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verbfirst conjugation

foliō

foliō (present infinitive foliāre, perfect active foliāvī, supine foliātum)
Classical[ˈfɔ.li.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɔː.li.o]

Meaning

  1. Medieval LatinNew Latin(of a metal, such as gold) to make into leaf/foil

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.foliōfoliābamfoliābōfoliāvīfoliāveramfoliāverō
2nd sg.foliāsfoliābāsfoliābisfoliāvistīfoliāverāsfoliāveris
3rd sg.foliatfoliābatfoliābitfoliāvitfoliāveratfoliāverit
1st pl.foliāmusfoliābāmusfoliābimusfoliāvimusfoliāverāmusfoliāverimus
2nd pl.foliātisfoliābātisfoliābitisfoliāvistisfoliāverātisfoliāveritis
3rd pl.foliantfoliābantfoliābuntfoliāvērunt
foliāvēre
foliāverantfoliāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.foliemfoliāremfoliāverimfoliāvissem
2nd sg.foliēsfoliārēsfoliāverīsfoliāvissēs
3rd sg.folietfoliāretfoliāveritfoliāvisset
1st pl.foliēmusfoliārēmusfoliāverīmusfoliāvissēmus
2nd pl.foliētisfoliārētisfoliāverītisfoliāvissētis
3rd pl.folientfoliārentfoliāverintfoliāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.foliorfoliābarfoliābor
2nd sg.foliāris
foliāre
foliābāris
foliābāre
foliāberis
foliābere
3rd sg.foliāturfoliābāturfoliābitur
1st pl.foliāmurfoliābāmurfoliābimur
2nd pl.foliāminīfoliābāminīfoliābiminī
3rd pl.folianturfoliābanturfoliābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.folierfoliārer
2nd sg.foliēris
foliēre
foliārēris
foliārēre
3rd sg.foliēturfoliārētur
1st pl.foliēmurfoliārēmur
2nd pl.foliēminīfoliārēminī
3rd pl.folienturfoliārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.foliāfoliāre
pres. 2nd pl.foliātefoliāminī
fut. 2nd sg.foliātōfoliātor
fut. 3rd sg.foliātōfoliātor
fut. 2nd pl.foliātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.foliantōfoliantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivefoliārefoliārī
perfect infinitivefoliāvissefoliātum esse
future infinitivefoliātūrum essefoliātum īrī
present participlefoliāns—
perfect participle—foliātus
future participlefoliātūrusfoliandus
gerundfoliandī, foliandō, foliandumsupinefoliātum, foliātū

Origins

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 foliō From folium (“leaf”) + -ō (suffix forming verbs from nouns or adjectives).

Quick answers

What does foliō mean in Latin?
foliō, a verb, means “(of a metal, such as gold) to make into leaf/foil”.
What are the principal parts of foliō?
foliō, foliāre, foliāvī, foliātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce foliō?
In classical Latin, [ˈfɔ.li.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfɔː.li.o].