verbthird conjugation
mēiō
mēiō (present infinitive mēiere, perfect active mīxī or mēiī, supine mīctum)
Classical[ˈmeː.joː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛː.jo]
Meaning
- intransitiveto urinate
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | mēiō | mēiēbam | mēiam | mīxī mēiī | mīxeram mēieram | mīxerō mēierō |
| 2nd sg. | mēiis | mēiēbās | mēiēs | mīxistī mēiistī | mīxerās mēierās | mīxeris mēieris |
| 3rd sg. | mēiit | mēiēbat | mēiet | mīxit mēiit | mīxerat mēierat | mīxerit mēierit |
| 1st pl. | mēiimus | mēiēbāmus | mēiēmus | mīximus mēiimus | mīxerāmus mēierāmus | mīxerimus mēierimus |
| 2nd pl. | mēiitis | mēiēbātis | mēiētis | mīxistis mēiistis | mīxerātis mēierātis | mīxeritis mēieritis |
| 3rd pl. | mēiunt | mēiēbant | mēient | mīxērunt mīxēre, mēiērunt, mēiēre | mīxerant mēierant | mīxerint mēierint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | mēiam | mēierem | mīxerim mēierim | mīxissem mēiissem |
| 2nd sg. | mēiās | mēierēs | mīxerīs mēierīs | mīxissēs mēiissēs |
| 3rd sg. | mēiat | mēieret | mīxerit mēierit | mīxisset mēiisset |
| 1st pl. | mēiāmus | mēierēmus | mīxerīmus mēierīmus | mīxissēmus mēiissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | mēiātis | mēierētis | mīxerītis mēierītis | mīxissētis mēiissētis |
| 3rd pl. | mēiant | mēierent | mīxerint mēierint | mīxissent mēiissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | mēior | mēiēbar | mēiar |
| 2nd sg. | mēieris mēiere | mēiēbāris mēiēbāre | mēiēris mēiēre |
| 3rd sg. | mēiitur | mēiēbātur | mēiētur |
| 1st pl. | mēiimur | mēiēbāmur | mēiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | mēiiminī | mēiēbāminī | mēiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | mēiuntur | mēiēbantur | mēientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | mēiar | mēierer |
| 2nd sg. | mēiāris mēiāre | mēierēris mēierēre |
| 3rd sg. | mēiātur | mēierētur |
| 1st pl. | mēiāmur | mēierēmur |
| 2nd pl. | mēiāminī | mēierēminī |
| 3rd pl. | mēiantur | mēierentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | mēie | mēiere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | mēiite | mēiiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | mēiitō | mēiitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | mēiitō | mēiitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | mēiitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | mēiuntō | mēiuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | mēiere | mēiī |
| perfect infinitive | mīxisse mēiisse | mīctum esse |
| future infinitive | mīctūrum esse | mīctum īrī |
| present participle | mēiēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | mīctus mīcta, mīctā, mīctae, mīctam, mīctārum, mīctās, mīcte, mīctī, mīctīs, mīctō, mīctōrum, mīctōs |
| future participle | mīctūrus mīctūra, mīctūrā, mīctūrae, mīctūram, mīctūrārum, mīctūrās, mīctūre, mīctūrī, mīctūrīs, mīctūrō, mīctūrōrum, mīctūrōs, mīctūrum | mēiendus mēiundus, mēienda, mēiendā, mēiendae, mēiendam, mēiendārum, mēiendās, mēiende, mēiendīs, mēiendōrum, mēiendōs |
gerundmēiendī, mēiendō, mēiendumsupinemīctum, mīctū
mēio, ĕre, v. n. for migio, kindred with Sanscr. mih, effundere; whence also mingo; cf. Gr. ὀμιχέω, ὀμίχλη,
I. to make water:
sacer est locus, extra Meiite, Pers. 1, 114: HOSPES AD HVNC TVMVLVM NE MEIAS, Inscr. Orell. 4781: mala meiens, Cat. 97, 8; cf. Juv. 1, 131. —Transf., of a vessel, Mart. 12, 32, 13.—In a double sense: ditior aut formae melioris meiat eodem, Hor. S. 2, 7, 52.—Prov.: caldum meiere et frigidum potare, i. e. to give more than one receives, Petr. 67, 10.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mēiō —, —, ere,
to make water, Ct., H., Iu.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *meiɣjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃meyǵʰ-. Doublet of mingō. Cognate with Ancient Greek ὀμείχω (omeíkhō), Sanskrit मेहति (mehati), Old Norse míga, Tocharian B miśo.
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesemijarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese mejar
- Spanishmear
- Asturianmexar
- Galicianmexarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese mejar
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianmeggiafrom Old Italian *meggiare
- Dalmatianmiur