pl.ēnucleēminīēnucleārēminī
3rd pl.ēnucleenturēnucleārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.ēnucleāēnucleāre
pres. 2nd pl.ēnucleāteēnucleāminī
fut. 2nd sg.ēnucleātōēnucleātor
fut. 3rd sg.ēnucleātōēnucleātor
fut. 2nd pl.ēnucleātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.ēnucleantōēnucleantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveēnucleāreēnucleārī
perfect infinitiveēnucleāvisseēnucleātum esse
future infinitiveēnucleātūrum esseēnucleātum īrī
present participleēnucleāns—
perfect participle—ēnucleātus
future participleēnucleātūrusēnucleandus
gerundēnucleandī, ēnucleandō, ēnucleandumsupineēnucleātum, ēnucleātū

ē-nūclĕo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I. to take out the kernels, to clear from the husk.
I. Lit.: bacas, Scribon. Comp. 233; Marc. Emp. 20; Apic. 4, 5: uva passa enucleata, id. 10, 1.—
II. Trop., to lay open, make clear, explain (cf.: enodo, extrico, expedio, etc.): haec nunc enucleare non ita necesse est, Cic. Tusc. 5, 8, 23; id. Part. 17; Gell. 19, 8, 14; Cod. Just. 1, 17 in lemm. —Hence, ēnūclĕātus, a, um, P. a.
A. Clear, pure, unadulterated: suffragia (opp. eblandita), i. e. given from pure conviction, free from impure motives, Cic. Planc. 4, 10: reprehensiones voluntatum, pure, simple, Gell. 7, 3, 47 (cf. shortly afterwards, voluntates nudas).—Plur. as subst. ēnūclĕā-ta, ōrum, n., the essence, the condensed meaning: ex diversis auctoribus enucleata collegi, Veg. 4 praef. 2.—
B. Of speech, plain, unadorned: genus dicendi, Cic. de Or. 3, 9, 22; id. Or. 26 fin.—Adv.: ēnū-clĕāte (acc. to B.), plainly, without ornament of speech, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 3; id. Or. 9, 28; id. Brut. 30, 115; 9, 35; id. Fin. 4, 3, 6; 5, 29, 88; id. Tusc. 4, 14, 33.—Comp., Cassiod. Inst. Div. Litt. 15; August. Civ. D. 15, 1.— Sup., Aug. Enchir. 83.

Origins

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

Latin ex- Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleus Latin ēnucleō From ex- + nucleus (“kernel”).

Descendants
  • Englishenucleate

Quick answers

What does ēnucleō mean in Latin?
ēnucleō, a verb, means “to take out the kernel, stone, etc. from (a fruit, grape); to make clear, explain, make plain”.
What are the principal parts of ēnucleō?
ēnucleō, ēnucleāre, ēnucleāvī, ēnucleātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce ēnucleō?
In classical Latin, [eːˈnʊ.kɫe.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈnuː.kle.o].
Where does ēnucleō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin ēnucleō.