verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
lateō
lateō (present infinitive latēre, perfect active latuī)
Classical[ˈɫa.te.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlaː.te.o]
№ 695 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to conceal, hide, lie hidden, lurk, skulk
Latet anguis in herbā.
A snake hides in the grass.Sub nōmine pācis bellum latet.
War lurks under the name of peace. - to keep out of sight
- to be hidden and in safety
- to live in concealment; to live retired
- intransitivetransitiveto escape notice, remain unknown
Bene quī latuit, bene vīxit.
He who has well remained unknown has lived well.nec latuēre dolī frātrem Jūnōnis et īrae
Nor did the tricks and the angers of Juno escape her brother's notice.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 1.130 - to be obscure or unknown, lie hidden
Id quā ratiōne cōnsecūtus sit latet.
It is unknown how he obtained that.
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
occultus sumlateō -ēre — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 7
occultus sum, nōn appāreōlateō -ēre — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 12
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lateō | latēbam | latēbō | latuī | latueram | latuerō |
| 2nd sg. | latēs | latēbās | latēbis | latuistī | latuerās | latueris |
| 3rd sg. | latet | latēbat | latēbit | latuit | latuerat | latuerit |
| 1st pl. | latēmus | latēbāmus | latēbimus | latuimus | latuerāmus | latuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | latētis | latēbātis | latēbitis | latuistis | latuerātis | latueritis |
| 3rd pl. | latent | latēbant | latēbunt | latuērunt latuēre | latuerant | latuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lateam | latērem | latuerim | latuissem |
| 2nd sg. | lateās | latērēs | latuerīs | latuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | lateat | latēret | latuerit | latuisset |
| 1st pl. | lateāmus | latērēmus | latuerīmus | latuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | lateātis | latērētis | latuerītis | latuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | lateant | latērent | latuerint | latuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | latē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | latēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | latētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | latētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | latētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | latentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | latēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | latuisse | — |
| present participle | latēns | — |
gerundlatendī, latendō, latendum
lătĕo, ŭi, 2, v. n. Sanscr. root rah-, forsake; rahas, loneliness, concealment; Gr. ΛΑΘ λανθάνω,
I. to lurk, be or lie hid or concealed, to skulk (class.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.:
ubi sunt, ubi latent, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 69: cochleae in occulto latent, id. Capt. 1, 1, 12; cf. Cic. Rab. Perd. 7, 21: occulte, id. Agr. 2, 16, 41: clam, Ov. R. Am. 437: abdite, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 73, § 181: in tenebris, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 2, § 9: sub nomine pacis bellum latet, id. Phil. 12, 7, 17: scelus latet inter tot flagitia, id. Rosc. Am. 40, 118: non latuit scintilla ingenii, id. Rep. 2, 21, 37; 40, 67: naves latent portu, Hor. Epod. 9, 19; cf.: tuta arce, Verg. A. 10, 805.—Prov.: latet anguis in herba, Verg. E. 3, 93.—B. In partic.
1. To be hidden, to be in safety:
sub umbra amicitiae Romae, Liv. 34, 9, 10; Phaedr. 4, 5, 13: sub illius umbra Philotas latebam, lurked, Curt. 6, 10, 22.—2. Jurid., to lie hid, keep out of sight, in order not to appear before court, Cic. Quint. 23, 74.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen., to live in concealment, to live retired (rare): crede mihi, bene qui latuit, bene vixit, to lead a retired or quiet life, Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 25.—
B. In partic., analog. to the Gr. λανθάνειν, res latet, to be concealed from, be unknown to one.
(a). with acc. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic.; cf.:
fugit me, praeterit me, etc.): latet plerosque, siderum ignes esse, etc., Plin. 2, 20, 18, § 82: nec latuere doli fratrem Junonis, Verg. A. 1, 130: nil illum latet, Ov. P. 4, 9, 126: res Eumenem non latuit, Just. 13, 8, 6; 31, 2, 2: semen duplex, unum, quod latet nostrum sensum, alterum, quod apertum, Varr. R. R. 1, 40.—(b). With dat.:
quae et oculis et auribus latere soleant, Varr. L. L. 9, § 92 Müll.: ubi nobis haec auctoritas tamdiu tanta latuit? Cic. Red. in Sen. 6, 13: hostique propinquo Roma latet, Sil. 12, 614.—(g). Absol., to be concealed or obscure, to be unknown:
earum causarum aliae sunt perspicuae, aliae latent, Cic. Top. 17, 63: cum laterent hae partes (sc. Galliae), Amm. 15, 11, 1: quae tantum accenderit ignem, Causa latet, Verg. A. 5, 5: id qua ratione consecutus sit, latet, Nep. Lys. 1.—Hence, lătens, entis, P. a., lying hid, hidden, concealed, secret, unknown: saxa latentia, Verg. A. 1, 108: junctura, Plin. 13, 15, 29, § 93: rem latentem explicare definiendo, Cic. Brut. 41, 152: animus in aegro corpore, Juv. 9, 18: causas tentare latentes, Verg. A. 3, 32: Tarquinius mandata latentia nati accipit, Ov. F. 2, 705. —Comp.: latentior origo, Aug. de Gen. ad Litt. 12, 18: caussa, id. Civ. Dei, 5, 19.—Absol.: in latenti, in secret, secretly, Dig. 1, 2, 2.—Hence, adv.: lătenter, in secret, secretly, privately: efficere, Cic. Top. 17, 63: amare, Ov. P. 3, 6, 59: intellegere ex aliqua re, Gell. 2, 18 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lateō uī, —, ēre
LAT-, to lurk, lie hid, be concealed, escape notice, skulk : in occulto: sub nomine pacis bellum latet: non latuit scintilla ingeni: naves latent portu, H.—Prov.: latet anguis in herbā, V.: bene qui latuit, bene vixit, remained in obscurity , O.— To be hidden, be in safety, seek shelter : in tutelā ac praesidio bellicae virtutis: sub umbrā amicitiae Romanae, L.: tutā arce, V. — To keep out of sight, avoid a summons : fraudationis causā.— To be concealed, remain unknown, escape notice : aliae (causae) latent, are obscure : quae tantum accenderit ignem Causa latet, V.: ubi nobis haec auctoritas tamdiu tanta latuit?: Nec latuere doli fratrem Iunonis, escape , V.: nil illum latet, O.
Origins
From a stative verb formed from Proto-Italic *latos (“hidden”) + -eō. The Proto-Italic element was itself inherited from Proto-Indo-European *l̥h₂-tós (“hidden”), from *leh₂-. Compare cognate Doric Greek λᾱ́θω (lā́thō, “to escape notice”), variant of Ancient Greek λανθάνω (lanthánō);´also compare Ionic Greek λάθρῃ (láthrēi, “secretly, by stealth; unbeknownst to”).