LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

inveterō

inveterō (present infinitive inveterāre, perfect active inveterāvī, supine inveterātum)
Classical[ɪnˈwɛ.tɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[iɱˈvɛː.te.ro]

Meaning

  1. to age (make old, grow old)

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.inveterōinveterābaminveterābōinveterāvīinveterāveraminveterāverō
inveterārō
2nd sg.inveterāsinveterābāsinveterābisinveterāvistī
inveterāstī		inveterāverās
inveterārās		inveterāveris
3rd sg.inveteratinveterābatinveterābitinveterāvitinveterāverat
inveterārat		inveterāverit
inveterārit
1st pl.inveterāmusinveterābāmusinveterābimusinveterāvimusinveterāverāmusinveterāverimus
inveterārimus
2nd pl.inveterātisinveterābātisinveterābitisinveterāvistis
inveterāstis		inveterāverātis
inveterārātis		inveterāveritis
inveterāritis
3rd pl.inveterantinveterābantinveterābuntinveterāvērunt
inveterāvēre, inveterārunt		inveterāverant
inveterārant		inveterāverint
inveterārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.invetereminveterāreminveterāverim
inveterārim		inveterāvissem
inveterāssem
2nd sg.inveterēsinveterārēsinveterāverīsinveterāvissēs
inveterāssēs
3rd sg.inveteretinveterāretinveterāverit
inveterārit		inveterāvisset
inveterāsset
1st pl.inveterēmusinveterārēmusinveterāverīmus
inveterārīmus		inveterāvissēmus
inveterāssēmus
2nd pl.inveterētisinveterārētisinveterāverītis
inveterārītis		inveterāvissētis
inveterāssētis
3rd pl.inveterentinveterārentinveterāverint
inveterārint		inveterāvissent
inveterāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.inveterorinveterābarinveterābor
2nd sg.inveterāris
inveterāre		inveterābāris
inveterābāre		inveterāberis
inveterābere
3rd sg.inveterāturinveterābāturinveterābitur
1st pl.inveterāmurinveterābāmurinveterābimur
2nd pl.inveterāminīinveterābāminīinveterābiminī
3rd pl.inveteranturinveterābanturinveterābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.invetererinveterārer
2nd sg.inveterēris
inveterēre		inveterārēris
inveterārēre
3rd sg.inveterēturinveterārētur
1st pl.inveterēmurinveterārēmur
2nd pl.inveterēminīinveterārēminī
3rd pl.inveterenturinveterārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.inveterāinveterāre
pres. 2nd pl.inveterāteinveterāminī
fut. 2nd sg.inveterātōinveterātor
fut. 3rd sg.inveterātōinveterātor
fut. 2nd pl.inveterātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.inveterantōinveterantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveinveterāreinveterārī
perfect infinitiveinveterāvisse
inveterāsse		inveterātum esse
future infinitiveinveterātūrum esseinveterātum īrī
present participleinveterāns—
perfect participle—inveterātus
inveterāta, inveterātā, inveterātae, inveterātam, inveterātārum, inveterātās, inveterātī, inveterātōrum, inveterātōs
future participleinveterātūrus
inveterātūra, inveterātūrā, inveterātūrae, inveterātūram, inveterātūrārum, inveterātūrās, inveterātūre, inveterātūrī, inveterātūrīs, inveterātūrō, inveterātūrōrum, inveterātūrōs, inveterātūrum		inveterandus
inveteranda, inveterandā, inveterandae, inveterandam, inveterandārum, inveterandās, inveterande, inveterandīs, inveterandōrum, inveterandōs
gerundinveterandī, inveterandō, inveterandumsupineinveterātum, inveterātū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

opinio confirmata, inveterata
a rooted opinion.
odium inveteratum habere in aliquem (Vat. 3. 6)
to cherish an inveterate animosity against some one.

in-vĕtĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I. to render old, to give age or duration to a thing.
I. Lit.: aquam, Col. 12, 12: allium, cepamque, Plin. 19, 6, 34, § 115.—Pass., to become old, to acquire age or durability; to abide, endure (class. but rare): non tam stabilis opinio permaneret, ... nec una cum saeclis aetatibusque hominum inveterari posset, Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 5 B. and K. (al. inveterascere): ad ea, quae inveterari volunt, nitro utuntur, Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 111: vina, id. 19, 4, 19, § 53.—Part. pass.: invĕtĕrātus, a, um.
(a). Kept for a long time: acetum, Plin. 23, 2, 28, § 59: vinum, id. 15, 2, 3, § 7: jecur felis, inveteratum sale, preserved in, id. 28, 16, 66, § 229; so, fel vino, id. 32, 7, 25, § 77 et saep.—
(b). Inveterate, old, of long standing, rooted: amicitia, Cic. Fam. 3, 9, 3: dolor, id. Tusc. 3, 16, 35: malum, id. Phil. 5, 11, 31: conglutinatio, id. de Sen. 20: licentia, Nep. Eum. 8; Suet. Ner. 16: litterae atque doctrinae, Aug. C. D. 22, 6 init.: codex, hardened by age, Col. 4, 8, 4. —
(g). Of diseases, sores, etc., deep-seated, chronic, inveterate: scabritiae oculorum, Plin. 24, 12, 31, § 121: ulcus, id. 29, 4, 18, § 65.— Hence, subst.: invĕtĕrāta, ōrum, n., chronic diseases: vehementius contra inveterata pugnandum, Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 1, 8.—
II. Trop.
1. Mid.: inveterari, to keep, last, endure, Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 5; Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 53.— Esp., in law, part. pass.: inveteratus, established by prescription, customary: mores sunt tacitus consensus populi, longa consuetudine inveteratus, Ulp. Fragm. 1, 4.—
2. To cause to fail, bring to an end, abolish (eccl. Lat.): notitiam veri Dei, Lact. 2, 16 fin.

Origins

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

Latin veterō Latin inveterō From in- + veterō.

Descendants
  • Englishinveterate
  • Frenchinvéterer
  • Italianinveterare
  • Spanishinveterar

In English words that came into English from inveterō

  • inveterateinveterātus

Quick answers

What does inveterō mean in Latin?
inveterō, a verb, means “to age (make old, grow old)”.
What are the principal parts of inveterō?
inveterō, inveterāre, inveterāvī, inveterātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce inveterō?
In classical Latin, [ɪnˈwɛ.tɛ.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iɱˈvɛː.te.ro].
Where does inveterō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin inveterō.