LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

excaecō

excaecō (present infinitive excaecāre, perfect active excaecāvī, supine excaecātum)
Classical[ɛksˈkae̯.koː]Ecclesiastical[eksˈt͡ʃɛː.ko]

Meaning

  1. to (make) blind
  2. to confuse, hide or obscure

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.excaecōexcaecābamexcaecābōexcaecāvīexcaecāveramexcaecāverō
excaecārō
2nd sg.excaecāsexcaecābāsexcaecābisexcaecāvistī
excaecāstī		excaecāverās
excaecārās		excaecāveris
3rd sg.excaecatexcaecābatexcaecābitexcaecāvitexcaecāverat
excaecārat		excaecāverit
excaecārit
1st pl.excaecāmusexcaecābāmusexcaecābimusexcaecāvimusexcaecāverāmusexcaecāverimus
excaecārimus
2nd pl.excaecātisexcaecābātisexcaecābitisexcaecāvistis
excaecāstis		excaecāverātis
excaecārātis		excaecāveritis
excaecāritis
3rd pl.excaecantexcaecābantexcaecābuntexcaecāvērunt
excaecāvēre, excaecārunt		excaecāverant
excaecārant		excaecāverint
excaecārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.excaecemexcaecāremexcaecāverim
excaecārim		excaecāvissem
excaecāssem
2nd sg.excaecēsexcaecārēsexcaecāverīsexcaecāvissēs
excaecāssēs
3rd sg.excaecetexcaecāretexcaecāverit
excaecārit		excaecāvisset
excaecāsset
1st pl.excaecēmusexcaecārēmusexcaecāverīmus
excaecārīmus		excaecāvissēmus
excaecāssēmus
2nd pl.excaecētisexcaecārētisexcaecāverītis
excaecārītis		excaecāvissētis
excaecāssētis
3rd pl.excaecentexcaecārentexcaecāverint
excaecārint		excaecāvissent
excaecāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.excaecorexcaecābarexcaecābor
2nd sg.excaecāris
excaecāre		excaecābāris
excaecābāre		excaecāberis
excaecābere
3rd sg.excaecāturexcaecābāturexcaecābitur
1st pl.excaecāmurexcaecābāmurexcaecābimur
2nd pl.excaecāminīexcaecābāminīexcaecābiminī
3rd pl.excaecanturexcaecābanturexcaecābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.excaecerexcaecārer
2nd sg.excaecēris
excaecēre		excaecārēris
excaecārēre
3rd sg.excaecēturexcaecārētur
1st pl.excaecēmurexcaecārēmur
2nd pl.excaecēminīexcaecārēminī
3rd pl.excaecenturexcaecārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.excaecāexcaecāre
pres. 2nd pl.excaecāteexcaecāminī
fut. 2nd sg.excaecātōexcaecātor
fut. 3rd sg.excaecātōexcaecātor
fut. 2nd pl.excaecātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.excaecantōexcaecantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveexcaecāreexcaecārī
perfect infinitiveexcaecāvisse
excaecāsse		excaecātum esse
future infinitiveexcaecātūrum esseexcaecātum īrī
present participleexcaecāns—
perfect participle—excaecātus
excaecāta, excaecātā, excaecātae, excaecātam, excaecātārum, excaecātās, excaecātī, excaecātōrum, excaecātōs
future participleexcaecātūrus
excaecātūra, excaecātūrā, excaecātūrae, excaecātūram, excaecātūrārum, excaecātūrās, excaecātūre, excaecātūrī, excaecātūrīs, excaecātūrō, excaecātūrōrum, excaecātūrōs, excaecātūrum		excaecandus
excaecanda, excaecandā, excaecandae, excaecandam, excaecandārum, excaecandās, excaecande, excaecandīs, excaecandōrum, excaecandōs
gerundexcaecandī, excaecandō, excaecandumsupineexcaecātum, excaecātū

ex-caeco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I. to blind, make blind (rare).
I. Lit.: num ergo is excaecat nos aut orbat sensibus? etc., * Cic. Ac. 2, 23, 74; Plin. 20, 18, 76, § 200; Flor. 2, 20, 5.—
B. Transf.
1. To deprive a plant of the eyes or buds, Col. 11, 3, 45; Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 175.—
2. To stop up a river, a channel, etc., Ov. M. 15, 272; id. Pont. 4, 2, 17; Cels. 7, 7 fin.—*
3. To darken or dull a bright color: fulgor (argenti) excaecatus, Plin. 33, 9, 46, § 131.—
II. Trop.: oculos animosque (fama), Petr. 141, 5: formam, i. e. to render uncomely, to disfigure, id. 128, 3: nec accipies munera quae excaecant prudentes, Vulg. Exod. 23, 8.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Italic*eks
  3. Latinexcaecō

Latin ex- Latin caecō Latin excaecō From ex- + caecō.

Quick answers

What does excaecō mean in Latin?
excaecō, a verb, means “to (make) blind; to confuse, hide or obscure”.
What are the principal parts of excaecō?
excaecō, excaecāre, excaecāvī, excaecātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce excaecō?
In classical Latin, [ɛksˈkae̯.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eksˈt͡ʃɛː.ko].
Where does excaecō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin excaecō.