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verbfirst conjugation

hiemō

hiemō (present infinitive hiemāre, perfect active hiemāvī, supine hiemātum)
Classical[ˈhi.ɛ.moː]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.e.mo]

Meaning

  1. to winter, pass the winter
    Huic permisit, si opus esse arbitraretur, uti in his locis legionem hiemandi causa conlocaret.He permitted him to, if he thought it nessecary, station the legions in these places for the sake of winteringc. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 3.1
  2. to be wintry, stormy, frozen
  3. to freeze, turn to ice

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Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.hiemōhiemābamhiemābōhiemāvīhiemāveramhiemāverō
hiemārō
2nd sg.hiemāshiemābāshiemābishiemāvistī
hiemāstī
hiemāverās
hiemārās
hiemāveris
3rd sg.hiemathiemābathiemābithiemāvithiemāverathiemāverit
hiemārit
1st pl.hiemāmushiemābāmushiemābimushiemāvimushiemāverāmushiemāverimus
hiemārimus
2nd pl.hiemātishiemābātishiemābitishiemāvistis
hiemāstis
hiemāverātis
hiemārātis
hiemāveritis
hiemāritis
3rd pl.hiemanthiemābanthiemābunthiemāvērunt
hiemāvēre, hiemārunt
hiemāverant
hiemārant
hiemāverint
hiemārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.hiememhiemāremhiemāverim
hiemārim
hiemāvissem
hiemāssem
2nd sg.hiemēshiemārēshiemāverīshiemāvissēs
hiemāssēs
3rd sg.hiemethiemārethiemāverit
hiemārit
hiemāvisset
hiemāsset
1st pl.hiemēmushiemārēmushiemāverīmus
hiemārīmus
hiemāvissēmus
hiemāssēmus
2nd pl.hiemētishiemārētishiemāverītis
hiemārītis
hiemāvissētis
hiemāssētis
3rd pl.hiementhiemārenthiemāverint
hiemārint
hiemāvissent
hiemāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.hiemorhiemābarhiemābor
2nd sg.hiemāris
hiemāre
hiemābāris
hiemābāre
hiemāberis
hiemābere
3rd sg.hiemāturhiemābāturhiemābitur
1st pl.hiemāmurhiemābāmurhiemābimur
2nd pl.hiemāminīhiemābāminīhiemābiminī
3rd pl.hiemanturhiemābanturhiemābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.hiemerhiemārer
2nd sg.hiemēris
hiemēre
hiemārēris
hiemārēre
3rd sg.hiemēturhiemārētur
1st pl.hiemēmurhiemārēmur
2nd pl.hiemēminīhiemārēminī
3rd pl.hiementurhiemārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.hiemāhiemāre
pres. 2nd pl.hiemātehiemāminī
fut. 2nd sg.hiemātōhiemātor
fut. 3rd sg.hiemātōhiemātor
fut. 2nd pl.hiemātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.hiemantōhiemantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivehiemārehiemārī
perfect infinitivehiemāvisse
hiemāsse
hiemātum esse
future infinitivehiemātūrum essehiemātum īrī
present participlehiemāns
hiemante, hiemantem, hiemantēs, hiemantī, hiemantia, hiemantibus, hiemantis, hiemantīs, hiemantium
—
perfect participle—hiemātus
hiemāta, hiemātā, hiemātae, hiemātam, hiemātārum, hiemātās, hiemātī, hiemātōrum, hiemātōs
future participlehiemātūrus
hiemātūra, hiemātūrā, hiemātūrae, hiemātūram, hiemātūrārum, hiemātūrās, hiemātūre, hiemātūrī, hiemātūrīs, hiemātūrō, hiemātūrōrum, hiemātūrōs, hiemātūrum
hiemandus
gerundhiemandī, hiemandō, hiemandumsupinehiemātum, hiemātū

hĭĕmo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.
I. [hiems].
I. Neutr.
A. Of persons, to pass the winter, to winter; of soldiers, to keep in winter-quarters: ubi piratae quotannis hiemare soleant, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 47, § 104: naviget ac mediis hiemet mercator in undis, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 71: assidue in Urbe, Suet. Aug. 72: tres (legiones), quae circum Aquileiam hiemabant, ex hibernis educit, Caes. B. G. 1, 10, 3: legionem hiemandi causa collocaret, id. ib. 3, 1: cupio scire quid agas et ubi sis hiematurus, Cic. Fam. 7, 9, 1: facies me certiorem, quomodo hiemaris, id. Att. 6, 1 fin.—
B. Of things, to be wintry, frozen, cold, stormy (freq. since the Aug. per.; not in Cic.): hiemantes aquae, Sall. Fragm. ap. Sen. Ep. 114: atrum Defendens pisces hiemat mare, storms, Hor. S. 2, 2, 17; Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 125; cf.: repente hiemavit tempestas ... totus hiemavit annus ... hiemante Aquilone, Arrunt. ap. Sen. Ep. 114: delphini vespertino occasu continui dies hiemant Italiae, Plin. 18, 26, 64, § 235.—
2. Impers., hiemat, it is winter weather, wintry, cold, frosty (post-Aug.): decimo sexto Cal. Febr. Cancer desinit occidere: hiemat, Col. 11, 2, 4: vehementer hiemat, id. ib. 20: hiemat cum frigore et gelicidiis, id. ib. 78; Plin. 18, 35, 79, § 348.—
II. Act., to congeal, freeze, turn to ice (post-Aug.): decoquunt alii aquas, mox et illas hiemant, Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 55 (for which: decoquere aquam vitroque demissam in nives refrigerare, id. 31, 3, 23, § 40): hiemato lacu, id. 9, 22, 38, § 75.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰey-
  2. Latinhiemō

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōmder. Proto-Italic *hiem-der. Latin hiems 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 hiemō From hiems (“winter, rainy season”) + -ō.

Descendants
  • Englishhiemate

Quick answers

What does hiemō mean in Latin?
hiemō, a verb, means “to winter, pass the winter; to be wintry, stormy, frozen; to freeze, turn to ice”.
What are the principal parts of hiemō?
hiemō, hiemāre, hiemāvī, hiemātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce hiemō?
In classical Latin, [ˈhi.ɛ.moː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiː.e.mo].
Where does hiemō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- → Latin hiemō.