verbthird conjugation, no supine stem
incolō
incolō (present infinitive incolere, perfect active incoluī)
Classical[ˈɪŋ.kɔ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈiŋ.ko.lo]
Meaning
- to cultivate
- broadlyto dwell or abide in a place, inhabit, reside
Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquītānī, tertiam quī ipsōrum linguā Celtae, nostrā Gallī appellantur.
Gaul, taken as a whole, is divided into three parts, one of which the Belgae inhabit, the Aquitani another, those who in their own language are called Celts, in our language the Gauls, the third.c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 1.1
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Incolere · Habitare · Incola · Inquilinus · Colonus
1. Incolere is transitive, as to inhabit; habitare, intransitive, as to dwell. At the same time incolere has reference to the country, to which a man, as a citizen or inhabitant, belongs; whereas habitare has reference to the house, in which a man, as owner or tenant, has his stationary residence. 2. Incola is the inhabitant, in opp. to the citizen, Cic. Off. i. 34, like μέτοικος; inquilinus, the tenant, in opp. to the owner of the house, dominus, Cic. Phil. ii. 41, like σύνοικος; colonus, the farmer, in opp. to the landowner, Cic. Cæc. 32; something like θής.
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | incolō | incolēbam | incolam | incoluī | incolueram | incoluerō |
| 2nd sg. | incolis | incolēbās | incolēs | incoluistī | incoluerās | incolueris |
| 3rd sg. | incolit | incolēbat | incolet | incoluit | incoluerat | incoluerit |
| 1st pl. | incolimus | incolēbāmus | incolēmus | incoluimus | incoluerāmus | incoluerimus |
| 2nd pl. | incolitis | incolēbātis | incolētis | incoluistis | incoluerātis | incolueritis |
| 3rd pl. | incolunt | incolēbant | incolent | incoluērunt incoluēre | incoluerant | incoluerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | incolam | incolerem | incoluerim | incoluissem |
| 2nd sg. | incolās | incolerēs | incoluerīs | incoluissēs |
| 3rd sg. | incolat | incoleret | incoluerit | incoluisset |
| 1st pl. | incolāmus | incolerēmus | incoluerīmus | incoluissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | incolātis | incolerētis | incoluerītis | incoluissētis |
| 3rd pl. | incolant | incolerent | incoluerint | incoluissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | incolor | incolēbar | incolar |
| 2nd sg. | incoleris incolere | incolēbāris incolēbāre | incolēris incolēre |
| 3rd sg. | incolitur | incolēbātur | incolētur |
| 1st pl. | incolimur | incolēbāmur | incolēmur |
| 2nd pl. | incoliminī | incolēbāminī | incolēminī |
| 3rd pl. | incoluntur | incolēbantur | incolentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | incolar | incolerer |
| 2nd sg. | incolāris incolāre | incolerēris incolerēre |
| 3rd sg. | incolātur | incolerētur |
| 1st pl. | incolāmur | incolerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | incolāminī | incolerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | incolantur | incolerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | incole | incolere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | incolite | incoliminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | incolitō | incolitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | incolitō | incolitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | incolitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | incoluntō | incoluntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | incolere | incolī |
| perfect infinitive | incoluisse | — |
| present participle | incolēns | — |
| future participle | — | incolendus incolundus |
gerundincolendī, incolendō, incolendum
in-cŏlo, lŭi, 3 (post-class. collat. form incŏlo, āre:
I.
paradisum incolare et custodire, Tert. Res. Carn. 26 fin.; whence incolatus), v. a. and n. I. Lit. (for the simple colere), to cultivate (late Lat.): in his terris, quas incolunt (rusticani), Cod. Th. 13, 1, 3. —
II. Transf., to dwell or abide in a place, to inhabit (class.).
(a). Act. (only so in Cic.):
jam qui incolunt eas (sc. maritimas) urbes, etc., Cic. Rep. 2, 4: illam urbem, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 10, § 21; id. Ac. 2, 45, 137: Delum, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 17, § 46: illos lacus lucosque, id. ib. 2, 5, 72, § 188: eos agros, id. Rep. 2, 2: eam partem terrae, id. ib. 1, 17; cf. terras, id. N. D. 2, 16, 42: illum locum, id. Rep. 6, 15 fin.: quem locum, id. Tusc. 1, 6, 11: ea loca, Caes. B. G. 2, 4, 2: unam, aliam, tertiam partem Galliae, id. ib. 1, 1, 1: Alpes, id. ib. 4, 10, 3 et saep.: eamdem patriam, Liv. 4, 3, 3: piscibus atque avibus ferisque, quae incolunt terras, id. 25, 12, 6: secessum, Plin. Ep. 2, 17 fin.; cf.: indulgens templa vetustis Incolere atque habitare deis, Sil. 14, 672.—In pass.: e locis quoque ipsis, qui a quibusque incolebantur, Cic. Div. 1, 42, 93; 2, 44, 92. — (b). Neutr.:
Neptuno, qui salsis locis incolit, Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 2: Germani, qui trans Rhenum incolunt, Caes. B. G. 1, 1, 4: cis Rhenum, id. ib. 2, 3, 4: remanere uno in loco incolendi causa, id. ib. 4, 1, 7: qui inter mare Alpesque incolebant, Liv. 1, 1, 3: erat oppidum Vaga, ubi et incolere et mercari consueverant multi mortales, Sall. J. 47, 1.incŏlo, āre, v. 1. incolo
I. init.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
in-colō luī, —, ere,
to be at home, abide, dwell: trans Rhenum, Cs.: inter mare Alpīsque, L.: ubi incolere consueverant, S.—To inhabit, dwell in: urbem: lacūs lucosque: terras: finīs, H.: partem Galliae, Cs.: patriam, L.: (insularum) pars a feris nationibus incolitur, Cs.: incolitur urbis sedes, V.: qui (loci) a quibusque incolebantur.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinincolō
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin incolō From in- (“in, at, on”) + colō (“cultivate”).