LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

inalbō

inalbō (present infinitive inalbāre, perfect active inalbāvī, supine inalbātum)
Classical[ɪˈnaɫ.boː]Ecclesiastical[iˈnal.bo]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto make white, whiten
  2. transitiveto lighten

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.inalbōinalbābaminalbābōinalbāvīinalbāveraminalbāverō
2nd sg.inalbāsinalbābāsinalbābisinalbāvistīinalbāverāsinalbāveris
3rd sg.inalbatinalbābatinalbābitinalbāvitinalbāveratinalbāverit
1st pl.inalbāmusinalbābāmusinalbābimusinalbāvimusinalbāverāmusinalbāverimus
2nd pl.inalbātisinalbābātisinalbābitisinalbāvistisinalbāverātisinalbāveritis
3rd pl.inalbantinalbābantinalbābuntinalbāvērunt
inalbāvēre
inalbāverantinalbāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.inalbeminalbāreminalbāveriminalbāvissem
2nd sg.inalbēsinalbārēsinalbāverīsinalbāvissēs
3rd sg.inalbetinalbāretinalbāveritinalbāvisset
1st pl.inalbēmusinalbārēmusinalbāverīmusinalbāvissēmus
2nd pl.inalbētisinalbārētisinalbāverītisinalbāvissētis
3rd pl.inalbentinalbārentinalbāverintinalbāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.inalborinalbābarinalbābor
2nd sg.inalbāris
inalbāre
inalbābāris
inalbābāre
inalbāberis
inalbābere
3rd sg.inalbāturinalbābāturinalbābitur
1st pl.inalbāmurinalbābāmurinalbābimur
2nd pl.inalbāminīinalbābāminīinalbābiminī
3rd pl.inalbanturinalbābanturinalbābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.inalberinalbārer
2nd sg.inalbēris
inalbēre
inalbārēris
inalbārēre
3rd sg.inalbēturinalbārētur
1st pl.inalbēmurinalbārēmur
2nd pl.inalbēminīinalbārēminī
3rd pl.inalbenturinalbārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.inalbāinalbāre
pres. 2nd pl.inalbāteinalbāminī
fut. 2nd sg.inalbātōinalbātor
fut. 3rd sg.inalbātōinalbātor
fut. 2nd pl.inalbātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.inalbantōinalbantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveinalbāreinalbārī
perfect infinitiveinalbāvisseinalbātum esse
future infinitiveinalbātūrum esseinalbātum īrī
present participleinalbāns—
perfect participle—inalbātus
future participleinalbātūrusinalbandus
gerundinalbandī, inalbandō, inalbandumsupineinalbātum, inalbātū

ĭn-albo and ind-albo, āre, v. a.,
I. to make white or light, to whiten, brighten (ante- and post-class.): ut primum tenebris abjectis indalbabat, Enn. ap. Achill. Stat. ad Cat. 64, 40 (Ann. v. 219 Vahl.; perh. imitated by Appuleius; v. inalbeo): cerei nocturnas tenebras inalbabant, App. M. 10, p. 248, 30.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latininalbō

Proto-Indo-European *albʰós Proto-Italic *alβos Latin albus 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 albō Latin inalbō From in- + albō.

Descendants
  • Italianinalbare
  • Italianinnalbare

Quick answers

What does inalbō mean in Latin?
inalbō, a verb, means “to make white, whiten; to lighten”.
What are the principal parts of inalbō?
inalbō, inalbāre, inalbāvī, inalbātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce inalbō?
In classical Latin, [ɪˈnaɫ.boː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iˈnal.bo].
Where does inalbō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin inalbō.