LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

fōmentō

fōmentō (present infinitive fōmentāre, perfect active fōmentāvī, supine fōmentātum)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinto foment; apply a (hot) poultice
  2. Late Latinto pour hot water over; bathe something in hot water
  3. Late Latinfigurativelyto soothe

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.fōmentōfōmentābamfōmentābōfōmentāvīfōmentāveramfōmentāverō
2nd sg.fōmentāsfōmentābāsfōmentābisfōmentāvistīfōmentāverāsfōmentāveris
3rd sg.fōmentatfōmentābatfōmentābitfōmentāvitfōmentāveratfōmentāverit
1st pl.fōmentāmusfōmentābāmusfōmentābimusfōmentāvimusfōmentāverāmusfōmentāverimus
2nd pl.fōmentātisfōmentābātisfōmentābitisfōmentāvistisfōmentāverātisfōmentāveritis
3rd pl.fōmentantfōmentābantfōmentābuntfōmentāvērunt
fōmentāvēre
fōmentāverantfōmentāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.fōmentemfōmentāremfōmentāverimfōmentāvissem
2nd sg.fōmentēsfōmentārēsfōmentāverīsfōmentāvissēs
3rd sg.fōmentetfōmentāretfōmentāveritfōmentāvisset
1st pl.fōmentēmusfōmentārēmusfōmentāverīmusfōmentāvissēmus
2nd pl.fōmentētisfōmentārētisfōmentāverītisfōmentāvissētis
3rd pl.fōmententfōmentārentfōmentāverintfōmentāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.fōmentorfōmentābarfōmentābor
2nd sg.fōmentāris
fōmentāre
fōmentābāris
fōmentābāre
fōmentāberis
fōmentābere
3rd sg.fōmentāturfōmentābāturfōmentābitur
1st pl.fōmentāmurfōmentābāmurfōmentābimur
2nd pl.fōmentāminīfōmentābāminīfōmentābiminī
3rd pl.fōmentanturfōmentābanturfōmentābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.fōmenterfōmentārer
2nd sg.fōmentēris
fōmentēre
fōmentārēris
fōmentārēre
3rd sg.fōmentēturfōmentārētur
1st pl.fōmentēmurfōmentārēmur
2nd pl.fōmentēminīfōmentārēminī
3rd pl.fōmententurfōmentārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.fōmentāfōmentāre
pres. 2nd pl.fōmentātefōmentāminī
fut. 2nd sg.fōmentātōfōmentātor
fut. 3rd sg.fōmentātōfōmentātor
fut. 2nd pl.fōmentātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.fōmentantōfōmentantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivefōmentārefōmentārī
perfect infinitivefōmentāvissefōmentātum esse
future infinitivefōmentātūrum essefōmentātum īrī
present participlefōmentāns—
perfect participle—fōmentātus
future participlefōmentātūrusfōmentandus
gerundfōmentandī, fōmentandō, fōmentandumsupinefōmentātum, fōmentātū

fōmento, āre, v. a. fomentum,
I. to foment (post-class.): caput, Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 9; Veg. Vet. 2, 8.

Origins

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 fōmentō From fōmentum (“poultice”) + -ō (denominative verb suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishfomentfrom Old French fomenter
  • Frenchfomenterfrom Old French fomenter

Quick answers

What does fōmentō mean in Latin?
fōmentō, a verb, means “to foment; apply a (hot) poultice; to pour hot water over”.
What are the principal parts of fōmentō?
fōmentō, fōmentāre, fōmentāvī, fōmentātum (first conjugation).