verbfirst conjugation
gustō
gustō (present infinitive gustāre, perfect active gustāvī, supine gustātum)
Classical[ˈɡʊs.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡus.to]
Meaning
- to taste, sample
- to snack; to whet one's appetite
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
parvum sūmō, dēgustōgustō -āre — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 20
taste
gustō -āre — in De Bello Gallico III
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Sapor · Gustus · Gustare · Libare
1. Sapor denotes objectively the flavor which a thing has, or gives out, in opp. to odor, etc.; gustus or gustatus (γεῦσαι) denotes, subjectively, the sensation occasioned by this flavor, or the sense of taste, in opp. to olfactus, etc. Sen. Ep. 109. Debet esse optatus ad hujus modi gustum, ut ille tali sapore capiatur. 2. The libans puts only a small portion of any thing to, or into, his mouth; whereas the gustans has the sense of the effect of what he tastes, and is conscious of its flavor. Ovid, Amor. i. 4, 34. Si tibi forte dabit, quæ prægustaverit ipse, rejice libatos illius ore dapes. (iii. 125.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | gustō | gustābam | gustābō | gustāvī | gustāveram gustāram | gustāverō gustārō |
| 2nd sg. | gustās | gustābās | gustābis | gustāvistī gustāstī | gustāverās gustārās | gustāveris gustāris |
| 3rd sg. | gustat | gustābat | gustābit | gustāvit gustāt | gustāverat gustārat | gustāverit gustārit |
| 1st pl. | gustāmus | gustābāmus | gustābimus | gustāvimus gustāmus | gustāverāmus gustārāmus | gustāverimus gustārimus |
| 2nd pl. | gustātis | gustābātis | gustābitis | gustāvistis gustāstis | gustāverātis gustārātis | gustāveritis gustāritis |
| 3rd pl. | gustant | gustābant | gustābunt | gustāvērunt gustārunt, gustāvēre | gustāverant gustārant | gustāverint gustārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | gustem | gustārem | gustāverim gustārim | gustāvissem gustāssem |
| 2nd sg. | gustēs | gustārēs | gustāverīs gustārīs | gustāvissēs gustāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | gustet | gustāret | gustāverit gustārit | gustāvisset gustāsset |
| 1st pl. | gustēmus | gustārēmus | gustāverīmus gustārīmus | gustāvissēmus gustāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | gustētis | gustārētis | gustāverītis gustārītis | gustāvissētis gustāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | gustent | gustārent | gustāverint gustārint | gustāvissent gustāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | gustor | gustābar | gustābor |
| 2nd sg. | gustāris gustāre | gustābāris gustābāre | gustāberis gustābere |
| 3rd sg. | gustātur | gustābātur | gustābitur |
| 1st pl. | gustāmur | gustābāmur | gustābimur |
| 2nd pl. | gustāminī | gustābāminī | gustābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | gustantur | gustābantur | gustābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | guster | gustārer |
| 2nd sg. | gustēris gustēre | gustārēris gustārēre |
| 3rd sg. | gustētur | gustārētur |
| 1st pl. | gustēmur | gustārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | gustēminī | gustārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | gustentur | gustārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | gustā | gustāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | gustāte | gustāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | gustātō | gustātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | gustātō | gustātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | gustātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | gustantō | gustantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | gustāre | gustārī |
| perfect infinitive | gustāvisse gustāsse | gustātum esse |
| future infinitive | gustātūrum esse | gustātum īrī |
| present participle | gustāns gustante, gustantem, gustantēs, gustantī, gustantia, gustantibus, gustantis, gustantīs, gustantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | gustātus gustāta, gustātā, gustātae, gustātam, gustātārum, gustātās, gustātī, gustātōrum, gustātōs |
| future participle | gustātūrus gustātūra, gustātūrā, gustātūrae, gustātūram, gustātūrārum, gustātūrās, gustātūre, gustātūrī, gustātūrīs, gustātūrō, gustātūrōrum, gustātūrōs, gustātūrum | gustandus gustanda, gustandā, gustandae, gustandam, gustandārum, gustandās, gustande, gustandīs, gustandōrum, gustandōs |
gerundgustandī, gustandō, gustandumsupinegustātum, gustātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- primis (ut dicitur) or primoribus labris gustare or attingere litteras
- to have a superficial knowledge, a smattering of literature, of the sciences.
gusto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. gustus,
I. to taste, to take a little of any thing (freq. and class.; cf.: libo, manduco, edo, etc.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.:
cum biduum ita jejunus fuissem, ut ne aquam quidem gustarem, Cic. Fam. 7, 26, 1: leporem et gallinam et anserem gustare fas non putant, Caes. B. G. 5, 11: gustatus sanguis, Plin. 8, 16, 19, § 52: celerius panis mandendus quam vinum gustandum, Cels. 4, 3: gustare de potione, Suet. Tit. 2: herba subsalsa gustanti, Plin. 21, 29, 103, § 175: alypon acre gustatu ac lentum, id. 27, 4, 7, § 22: aliquid de sanguine, Juv. 15, 92; 14, 85.—Prov.: primis, ut dicitur, labris gustare physiologiam, i. e. to have a superficial knowledge of, Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 20.—B. In partic., to take a slight meal, to take a luncheon or whet; to eat a little:
Cretes, quorum nemo gustavit umquam cubans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74: post solem plerumque frigida lavabatur, deinde gustabat, dormiebatque minimum, Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 11; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 76.—II. Trop., to taste, partake of, enjoy:
gustaras civilem sanguinem vel potius exsorbueras, Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 71: gustare partem ullam liquidae voluptatis, id. Fin. 1, 18, 58: quod si ipsi haec neque attingere neque sensu nostro gustare possemus, tamen, etc., id. Arch. 8, 17: praecepta, id. de Or. 1, 32, 145: summatim rerum causas et genera ipsa, id. ib. 2, 36, 123: Metrodorum illum, i. e. heard, attended for a while, id. ib. 3, 20, 75: partem aliquam rei publicae, id. Fam. 12, 23, 3: sermonem alicujus, i. e. listen to, overhear, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 15: amorem vitae, Lucr. 5, 179: lucellum, Hor. S. 2, 5, 82.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
gustō āvī, ātus, arē
gustus, to taste, take a little of : aquam: leporem, Cs.: aliquid de sanguine, Iu.— To take a slight meal, take luncheon, eat a little : quorum nemo gustavit cubans.— Fig., to taste, partake of, enjoy : civilem sanguinem: partem liquidae voluptatis: praecepta: summatim rerum causas: Metrodorum illum, i. e. heard for a while : lucellum, H.—Prov.: primis labris gustare, i. e. learn a little of .
Origins
From unattested *gustus (“tasted”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵustós, from *ǵews- (“to taste”). Cognate with gustus (“a taste”).
Elsewhere
- Catalangustar
- Frenchgoûterfrom Old French goster
- Italiangustare
- Portuguesegostar
- Romaniangusta
- Romaniangustare
- Sardiniangustai
- Sardiniangustare
- Spanishgustar
- Aromaniangustu
Old Francoprovençal
- Franco-Provençalgôtar
In English words that came into English from gustō
- gustationgustatio
- gustatorygustātus
- degustationdegustatio