LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

intercalō

intercalō (present infinitive intercalāre, perfect active intercalāvī, supine intercalātum)
Classical[ɪnˈtɛr.ka.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[inˈtɛr.ka.lo]

Meaning

  1. to intercalate
  2. to postpone

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.intercalōintercalābamintercalābōintercalāvīintercalāveramintercalāverō
intercalārō
2nd sg.intercalāsintercalābāsintercalābisintercalāvistī
intercalāstī
intercalāverās
intercalārās
intercalāveris
3rd sg.intercalatintercalābatintercalābitintercalāvitintercalāverat
intercalārat
intercalāverit
intercalārit
1st pl.intercalāmusintercalābāmusintercalābimusintercalāvimusintercalāverāmusintercalāverimus
intercalārimus
2nd pl.intercalātisintercalābātisintercalābitisintercalāvistis
intercalāstis
intercalāverātis
intercalārātis
intercalāveritis
intercalāritis
3rd pl.intercalantintercalābantintercalābuntintercalāvērunt
intercalāvēre, intercalārunt
intercalāverant
intercalārant
intercalāverint
intercalārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.intercalemintercalāremintercalāverim
intercalārim
intercalāvissem
intercalāssem
2nd sg.intercalēsintercalārēsintercalāverīsintercalāvissēs
intercalāssēs
3rd sg.intercaletintercalāretintercalāverit
intercalārit
intercalāvisset
intercalāsset
1st pl.intercalēmusintercalārēmusintercalāverīmus
intercalārīmus
intercalāvissēmus
intercalāssēmus
2nd pl.intercalētisintercalārētisintercalāverītis
intercalārītis
intercalāvissētis
intercalāssētis
3rd pl.intercalentintercalārentintercalāverint
intercalārint
intercalāvissent
intercalāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.intercalorintercalābarintercalābor
2nd sg.intercalāris
intercalāre
intercalābāris
intercalābāre
intercalāberis
intercalābere
3rd sg.intercalāturintercalābāturintercalābitur
1st pl.intercalāmurintercalābāmurintercalābimur
2nd pl.intercalāminīintercalābāminīintercalābiminī
3rd pl.intercalanturintercalābanturintercalābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.intercalerintercalārer
2nd sg.intercalēris
intercalēre
intercalārēris
intercalārēre
3rd sg.intercalēturintercalārētur
1st pl.intercalēmurintercalārēmur
2nd pl.intercalēminīintercalārēminī
3rd pl.intercalenturintercalārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.intercalāintercalāre
pres. 2nd pl.intercalāteintercalāminī
fut. 2nd sg.intercalātōintercalātor
fut. 3rd sg.intercalātōintercalātor
fut. 2nd pl.intercalātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.intercalantōintercalantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveintercalāreintercalārī
perfect infinitiveintercalāvisse
intercalāsse
intercalātum esse
future infinitiveintercalātūrum esseintercalātum īrī
present participleintercalāns—
perfect participle—intercalātus
intercalāta, intercalātā, intercalātae, intercalātam, intercalātārum, intercalātās, intercalātī, intercalātōrum, intercalātōs
future participleintercalātūrus
intercalātūra, intercalātūrā, intercalātūrae, intercalātūram, intercalātūrārum, intercalātūrās, intercalātūre, intercalātūrī, intercalātūrīs, intercalātūrō, intercalātūrōrum, intercalātūrōs, intercalātūrum
intercalandus
intercalanda, intercalandā, intercalandae, intercalandam, intercalandārum, intercalandās, intercalande, intercalandīs, intercalandōrum, intercalandōs
gerundintercalandī, intercalandō, intercalandumsupineintercalātum, intercalātū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

annus (mensis, dies) intercalaris
the intercalary year (month, day).

inter-călo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., lit.,
I. to proclaim that something has been intercalated, to insert, intercalate a day or month (syn.: interpono, intericio); usu. in pass.: si intercalatum erit Calendis Maiis, Cato, R. R. 159: ut duodecim annis continuis non intercalaretur, Suet. Caes. 40: fasti intercalandi licentiā turbati, id. ib.: dies intercalatus, Macr. S. 1, 14 fin. — Impers.: quando primo intercalatum sit, Macr. S. 1, 13, 19.— Act. absol.: Junius Servium Tullium regem primum intercalasse commemorat, Macr. S. 1, 13, 20. The pontifices, to whom it was left to determine the number of intercalary days, were often induced, by party considerations, to insert more or fewer than the proper number of days, or even to neglect the intercalation altogether.—Hence, pass. impers.: illud memento curare ... ut annus noster maneat suo statu, ne quid novi decernatur; hoc tibi ita mando ... ut pugnes, ne intercaletur, Cic. Att. 5, 9, 2.—
II. Transf.: intercalata poena, i. e. put off, deferred, Liv. 9, 9, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latinintercalō

Latin inter- Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- Proto-Italic *kalō Latin calō Latin intercalō From inter- (“between, among”) + calō (“to call, to place”).

Descendants
  • Catalanintercalar
  • Italianintercalare
  • Portugueseintercalar
  • Spanishintercalar
  • Galicianintercalar
  • Sicilianntircalari
  • Venetanintercałar

Quick answers

What does intercalō mean in Latin?
intercalō, a verb, means “to intercalate; to postpone”.
What are the principal parts of intercalō?
intercalō, intercalāre, intercalāvī, intercalātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce intercalō?
In classical Latin, [ɪnˈtɛr.ka.ɫoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈtɛr.ka.lo].
Where does intercalō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér → Proto-Italic *n̥ter → Latin intercalō.