LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

lōrīcō

lōrīcō (present infinitive lōrīcāre, perfect active lōrīcāvī, supine lōrīcātum)
Classical[ɫoːˈriː.koː]Ecclesiastical[loˈriː.ko]

Meaning

  1. to armour (someone) with a lōrīca
    ornatusque ac loricatus cum esset elephans100 BCE – 44 BCE, Julius Caesar, De Bello Africo 72
    mergit se limo saepius siccatque sole, mox ubi pluribus eodem modo se coriis loricavit, in dimicationem pergit.AD 77–79, C. Plinius Secundus (aut.), K.F.T. Mayhoff (ed.), Naturalis Historia (1906), bk VIII, ch. xxxix
  2. broadlypost Classicalto clothe (someone) in a cuirass, breastplate, corslet, coat of mail, hauberk, or other such armour protecting at least the torso
  3. to cover (something) with a coating, to plaster

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.lōrīcōlōrīcābamlōrīcābōlōrīcāvīlōrīcāveramlōrīcāverō
2nd sg.lōrīcāslōrīcābāslōrīcābislōrīcāvistīlōrīcāverāslōrīcāveris
3rd sg.lōrīcatlōrīcābatlōrīcābitlōrīcāvitlōrīcāveratlōrīcāverit
1st pl.lōrīcāmuslōrīcābāmuslōrīcābimuslōrīcāvimuslōrīcāverāmuslōrīcāverimus
2nd pl.lōrīcātislōrīcābātislōrīcābitislōrīcāvistislōrīcāverātislōrīcāveritis
3rd pl.lōrīcantlōrīcābantlōrīcābuntlōrīcāvērunt
lōrīcāvēre
lōrīcāverantlōrīcāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.lōrīcemlōrīcāremlōrīcāverimlōrīcāvissem
2nd sg.lōrīcēslōrīcārēslōrīcāverīslōrīcāvissēs
3rd sg.lōrīcetlōrīcāretlōrīcāveritlōrīcāvisset
1st pl.lōrīcēmuslōrīcārēmuslōrīcāverīmuslōrīcāvissēmus
2nd pl.lōrīcētislōrīcārētislōrīcāverītislōrīcāvissētis
3rd pl.lōrīcentlōrīcārentlōrīcāverintlōrīcāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.lōrīcorlōrīcābarlōrīcābor
2nd sg.lōrīcāris
lōrīcāre
lōrīcābāris
lōrīcābāre
lōrīcāberis
lōrīcābere
3rd sg.lōrīcāturlōrīcābāturlōrīcābitur
1st pl.lōrīcāmurlōrīcābāmurlōrīcābimur
2nd pl.lōrīcāminīlōrīcābāminīlōrīcābiminī
3rd pl.lōrīcanturlōrīcābanturlōrīcābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.lōrīcerlōrīcārer
2nd sg.lōrīcēris
lōrīcēre
lōrīcārēris
lōrīcārēre
3rd sg.lōrīcēturlōrīcārētur
1st pl.lōrīcēmurlōrīcārēmur
2nd pl.lōrīcēminīlōrīcārēminī
3rd pl.lōrīcenturlōrīcārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.lōrīcālōrīcāre
pres. 2nd pl.lōrīcātelōrīcāminī
fut. 2nd sg.lōrīcātōlōrīcātor
fut. 3rd sg.lōrīcātōlōrīcātor
fut. 2nd pl.lōrīcātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.lōrīcantōlōrīcantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivelōrīcārelōrīcārī
perfect infinitivelōrīcāvisselōrīcātum esse
future infinitivelōrīcātūrum esselōrīcātum īrī
present participlelōrīcāns—
perfect participle—lōrīcātus
future participlelōrīcātūrus
lōrīcātūra, lōrīcātūrā, lōrīcātūrae, lōrīcātūram, lōrīcātūrārum, lōrīcātūrās, lōrīcātūre, lōrīcātūrī, lōrīcātūrīs, lōrīcātūrō, lōrīcātūrōrum, lōrīcātūrōs, lōrīcātūrum
lōrīcandus
lōrīcanda, lōrīcandā, lōrīcandae, lōrīcandam, lōrīcandārum, lōrīcandās, lōrīcande, lōrīcandīs, lōrīcandōrum, lōrīcandōs
gerundlōrīcandī, lōrīcandō, lōrīcandumsupinelōrīcātum, lōrīcātū

lōrīco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. lorica,
I. to clothe in mail, to mail, to harness.
I. Lit.: statua loricata, Liv. 23, 19: equites loricati, id. 37, 40: ornatus loricatusque elephantus cum esset, ubi pluribus coriis se loricavit, Plin. 8, 24, 36, § 88: (salmonis) loricatum pectus, Aus. Mos. 101.—
B. In partic.: AD LORICATA, perh. the title of the person intrusted with the care of the mailed statue of Cæsar in the Forum, Inscr. Orell. 2893 (for which: A LORICATA, ib. 2894).—*
II. Transf., to cover with plastering, to plaster, Varr. R. R. 1, 57.—Hence, lōrĭcātus, a, um, P. a., harnessed, clad in mail: cum loricatus in foro ambularet, Quint. 8, 5, 15.

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 lōrīcō From lōrīca + -ō.

Descendants
  • Englishloricate

Quick answers

What does lōrīcō mean in Latin?
lōrīcō, a verb, means “to armour (someone) with a lōrīca; to cover (something) with a coating, to plaster”.
What are the principal parts of lōrīcō?
lōrīcō, lōrīcāre, lōrīcāvī, lōrīcātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce lōrīcō?
In classical Latin, [ɫoːˈriː.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [loˈriː.ko].