LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

inhiō

inhiō (present infinitive inhiāre, perfect active inhiāvī, supine inhiātum)
Classical[ˈɪ.ni.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.ni.o]

Meaning

  1. to gape, such as in amazement
  2. to open one's mouth wide
  3. figurativelyto gaze with eagerness; to regard with longing

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.inhiōinhiābaminhiābōinhiāvīinhiāveraminhiāverō
inhiārō
2nd sg.inhiāsinhiābāsinhiābisinhiāvistī
inhiāstī
inhiāverās
inhiārās
inhiāveris
3rd sg.inhiatinhiābatinhiābitinhiāvitinhiāverat
inhiārat
inhiāverit
inhiārit
1st pl.inhiāmusinhiābāmusinhiābimusinhiāvimusinhiāverāmusinhiāverimus
inhiārimus
2nd pl.inhiātisinhiābātisinhiābitisinhiāvistis
inhiāstis
inhiāverātis
inhiārātis
inhiāveritis
inhiāritis
3rd pl.inhiantinhiābantinhiābuntinhiāvērunt
inhiāvēre, inhiārunt
inhiāverant
inhiārant
inhiāverint
inhiārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.inhieminhiāreminhiāverim
inhiārim
inhiāvissem
inhiāssem
2nd sg.inhiēsinhiārēsinhiāverīsinhiāvissēs
inhiāssēs
3rd sg.inhietinhiāretinhiāverit
inhiārit
inhiāvisset
inhiāsset
1st pl.inhiēmusinhiārēmusinhiāverīmus
inhiārīmus
inhiāvissēmus
inhiāssēmus
2nd pl.inhiētisinhiārētisinhiāverītis
inhiārītis
inhiāvissētis
inhiāssētis
3rd pl.inhientinhiārentinhiāverint
inhiārint
inhiāvissent
inhiāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.inhiorinhiābarinhiābor
2nd sg.inhiāris
inhiāre
inhiābāris
inhiābāre
inhiāberis
inhiābere
3rd sg.inhiāturinhiābāturinhiābitur
1st pl.inhiāmurinhiābāmurinhiābimur
2nd pl.inhiāminīinhiābāminīinhiābiminī
3rd pl.inhianturinhiābanturinhiābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.inhierinhiārer
2nd sg.inhiēris
inhiēre
inhiārēris
inhiārēre
3rd sg.inhiēturinhiārētur
1st pl.inhiēmurinhiārēmur
2nd pl.inhiēminīinhiārēminī
3rd pl.inhienturinhiārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.inhiāinhiāre
pres. 2nd pl.inhiāteinhiāminī
fut. 2nd sg.inhiātōinhiātor
fut. 3rd sg.inhiātōinhiātor
fut. 2nd pl.inhiātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.inhiantōinhiantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveinhiāreinhiārī
perfect infinitiveinhiāvisse
inhiāsse
inhiātum esse
future infinitiveinhiātūrum esseinhiātum īrī
present participleinhiāns
inhiante, inhiantem, inhiantēs, inhiantī, inhiantia, inhiantibus, inhiantis, inhiantīs, inhiantium
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perfect participle—inhiātus
inhiāta, inhiātā, inhiātae, inhiātam, inhiātārum, inhiātās, inhiātī, inhiātōrum, inhiātōs
future participleinhiātūrus
inhiātūra, inhiātūrā, inhiātūrae, inhiātūram, inhiātūrārum, inhiātūrās, inhiātūre, inhiātūrī, inhiātūrīs, inhiātūrō, inhiātūrōrum, inhiātūrōs, inhiātūrum
inhiandus
inhianda, inhiandā, inhiandae, inhiandam, inhiandārum, inhiandās, inhiande, inhiandīs, inhiandōrum, inhiandōs
gerundinhiandī, inhiandō, inhiandumsupineinhiātum, inhiātū

ĭn-hĭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.
I. , to stand open, to gape.
I. In gen.
A. Lit.: ora inhiasse luporum, Stat. Th. 1, 626.—
B. Trop., to gape with amazement, etc.: inhians Cerberus, Verg. G. 4, 483: attonitis inhians animis, id. A. 7, 814.—
II. In partic., to open the mouth wide, to gape at.
A. Lit.: Romulus lactens, uberibus lupinis inhians, Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 19: gazis inhians, Sen. Herc. Fur. 166: praedae, Val. Fl. 2, 531: pecudumque reclusis Pectoribus inhians, spirantia consu, lit exta, Verg. A. 4, 64.—With acc.: postes, to gape at, Verg. G. 2, 463.—
B. Transf., to gaze at with eagerness, regard with longing (cf.: capto, appeto, sitio): congestis saccis, Hor. S. 1, 1, 71: inhians in te, dea, Lucr. 1, 36; Just. 17, 3, 4; Flor. 3, 11, 2; Tac. A. 4, 12; 11, 1; 12, 59 al.: lucro, Sen. Contr. 3, 22, 11: omnia, quibus vulgus inhiat, id. Ep. 102, 27; Val. Max. 7, 2, ext. 1: dictis, to hear eagerly, attend closely to, Val. Fl. 5, 469; Suet. Ter. 1.—With acc. (poet. and rare, except in Plaut.): hereditatem alicujus, Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 25: aurum, id. Aul. 2, 2, 17: mortem alicujus, Caecil. ap. Gell. 2, 23, 10; Plaut. Truc. 2, 3, 18: bona mea, id. Mil. 3, 1, 121: inhiat quod nusquam est miser, id. ib. 4, 4, 62.

Origins

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

Latin hiō Latin inhiō From in- + hiō (“stand open”).

Descendants
  • Englishinhiate

In English words that came into English from inhiō

  • inhiateinhiō
  • inhiationinhiātiō

Quick answers

What does inhiō mean in Latin?
inhiō, a verb, means “to gape, such as in amazement; to open one's mouth wide; to gaze with eagerness”.
What are the principal parts of inhiō?
inhiō, inhiāre, inhiāvī, inhiātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce inhiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɪ.ni.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiː.ni.o].
Where does inhiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin inhiō.