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verbfirst conjugation

incurvō

incurvō (present infinitive incurvāre, perfect active incurvāvī, supine incurvātum)
Classical[ɪŋˈkʊr.woː]Ecclesiastical[iŋˈkur.vo]

Meaning

  1. to bend inwards, bow, curve

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Curvus · Uncus · Pandus · Incurvus · Recurvus · Reduncus · Repandus · Aduncus

1. Curvus, or in prose mostly curvatus, denotes, as a general expression, all crookedness, from a slight degree of crookedness to a complete circle; uncus supposes a great degree of crookedness, approaching to a semi-circle, like the form of a hook; pandus, a slight crookedness, deviating but a little from a straight line, like that which slopes. 2. The curva form a continued crooked line; the incurva suppose a straight line ending in a curve, like ἐπικαμπής, the augur’s staff, for example, or the form of a man who stoops, etc. 3. Recurvus, reduncus, and repandus, denote that which is bent outwards; aduncus, that which is bent inwards. Plin. H. N. xi. 37. Cornua aliis adunca, aliis redunca. (v. 184.)

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.incurvōincurvābamincurvābōincurvāvīincurvāveramincurvāverō
incurvārō
2nd sg.incurvāsincurvābāsincurvābisincurvāvistī
incurvāstī		incurvāverās
incurvārās		incurvāveris
3rd sg.incurvatincurvābatincurvābitincurvāvitincurvāverat
incurvārat		incurvāverit
incurvārit
1st pl.incurvāmusincurvābāmusincurvābimusincurvāvimusincurvāverāmusincurvāverimus
incurvārimus
2nd pl.incurvātisincurvābātisincurvābitisincurvāvistis
incurvāstis		incurvāverātis
incurvārātis		incurvāveritis
incurvāritis
3rd pl.incurvantincurvābantincurvābuntincurvāvērunt
incurvāvēre, incurvārunt		incurvāverant
incurvārant		incurvāverint
incurvārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.incurvemincurvāremincurvāverim
incurvārim		incurvāvissem
incurvāssem
2nd sg.incurvēsincurvārēsincurvāverīsincurvāvissēs
incurvāssēs
3rd sg.incurvetincurvāretincurvāverit
incurvārit		incurvāvisset
incurvāsset
1st pl.incurvēmusincurvārēmusincurvāverīmus
incurvārīmus		incurvāvissēmus
incurvāssēmus
2nd pl.incurvētisincurvārētisincurvāverītis
incurvārītis		incurvāvissētis
incurvāssētis
3rd pl.incurventincurvārentincurvāverint
incurvārint		incurvāvissent
incurvāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.incurvorincurvābarincurvābor
2nd sg.incurvāris
incurvāre		incurvābāris
incurvābāre		incurvāberis
incurvābere
3rd sg.incurvāturincurvābāturincurvābitur
1st pl.incurvāmurincurvābāmurincurvābimur
2nd pl.incurvāminīincurvābāminīincurvābiminī
3rd pl.incurvanturincurvābanturincurvābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.incurverincurvārer
2nd sg.incurvēris
incurvēre		incurvārēris
incurvārēre
3rd sg.incurvēturincurvārētur
1st pl.incurvēmurincurvārēmur
2nd pl.incurvēminīincurvārēminī
3rd pl.incurventurincurvārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.incurvāincurvāre
pres. 2nd pl.incurvāteincurvāminī
fut. 2nd sg.incurvātōincurvātor
fut. 3rd sg.incurvātōincurvātor
fut. 2nd pl.incurvātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.incurvantōincurvantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveincurvāreincurvārī
perfect infinitiveincurvāvisse
incurvāsse		incurvātum esse
future infinitiveincurvātūrum esseincurvātum īrī
present participleincurvāns
incurvante, incurvantem, incurvantēs, incurvantī, incurvantia, incurvantibus, incurvantis, incurvantīs, incurvantium		—
perfect participle—incurvātus
incurvāta, incurvātā, incurvātae, incurvātam, incurvātārum, incurvātās, incurvātī, incurvātōrum, incurvātōs
future participleincurvātūrus
incurvātūra, incurvātūrā, incurvātūrae, incurvātūram, incurvātūrārum, incurvātūrās, incurvātūre, incurvātūrī, incurvātūrīs, incurvātūrō, incurvātūrōrum, incurvātūrōs, incurvātūrum		incurvandus
incurvanda, incurvandā, incurvandae, incurvandam, incurvandārum, incurvandās, incurvande, incurvandīs, incurvandōrum, incurvandōs
gerundincurvandī, incurvandō, incurvandumsupineincurvātum, incurvātū

in-curvo, āvi, ātum, āre, v. a.,
I. to bend, bow, crook, curve (in Cic. only once in part. pass.; elsewhere poet. and post-Aug.).
I. Lit.: flexos arcus, Verg. A. 5, 500.—Pass.: robur et olea incurvantur, Plin. 16, 42, 81, § 222: lentos remos, Cat. 64, 183.—Of persons: incurvari, to be bowed down, bent, Sen. ad Polyb. 7, 2; Capitol. Ant. Pii, 13, 1. —In part. pass.: bacillum inflexum et incurvatum, crooked, Cic. Fin. 2, 11, 33.—
B. Pregn., in mal. part., = paedicare, Mart. 11, 43, 5.—
II. Trop., to bend, cast down, disturb: non est magnus animus, quem incurvat injuria, Sen. de Ira, 3, 5 fin.: aliquem querelā, to move to commiseration, Pers. 1, 91.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥wós Proto-Italic *korwos Latin curvus 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 curvō Latin incurvō From in- + curvō (“bend”).

Descendants
  • Catalanencorbar
  • Englishincurve
  • Italianincurvare
  • Portugueseencurvar
  • Spanishencorvar
  • Galicianencurvar

In English words that came into English from incurvō

  • incurvateincurvātus

Quick answers

What does incurvō mean in Latin?
incurvō, a verb, means “to bend inwards, bow, curve”.
What are the principal parts of incurvō?
incurvō, incurvāre, incurvāvī, incurvātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce incurvō?
In classical Latin, [ɪŋˈkʊr.woː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iŋˈkur.vo].
Where does incurvō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin incurvō.