verbfirst conjugation
humō
humō (present infinitive humāre, perfect active humāvī, supine humātum)
Classical[ˈhʊ.moː]Ecclesiastical[ˈuː.mo]
Meaning
- to bury
- figurativelyto perform funeral rites
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
terrā tegō, sepeliōhumō -āre — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 16
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Sepelire · Condere · Humare
Sepelire and condere denote complete burial, the more or less solemn interment of the remains of a dead person, with or without previous burning; sepelire (Goth. filhan, ἀσπάλαξ) as a proper and technical expression; condere (καταθεῖναι) as a general and softer expression; whereas humare means depositing in the earth, as the last part of burial, in opp. to cremare.
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | humō | humābam | humābō | humāvī | humāveram | humāverō humārō |
| 2nd sg. | humās | humābās | humābis | humāvistī humāstī | humāverās humārās | humāveris |
| 3rd sg. | humat | humābat | humābit | humāvit | humāverat humārat | humāverit humārit |
| 1st pl. | humāmus | humābāmus | humābimus | humāvimus | humāverāmus | humāverimus humārimus |
| 2nd pl. | humātis | humābātis | humābitis | humāvistis humāstis | humāverātis humārātis | humāveritis humāritis |
| 3rd pl. | humant | humābant | humābunt | humāvērunt humāvēre, humārunt | humāverant humārant | humāverint humārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | humem | humārem | humāverim humārim | humāvissem humāssem |
| 2nd sg. | humēs | humārēs | humāverīs | humāvissēs humāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | humet | humāret | humāverit humārit | humāvisset humāsset |
| 1st pl. | humēmus | humārēmus | humāverīmus humārīmus | humāvissēmus humāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | humētis | humārētis | humāverītis humārītis | humāvissētis humāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | hument | humārent | humāverint humārint | humāvissent humāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | humor | humābar | humābor |
| 2nd sg. | humāris humāre | humābāris humābāre | humāberis humābere |
| 3rd sg. | humātur | humābātur | humābitur |
| 1st pl. | humāmur | humābāmur | humābimur |
| 2nd pl. | humāminī | humābāminī | humābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | humantur | humābantur | humābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | humer | humārer |
| 2nd sg. | humēris humēre | humārēris humārēre |
| 3rd sg. | humētur | humārētur |
| 1st pl. | humēmur | humārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | humēminī | humārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | humentur | humārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | humā | humāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | humāte | humāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | humātō | humātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | humātō | humātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | humātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | humantō | humantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | humāre | humārī |
| perfect infinitive | humāvisse humāsse | humātum esse |
| future infinitive | humātūrum esse | humātum īrī |
| present participle | humāns humante, humantem, humantēs, humantī, humantia, humantibus, humantis, humantīs, humantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | humātus humāta, humātā, humātae, humātam, humātārum, humātās, humātī, humātōrum, humātōs |
| future participle | humātūrus humātūra, humātūrā, humātūrae, humātūram, humātūrārum, humātūrās, humātūre, humātūrī, humātūrīs, humātūrō, humātūrōrum, humātūrōs, humātūrum | humandus humanda, humandā, humandae, humandam, humandārum, humandās, humande, humandīs, humandōrum, humandōs |
gerundhumandī, humandō, humandumsupinehumātum, humātū
hŭmo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. humus,
I. to cover with earth, to inter, bury.
I. Lit. (rare but class.; cf.:
sepelio, tumulo): in terram cadentibus corporibus iisque humo tectis, e quo dictum est humari, Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, 36: cum ignotum quendam projectum mortuum vidisset eumque humavisset, id. Div. 1, 27, 56: corpora, id. Tusc. 1, 45, 108: caesorum reliquias uno tumulo humaturus, Suet. Calig. 3: humatus et conditus est, id. Vit. Hor.; Plin. 30, 7, 20, § 64; Prop. 3, 16 (4, 15), 29: sepulcrum ubi mortuus sepultus aut humatus sit, Paul. ex Fest. p. 278 Müll.: corpus humandum, Verg. A. 6, 161. —* II. Transf., in gen., like the Gr. θάπτειν, to pay the last dues to a body, to perform the funeral rites:
militari honestoque funere humaverunt ossaque ejus in Cappadociam deportanda curarunt, Nep. Eum. 13 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
humō āvī, ātus, āre
humus, to cover with earth, inter, bury : eum: corpus humandum, V.: militari honestoque funere humaverunt, performed his funeral rites , N.: solamen humandi, in funeral ceremonies , V.
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 humō From humus (“soil”) + -ō.
Descendants
- Italianumare
In English words that came into English from humō
- exhumeexhumō
- inhumateinhumātus