LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

gemmō

gemmō (present infinitive gemmāre, perfect active gemmāvī, supine gemmātum)
Classical[ˈɡɛm.moː]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡ʒɛm.mo]

Meaning

  1. to bud, put forth buds
  2. to be adorned with gems and precious stones
  3. figurativelyto glitter, sparkle

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.gemmōgemmābamgemmābōgemmāvīgemmāveramgemmāverō
gemmārō
2nd sg.gemmāsgemmābāsgemmābisgemmāvistī
gemmāstī
gemmāverās
gemmārās
gemmāveris
3rd sg.gemmatgemmābatgemmābitgemmāvitgemmāverat
gemmārat
gemmāverit
gemmārit
1st pl.gemmāmusgemmābāmusgemmābimusgemmāvimusgemmāverāmusgemmāverimus
gemmārimus
2nd pl.gemmātisgemmābātisgemmābitisgemmāvistis
gemmāstis
gemmāverātis
gemmārātis
gemmāveritis
gemmāritis
3rd pl.gemmantgemmābantgemmābuntgemmāvērunt
gemmāvēre, gemmārunt
gemmāverant
gemmārant
gemmāverint
gemmārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.gemmemgemmāremgemmāverim
gemmārim
gemmāvissem
gemmāssem
2nd sg.gemmēsgemmārēsgemmāverīsgemmāvissēs
gemmāssēs
3rd sg.gemmetgemmāretgemmāverit
gemmārit
gemmāvisset
gemmāsset
1st pl.gemmēmusgemmārēmusgemmāverīmus
gemmārīmus
gemmāvissēmus
gemmāssēmus
2nd pl.gemmētisgemmārētisgemmāverītis
gemmārītis
gemmāvissētis
gemmāssētis
3rd pl.gemmentgemmārentgemmāverint
gemmārint
gemmāvissent
gemmāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.gemmorgemmābargemmābor
2nd sg.gemmāris
gemmāre
gemmābāris
gemmābāre
gemmāberis
gemmābere
3rd sg.gemmāturgemmābāturgemmābitur
1st pl.gemmāmurgemmābāmurgemmābimur
2nd pl.gemmāminīgemmābāminīgemmābiminī
3rd pl.gemmanturgemmābanturgemmābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.gemmergemmārer
2nd sg.gemmēris
gemmēre
gemmārēris
gemmārēre
3rd sg.gemmēturgemmārētur
1st pl.gemmēmurgemmārēmur
2nd pl.gemmēminīgemmārēminī
3rd pl.gemmenturgemmārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.gemmāgemmāre
pres. 2nd pl.gemmātegemmāminī
fut. 2nd sg.gemmātōgemmātor
fut. 3rd sg.gemmātōgemmātor
fut. 2nd pl.gemmātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.gemmantōgemmantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivegemmāregemmārī
perfect infinitivegemmāvisse
gemmāsse
gemmātum esse
future infinitivegemmātūrum essegemmātum īrī
present participlegemmāns
gemmante, gemmantem, gemmantēs, gemmantī, gemmantia, gemmantibus, gemmantis, gemmantīs, gemmantium
—
perfect participle—gemmātus
gemmāta, gemmātā, gemmātae, gemmātam, gemmātārum, gemmātās, gemmātī, gemmātōrum, gemmātōs
future participlegemmātūrus
gemmātūra, gemmātūrā, gemmātūrae, gemmātūram, gemmātūrārum, gemmātūrās, gemmātūre, gemmātūrī, gemmātūrīs, gemmātūrō, gemmātūrōrum, gemmātūrōs, gemmātūrum
gemmandus
gemmanda, gemmandā, gemmandae, gemmandam, gemmandārum, gemmandās, gemmande, gemmandīs, gemmandōrum, gemmandōs
gerundgemmandī, gemmandō, gemmandumsupinegemmātum, gemmātū

gemmo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.
I. [gemma].
I. (Acc. to gemma, I.) To put forth buds, to bud or gem: id fit antequam gemmare Aut florere quid incipit, Varr. R. R. 1, 40, 4; Col. 4, 27, 1: gemmare vites, luxuriem esse in herbis, laetas segetes etiam rustici dicunt, Cic. de Or. 3, 38, 155; id. Or. 24, 81 (cf.: necessitate rustici gemmam in vitibus dicunt, Quint. 8, 6, 6); v. gemma init.—In the part. pres.: gemmantem oculum caecare, Col. 4, 24, 16: vinea, Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 188: sarmenta, Pall. Febr. 32: surculi rosarum, id. Nov. 11; for which in the part. perf.: melius proveniet, si ponendus ramus gemmata jam matre sumatur, Pall. Mart. 10, 2.—
II. (Acc. to gemma, II.; poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
A. Neutr., to be adorned with precious stones, to sparkle with gems.
1. Lit. (only in the part. pres.): gemmantia sceptra, Ov. M. 3, 264: gemmantia litora, Manil. 4, 652.—
2. Transf., to glitter, sparkle, like gems: herbae gemmantes rore recenti, Lucr. 2, 319; 5, 461: gemmantes explicat alas (pavo), Mart. 13, 70; cf.: pinnae caudae (pavonis), Col. 8, 11, 8; Pall. 1, 28, 2 (see also gemma, II. 2. c. and gemmeus, II. B.): memphites (lapis) gemmantis naturae, Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 56.

Origins

From gemma (“a bud or jewel”).

Descendants
  • Englishgem
  • Englishgemmate
  • Italiangemmare
  • Portuguesegemar

Quick answers

What does gemmō mean in Latin?
gemmō, a verb, means “to bud, put forth buds; to be adorned with gems and precious stones; to glitter, sparkle”.
What are the principal parts of gemmō?
gemmō, gemmāre, gemmāvī, gemmātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce gemmō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡɛm.moː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈd͡ʒɛm.mo].