LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

interō

interō (present infinitive interere, perfect active intrīvī, supine intrītum)
Classical[ˈɪn.tɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈin.te.ro]

Meaning

  1. to rub, break or crumble (into)

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.interōinterēbaminteramintrīvīintrīveramintrīverō
2nd sg.interisinterēbāsinterēsintrīvistīintrīverāsintrīveris
3rd sg.interitinterēbatinteretintrīvitintrīveratintrīverit
1st pl.interimusinterēbāmusinterēmusintrīvimusintrīverāmusintrīverimus
2nd pl.interitisinterēbātisinterētisintrīvistisintrīverātisintrīveritis
3rd pl.interuntinterēbantinterentintrīvērunt
intrīvēre
intrīverantintrīverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.interamintereremintrīverimintrīvissem
2nd sg.interāsintererēsintrīverīsintrīvissēs
3rd sg.interatintereretintrīveritintrīvisset
1st pl.interāmusintererēmusintrīverīmusintrīvissēmus
2nd pl.interātisintererētisintrīverītisintrīvissētis
3rd pl.interantintererentintrīverintintrīvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.interorinterēbarinterar
2nd sg.intereris
interere
interēbāris
interēbāre
interēris
interēre
3rd sg.interiturinterēbāturinterētur
1st pl.interimurinterēbāmurinterēmur
2nd pl.interiminīinterēbāminīinterēminī
3rd pl.interunturinterēbanturinterentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.interarintererer
2nd sg.interāris
interāre
intererēris
intererēre
3rd sg.interāturintererētur
1st pl.interāmurintererēmur
2nd pl.interāminīintererēminī
3rd pl.interanturintererentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.intereinterere
pres. 2nd pl.interiteinteriminī
fut. 2nd sg.interitōinteritor
fut. 3rd sg.interitōinteritor
fut. 2nd pl.interitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.interuntōinteruntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveinterereinterī
perfect infinitiveintrīvisseintrītum esse
future infinitiveintrītūrum esseintrītum īrī
present participleinterēns—
perfect participle—intrītus
intrīta, intrītā, intrītae, intrītam, intrītārum, intrītās, intrīte, intrītī, intrītīs, intrītō, intrītōrum, intrītōs
future participleintrītūrus
intrītūra, intrītūrā, intrītūrae, intrītūram, intrītūrārum, intrītūrās, intrītūre, intrītūrī, intrītūrīs, intrītūrō, intrītūrōrum, intrītūrōs, intrītūrum
interendus
interundus, interenda, interendā, interendae, interendam, interendārum, interendās, interende, interendīs, interendōrum, interendōs
gerundinterendī, interendō, interendumsupineintrītum, intrītū

in-tĕro, trīvi, trītum (
I. second pers. perf. intrīsti; see below), 3, v. a., to rub into, to rub, bruise, or crumble in (poet. and postAug.).
I. Lit.: infundito in catinum: eo interito, Cato, R. R. 156, 6: aliquid potioni, Plin. 28, 19, 80, § 261.—
II. Trop. Prov.: tute hoc intrīsti: tibi omne est exedendum, you have made this dish, and must eat it up, i. e. you have begun the affair, and must carry it through, Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 4: tibi quod intrīsti exedendum est, sic vetus verbum jubet, Aus. Edyll. 6, p. 167.—Hence, intrītus, a, um, P. a.
A. Adj.
1. Bruised to pieces, pounded up: glans intrita, Plin. 24, 3, 3, § 7. —
2. Crumbled into, broken into: panis triticeus intritus in aquam, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 21: panis in lacte, id. ib. 2, 9, 10. —
B. Subst.
1. intrīta, ae, f., paste, mash of lime, clay, etc., Plin. 36, 23, 55, § 176; Col. 12, 55. —
2. intrītum, i, n., paste (post-class.), App. M. 11, p. 265.

Quick answers

What does interō mean in Latin?
interō, a verb, means “to rub, break or crumble (into)”.
What are the principal parts of interō?
interō, interere, intrīvī, intrītum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce interō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɪn.tɛ.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈin.te.ro].