verbfirst conjugation
lactō1
lactō (present infinitive lactāre, perfect active lactāvī, supine lactātum)
Meaning
- to contain or give milk, suckle
- to suck milk from the breast
- impersonalto be full of milk
rustica lactantes nec misit Sassina metas
nor did the rustic basket supply its milky [lit: being-full-of-milk] cheeses, or the olive emerge from its Picenian jar86 CE – 103 CE, Martialis, Epigrammata 1.43.7–8
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lactō | lactābam | lactābō | lactāvī | lactāveram | lactāverō lactārō |
| 2nd sg. | lactās | lactābās | lactābis | lactāvistī lactāstī | lactāverās lactārās | lactāveris |
| 3rd sg. | lactat | lactābat | lactābit | lactāvit | lactāverat lactārat | lactāverit lactārit |
| 1st pl. | lactāmus | lactābāmus | lactābimus | lactāvimus | lactāverāmus | lactāverimus lactārimus |
| 2nd pl. | lactātis | lactābātis | lactābitis | lactāvistis lactāstis | lactāverātis lactārātis | lactāveritis lactāritis |
| 3rd pl. | lactant | lactābant | lactābunt | lactāvērunt lactāvēre, lactārunt | lactāverant lactārant | lactāverint lactārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lactem | lactārem | lactāverim lactārim | lactāvissem lactāssem |
| 2nd sg. | lactēs | lactārēs | lactāverīs | lactāvissēs lactāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | lactet | lactāret | lactāverit lactārit | lactāvisset lactāsset |
| 1st pl. | lactēmus | lactārēmus | lactāverīmus lactārīmus | lactāvissēmus lactāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | lactētis | lactārētis | lactāverītis lactārītis | lactāvissētis lactāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | lactent | lactārent | lactāverint lactārint | lactāvissent lactāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lactor | lactābar | lactābor |
| 2nd sg. | lactāris lactāre | lactābāris lactābāre | lactāberis lactābere |
| 3rd sg. | lactātur | lactābātur | lactābitur |
| 1st pl. | lactāmur | lactābāmur | lactābimur |
| 2nd pl. | lactāminī | lactābāminī | lactābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | lactantur | lactābantur | lactābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lacter | lactārer |
| 2nd sg. | lactēris lactēre | lactārēris lactārēre |
| 3rd sg. | lactētur | lactārētur |
| 1st pl. | lactēmur | lactārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | lactēminī | lactārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | lactentur | lactārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | lactā | lactāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | lactāte | lactāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | lactātō | lactātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | lactātō | lactātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | lactātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | lactantō | lactantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | lactāre | lactārī |
| perfect infinitive | lactāvisse lactāsse | lactātum esse |
| future infinitive | lactātūrum esse | lactātum īrī |
| present participle | lactāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | lactātus lactāta, lactātā, lactātae, lactātam, lactātārum, lactātās, lactātī, lactātōrum, lactātōs |
| future participle | lactātūrus lactātūra, lactātūrā, lactātūrae, lactātūram, lactātūrārum, lactātūrās, lactātūre, lactātūrī, lactātūrīs, lactātūrō, lactātūrōrum, lactātūrōs, lactātūrum | lactandus lactanda, lactandā, lactandae, lactandam, lactandārum, lactandās, lactande, lactandīs, lactandōrum, lactandōs |
gerundlactandī, lactandō, lactandumsupinelactātum, lactātū
lacto, āvi, ātum (used almost exclusively in the
I. part. pres.), 1, v. a. and n. lac.
I. To contain milk, to have milk, to give suck:
ubera lactantia, Ov. M. 6, 342; 7, 321; Lucr. 5, 885: ubera quae non lactaverunt, Vulg. Luc. 23, 29: quaecunque (femina) id temporis lactans est, Gell. 12, 1, 17.—II. To suck milk, to take the breast, to suck: puer lactans, Liv. Andron. ap. Non. 153, 26 (Trag. Rel. v. 38 Rib.); cf.:
infans lactavit, Aus. Epit. 32: anni lactantes, the suckling years (of a child), id. Idyll. 4, 67.—III. To be full of milk, to be milky:
metae, cheeses, Mart. 1, 43, 7 (cf.: meta lactis, id. 3, 58, 35).—Part. as subst.: lactantia, ium, n., milky food, Cels. 2, 28, 2 al.—IV. Act., to give suck to:
lactaverunt catulos suos, Vulg. Thren. 4, 2: filium suum, id. 1 Reg. 1, 23.—Pass.: lactare ut nutriaris, Aug. Enarr. in Psa. 130, 12: mamilla regum lactaberis, Vulg. Isa. 60, 16.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
(lactō, —, —, āre)
lac, to give milk, give suck .—Only P. praes. : Ubera lactantia, O.
lactō āvī, —, āre, freq.
lacio; 1 LAC-, to allure, wheedle, flatter, dupe, cajole : animos, T.: me amantem, T.
Origins
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 lactō From lac + -ō.
Borrowings
- Frenchlacter
- Spanishlactar
- Englishlactate
Italo-Romance
- Italianlattare
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friulianlatâ