verbfirst conjugation
exōrnō
exōrnō (present infinitive exōrnāre, perfect active exōrnāvī, supine exōrnātum)
Classical[ɛkˈsoːr.noː]Ecclesiastical[eɡˈzɔr.no]
Meaning
- to equip, furnish, supply, provide
- to adorn, embellish
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ōrnāmentīs īnstruōexōrnō -āre — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 23
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exōrnō | exōrnābam | exōrnābō | exōrnāvī | exōrnāveram | exōrnāverō exornārō |
| 2nd sg. | exōrnās | exōrnābās | exōrnābis | exōrnāvistī exornāstī | exōrnāverās exornārās | exōrnāveris |
| 3rd sg. | exōrnat | exōrnābat | exōrnābit | exōrnāvit | exōrnāverat exornārat | exōrnāverit exornārit |
| 1st pl. | exōrnāmus | exōrnābāmus | exōrnābimus | exōrnāvimus | exōrnāverāmus | exōrnāverimus exornārimus |
| 2nd pl. | exōrnātis | exōrnābātis | exōrnābitis | exōrnāvistis exornāstis | exōrnāverātis exornārātis | exōrnāveritis exornāritis |
| 3rd pl. | exōrnant | exōrnābant | exōrnābunt | exōrnāvērunt exōrnāvēre, exornārunt | exōrnāverant exornārant | exōrnāverint exornārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exōrnem | exōrnārem | exōrnāverim exornārim | exōrnāvissem exornāssem |
| 2nd sg. | exōrnēs | exōrnārēs | exōrnāverīs | exōrnāvissēs exornāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | exōrnet | exōrnāret | exōrnāverit exornārit | exōrnāvisset exornāsset |
| 1st pl. | exōrnēmus | exōrnārēmus | exōrnāverīmus exornārīmus | exōrnāvissēmus exornāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | exōrnētis | exōrnārētis | exōrnāverītis exornārītis | exōrnāvissētis exornāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | exōrnent | exōrnārent | exōrnāverint exornārint | exōrnāvissent exornāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exōrnor | exōrnābar | exōrnābor |
| 2nd sg. | exōrnāris exōrnāre | exōrnābāris exōrnābāre | exōrnāberis exōrnābere |
| 3rd sg. | exōrnātur | exōrnābātur | exōrnābitur |
| 1st pl. | exōrnāmur | exōrnābāmur | exōrnābimur |
| 2nd pl. | exōrnāminī | exōrnābāminī | exōrnābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | exōrnantur | exōrnābantur | exōrnābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exōrner | exōrnārer |
| 2nd sg. | exōrnēris exōrnēre | exōrnārēris exōrnārēre |
| 3rd sg. | exōrnētur | exōrnārētur |
| 1st pl. | exōrnēmur | exōrnārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | exōrnēminī | exōrnārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | exōrnentur | exōrnārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | exōrnā | exōrnāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | exōrnāte | exōrnāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | exōrnātō | exōrnātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | exōrnātō | exōrnātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | exōrnātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | exōrnantō | exōrnantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | exōrnāre | exōrnārī exōrnārier |
| perfect infinitive | exōrnāvisse exornāsse | exōrnātum esse |
| future infinitive | exōrnātūrum esse | exōrnātum īrī |
| present participle | exōrnāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | exōrnātus exōrnāta, exōrnātā, exōrnātae, exōrnātam, exōrnātārum, exōrnātās, exōrnātī, exōrnātōrum, exōrnātōs |
| future participle | exōrnātūrus exōrnātūra, exōrnātūrā, exōrnātūrae, exōrnātūram, exōrnātūrārum, exōrnātūrās, exōrnātūre, exōrnātūrī, exōrnātūrīs, exōrnātūrō, exōrnātūrōrum, exōrnātūrōs, exōrnātūrum | exōrnandus exōrnanda, exōrnandā, exōrnandae, exōrnandam, exōrnandārum, exōrnandās, exōrnande, exōrnandīs, exōrnandōrum, exōrnandōs |
gerundexōrnandī, exōrnandō, exōrnandumsupineexōrnātum, exōrnātū
ex-orno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I. to fit out, equip, furnish, supply with any thing.
