verbfirst conjugation
litō
litō (present infinitive litāre, perfect active litāvī, supine litātum)
Classical[ˈlɪ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈliː.to]
Meaning
- to make an offering, especially because of or in order to receive favorable omens
Deorum maxime Mercurium colunt, cui certis diebus humanis quoque hostiis litare fas habent
Of the gods, they chiefly worship Mercury [Odin], for whom [the Germanic peoples] have a custom to sacrifice human life on certain daysc. 98 CE, Tacitus, Germania 9 - to obtain good omens
- to promise good omens
- to make atonement to, propitiate
- to devote, consecrate
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
sacrificiō rīte placōlītō -āre — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 4
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | litō | litābam | litābō | litāvī | litāveram | litāverō litārō |
| 2nd sg. | litās | litābās | litābis | litāvistī litāstī | litāverās litārās | litāveris |
| 3rd sg. | litat | litābat | litābit | litāvit | litāverat litārat | litāverit litārit |
| 1st pl. | litāmus | litābāmus | litābimus | litāvimus | litāverāmus | litāverimus litārimus |
| 2nd pl. | litātis | litābātis | litābitis | litāvistis litāstis | litāverātis litārātis | litāveritis litāritis |
| 3rd pl. | litant | litābant | litābunt | litāvērunt litāvēre, litārunt | litāverant litārant | litāverint litārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | litem | litārem | litāverim litārim | litāvissem litāssem |
| 2nd sg. | litēs | litārēs | litāverīs | litāvissēs litāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | litet | litāret | litāverit litārit | litāvisset litāsset |
| 1st pl. | litēmus | litārēmus | litāverīmus litārīmus | litāvissēmus litāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | litētis | litārētis | litāverītis litārītis | litāvissētis litāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | litent | litārent | litāverint litārint | litāvissent litāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | litor | litābar | litābor |
| 2nd sg. | litāris litāre | litābāris litābāre | litāberis litābere |
| 3rd sg. | litātur | litābātur | litābitur |
| 1st pl. | litāmur | litābāmur | litābimur |
| 2nd pl. | litāminī | litābāminī | litābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | litantur | litābantur | litābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | liter | litārer |
| 2nd sg. | litēris litēre | litārēris litārēre |
| 3rd sg. | litētur | litārētur |
| 1st pl. | litēmur | litārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | litēminī | litārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | litentur | litārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | litā | litāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | litāte | litāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | litātō | litātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | litātō | litātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | litātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | litantō | litantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | litāre | litārī |
| perfect infinitive | litāvisse litāsse | litātum esse |
| future infinitive | litātūrum esse | litātum īrī |
| present participle | litāns litante, litantem, litantēs, litantī, litantia, litantibus, litantis, litantīs, litantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | litātus litāta, litātā, litātae, litātam, litātārum, litātās, litātī, litātōrum, litātōs |
| future participle | litātūrus litātūra, litātūrā, litātūrae, litātūram, litātūrārum, litātūrās, litātūre, litātūrī, litātūrīs, litātūrō, litātūrōrum, litātūrōs, litātūrum | litandus litanda, litandā, litandae, litandam, litandārum, litandās, litande, litandīs, litandōrum, litandōs |
gerundlitandī, litandō, litandumsupinelitātum, litātū
lĭto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.
I. , to make an offering which exhibits favorable prognostics, to sacrifice under favorable auspices, to obtain favorable omens.
I. Lit.
A. Neutr.:
si istuc umquam factum est, tum me Juppiter Faciat, ut semper sacrificem nec umquam litem, Plaut. Poen. 2, 41: nec auspicato, nec litato instruunt aciem, without favorable omens, Liv. 5, 38: Manlium egregie litasse, id. 8, 9, 1: non facile litare, id. 27, 23; 29, 10, 6; Suet. Caes. 81; curt. 7, 7, 29: impia tam saeve gesturus bella litasti, Luc. 7, 171.—Prov.: mola tantum salsa litant, qui non habent tura, i. e. a man can give no more than he has, Plin. praef. § 11.—(b). With dat.:
cum pluribus dis immolatur, qui tandem evenit, ut litetur aliis, aliis non litetur, Cic. Div. 2, 17, 38: litatum est ei deo, Plin. 10, 28, 40, § 75.—(g). With abl.:
proximā hostiā litatur saepe pulcherrime, Cic. Div. 2, 15, 36; so Plin. 8, 45, 70, § 183: humanis hostiis, Tac. G. 9.—2. Of the victim itself, to give a favorable omen, promise a successful event:
victima Diti patri caesa litavit, Suet. Oth. 8; id. Aug. 96: non quacunque manu victima caesa litat, Mart. 10, 73, 6.—3. Transf., in gen., to make an offering, offer sacrifice:
qui hominem immolaverint, exve ejus sanguine litaverint ... capite puniuntur, Paul. Sent. 5, 23, 16.—B. Act., to offer acceptably (poet. and in post-class. prose):
exta litabat ovis, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 24. sacra bove, Ov. F. 4, 630: sacris litatis, Verg. A. 4, 50: sacris ex more litatis, Ov. M. 14, 156: Phoebe, tibi enim haec sacra litavi, Stat. Th. 10, 338: tibi litavi hoc sacrum, Luc. 1, 632: diis sanguinem humanum, Flor. 3, 4, 2: hostias, Just. 20, 2, 14.—II. Trop.
A. To bring an offering to, to make atonement to, to propitiate, appease, satisfy:
litemus Lentulo, parentemus Cethego, Cic. Fl. 38, 96: publico gaudio, Plin. Pan. 52, 4: aliquid poenā, Auct. B. Hisp. 24. —Impers. pass.: sanguine quaerendi reditus, animāque litandum Argolicā, Verg. A. 2, 118: postquam litatum est Ilio Phoebus redit, Sen. Agm. 577: de alicujus sanguine legibus, App. M. 2, p. 132 fin.—B. To devote, consecrate: plura non habui, dolor, tibi quae litarem, Sen. Med. fin.:
honorem deo, Tert. Patient. 10: victimam, Prud. Cath. 7, 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
litō āvī, ātus, āre,
to make an acceptable sacrifice, obtain favorable omens: nec auspicato nec litato, without favorable omens, L.: non facile litare, L.: ut litetur (diis) aliis, aliis non litetur: proxumā hostiā litatur saepe pulcherrime: humanis hostiis, Ta.: exta ovis, Pr.: sacra, to perform acceptably, O.: sacris litatis, V.—Of a victim, to give favorable omens: Victima nulla litat, O.—To make atonement, propitiate, appease, satisfy: Lentulo: animā litandum Argolicā, V.
Origins
From *lita + -ō, borrowed from Ancient Greek λιτή (litḗ) (via a variant *λιτᾱ (*litā)).
Descendants
- Italianlitare
- Portugueselitar
- Spanishlitar