LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

exfoliō

exfoliō (present infinitive exfoliāre, perfect active exfoliāvī, supine exfoliātum)
Classical[ɛkfˈfɔ.li.oː]Ecclesiastical[eksˈfɔː.li.o]

Meaning

  1. intransitiveto strip of leaves

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.exfoliōexfoliābamexfoliābōexfoliāvīexfoliāveramexfoliāverō
2nd sg.exfoliāsexfoliābāsexfoliābisexfoliāvistīexfoliāverāsexfoliāveris
3rd sg.exfoliatexfoliābatexfoliābitexfoliāvitexfoliāveratexfoliāverit
1st pl.exfoliāmusexfoliābāmusexfoliābimusexfoliāvimusexfoliāverāmusexfoliāverimus
2nd pl.exfoliātisexfoliābātisexfoliābitisexfoliāvistisexfoliāverātisexfoliāveritis
3rd pl.exfoliantexfoliābantexfoliābuntexfoliāvērunt
exfoliāvēre
exfoliāverantexfoliāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.exfoliemexfoliāremexfoliāverimexfoliāvissem
2nd sg.exfoliēsexfoliārēsexfoliāverīsexfoliāvissēs
3rd sg.exfolietexfoliāretexfoliāveritexfoliāvisset
1st pl.exfoliēmusexfoliārēmusexfoliāverīmusexfoliāvissēmus
2nd pl.exfoliētisexfoliārētisexfoliāverītisexfoliāvissētis
3rd pl.exfolientexfoliārentexfoliāverintexfoliāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.exfoliorexfoliābarexfoliābor
2nd sg.exfoliāris
exfoliāre
exfoliābāris
exfoliābāre
exfoliāberis
exfoliābere
3rd sg.exfoliāturexfoliābāturexfoliābitur
1st pl.exfoliāmurexfoliābāmurexfoliābimur
2nd pl.exfoliāminīexfoliābāminīexfoliābiminī
3rd pl.exfolianturexfoliābanturexfoliābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.exfolierexfoliārer
2nd sg.exfoliēris
exfoliēre
exfoliārēris
exfoliārēre
3rd sg.exfoliēturexfoliārētur
1st pl.exfoliēmurexfoliārēmur
2nd pl.exfoliēminīexfoliārēminī
3rd pl.exfolienturexfoliārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.exfoliāexfoliāre
pres. 2nd pl.exfoliāteexfoliāminī
fut. 2nd sg.exfoliātōexfoliātor
fut. 3rd sg.exfoliātōexfoliātor
fut. 2nd pl.exfoliātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.exfoliantōexfoliantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveexfoliāreexfoliārī
perfect infinitiveexfoliāvisseexfoliātum esse
future infinitiveexfoliātūrum esseexfoliātum īrī
present participleexfoliāns—
perfect participle—exfoliātus
exfoliāta, exfoliātā, exfoliātae, exfoliātam, exfoliātārum, exfoliātās, exfoliātī, exfoliātōrum, exfoliātōs
future participleexfoliātūrus
exfoliātūra, exfoliātūrā, exfoliātūrae, exfoliātūram, exfoliātūrārum, exfoliātūrās, exfoliātūre, exfoliātūrī, exfoliātūrīs, exfoliātūrō, exfoliātūrōrum, exfoliātūrōs, exfoliātūrum
exfoliandus
exfolianda, exfoliandā, exfoliandae, exfoliandam, exfoliandārum, exfoliandās, exfoliande, exfoliandīs, exfoliandōrum, exfoliandōs
gerundexfoliandī, exfoliandō, exfoliandumsupineexfoliātum, exfoliātū

ex-fŏlĭo, āre, v. a. folium,
I. to strip of leaves: rosas, Apic. 4, 2, § 129.

Origins

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

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom? Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom? Proto-Italic *foljom Latin folium 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 exfolio From ex- + folium + -ō (denominative suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishexfoliate
  • Frenchexfolier
  • Portugueseesfoliar
  • Spanishdeshojar
  • Spanishexfoliar
  • Italianesfoliare
  • Asturianesfoyarfrom Old Leonese esfollar
  • Galicianesfollar

Quick answers

What does exfoliō mean in Latin?
exfoliō, a verb, means “to strip of leaves”.
What are the principal parts of exfoliō?
exfoliō, exfoliāre, exfoliāvī, exfoliātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce exfoliō?
In classical Latin, [ɛkfˈfɔ.li.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eksˈfɔː.li.o].
Where does exfoliō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin exfoliō.