I. In gen. (rare;
not in Cic.): nullae magis res duae plus negoti habent (sc. quam navis et mulier) forte si occeperis exornare, to give them an outfit, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 3 sq.: dum vicinitatem armis exornat, Sall. C. 36, 1; so, classem, Just. 5, 6: aliquem veste, nummis, familia, Phaedr. 4, 22, 23; cf.: is homo exornetur graphice in peregrinum modum, be fitted out, dressed, Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 38: rebus paratis atque exornatis nuptiis, set out, arranged, id. Aul. 4, 10, 54: convivium omni opulentiā, Sall. J. 85, 39: aciem, id. ib. 52, 5.—Absol.: consul omnibus exploratis, credo dis fretus ... tamen pro rei copia satis providenter exornat, provides, Sall. J. 90, 1 Kritz. —Transf.: hominem exornavit, mulierem qui abduceret, has employed, fitted out, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 110 Ritschl N. cr.; cf.: utrum aliquem exornari oportuit, qui istaec prohiberet, Auct. Her. 4, 15, 22 fin.— II. Pregn., to deck out, adorn, embellish (the class. signif. of the word).
A. Lit.:
ea signa emere soleo, quae ad similitudinem gymnasiorum exornent mihi in palaestra locum, Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 2; cf.: domum ejus exornatam atque instructam iste reddiderat nudam atque inanem, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 34, § 84: triclinium ample magnificeque, id. ib. 2, 4, 27, § 62: aliquem veste regia, Curt. 8, 13 fin.: tibi me exorno ut placeam, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 135; cf. id. Stich. 5, 4, 3; id. Trin. 4, 2, 15.—Transf., comically: adeo exornatum dabo, adeo depexum, ut dum vivat, meminerit mei, I'll give him such a dressing, i. e. beating, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 77.—B. Trop.:
quin tu te exornas moribus lepidis? Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 12: Pythagoras exornavit eam Graeciam, quae magna dicta est, praestantissimis artibus, Cic. Tusc. 5, 4, 10; cf.: philosophiam falsa gloria, id. ib. 2, 5, 12; and: L. Fulvius eodem honore (i. e. consulatu) exornatus, Plin. 7, 43, 44, § 136: ad illustrandam atque exornandam orationem, Cic. de Or. 3, 38, 152; cf.: mea ratio in dicendo haec esse solet, ut boni quod habeat, id amplectar, exornem, exaggerem, etc., id. ib. 2, 72, 292: quid exornamus philosophiam? aut quid ejus nomine gloriosi sumus? set off with praises, extol, id. Tusc. 2, 14, 33.—III. To despoil of ornament, Tert. Cult. Fem. 2, 9. —Hence, exornātus, a, um, P. a., decked out, adorned (rare):
candide vestitus, laute exornatusque, Plaut. Cas. 4, 1, 10: cithara exornatissima, Auct. Her. 4, 47, 60: ornatu nullo potest exornatior esse, Poët. in Anth. Lat. 1, 692 Burm.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ex-ōrnō āvī, ātus, āre,
to fit out, equip, furnish, supply, provide: vicinitatem armis, S.: veste Hominem, Ph.: pro rei copiā satis providenter, S. —To deck, adorn, embellish: variā veste exornatus, T.: mihi in palaestrā locum: triclinium ample: adeo exornatum dabo, ut, etc., i. e. will give him a dressing down, T.—Fig., to adorn, decorate, set off, laud: Graeciam artibus: mors honesta vitam turpem exornat.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinexōrnō
Latin ex- Latin ōrnō Latin exōrnō From ex- + ōrnō (“to furnish, equip, or prepare”, “to adorn, ornament, or decorate”, fig. “to honour, commend, or praise”).
Descendants
- Portugueseexornar
- Spanishexornar
In English words that came into English from exōrnō
- exornationexornatio