verbfirst conjugation
mussō
mussō (present infinitive mussāre, perfect active mussāvī, supine mussātum)
Classical[ˈmʊs.soː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmus.so]
Meaning
- to say in a soft voice, murmur
- to be silent and respectful
- to refrain from speaking because of fear or uncertainty
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
obscūrē murmurōmussō -āre — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 8, 13
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | mussō | mussābam | mussābō | mussāvī | mussāveram | mussāverō mussārō |
| 2nd sg. | mussās | mussābās | mussābis | mussāvistī mussāstī | mussāverās mussārās | mussāveris |
| 3rd sg. | mussat | mussābat | mussābit | mussāvit | mussāverat mussārat | mussāverit mussārit |
| 1st pl. | mussāmus | mussābāmus | mussābimus | mussāvimus | mussāverāmus | mussāverimus mussārimus |
| 2nd pl. | mussātis | mussābātis | mussābitis | mussāvistis mussāstis | mussāverātis mussārātis | mussāveritis mussāritis |
| 3rd pl. | mussant | mussābant | mussābunt | mussāvērunt mussāvēre, mussārunt | mussāverant mussārant | mussāverint mussārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | mussem | mussārem | mussāverim mussārim | mussāvissem mussāssem |
| 2nd sg. | mussēs | mussārēs | mussāverīs | mussāvissēs mussāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | musset | mussāret | mussāverit mussārit | mussāvisset mussāsset |
| 1st pl. | mussēmus | mussārēmus | mussāverīmus mussārīmus | mussāvissēmus mussāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | mussētis | mussārētis | mussāverītis mussārītis | mussāvissētis mussāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | mussent | mussārent | mussāverint mussārint | mussāvissent mussāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | mussor | mussābar | mussābor |
| 2nd sg. | mussāris mussāre | mussābāris mussābāre | mussāberis mussābere |
| 3rd sg. | mussātur | mussābātur | mussābitur |
| 1st pl. | mussāmur | mussābāmur | mussābimur |
| 2nd pl. | mussāminī | mussābāminī | mussābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | mussantur | mussābantur | mussābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | musser | mussārer |
| 2nd sg. | mussēris mussēre | mussārēris mussārēre |
| 3rd sg. | mussētur | mussārētur |
| 1st pl. | mussēmur | mussārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | mussēminī | mussārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | mussentur | mussārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | mussā | mussāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | mussāte | mussāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | mussātō | mussātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | mussātō | mussātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | mussātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | mussantō | mussantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | mussāre | mussārī |
| perfect infinitive | mussāvisse mussāsse | mussātum esse |
| future infinitive | mussātūrum esse | mussātum īrī |
| present participle | mussāns mussante, mussantem, mussantēs, mussantī, mussantia, mussantibus, mussantis, mussantīs, mussantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | mussātus mussāta, mussātā, mussātae, mussātam, mussātārum, mussātās, mussātī, mussātōrum, mussātōs |
| future participle | mussātūrus mussātūra, mussātūrā, mussātūrae, mussātūram, mussātūrārum, mussātūrās, mussātūre, mussātūrī, mussātūrīs, mussātūrō, mussātūrōrum, mussātūrōs, mussātūrum | mussandus mussanda, mussandā, mussandae, mussandam, mussandārum, mussandās, mussande, mussandīs, mussandōrum, mussandōs |
gerundmussandī, mussandō, mussandumsupinemussātum, mussātū
musso, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.
I. (depon. collat. form: discumbimus mussati, Varr. ap. Non. 249, 10) [root mu-, shut; Sanscr. mūkas, dumb; Gr. μυάω, μυώψ; cf. μυστήριον; Lat. mutus], to say in a low tone, to mutter, murmur; to be silent respecting a thing (not in Cic. or Cæs.; syn.: mutio, murmuro).
I. Lit.: mussare murmurare. Ennius: in occulto mussabant. Vulgo vero pro tacere dicitur, ut idem Ennius: non decet mussare bonos, Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll. (cf. Ann. v. 185; 348; 426;
Trag. v. 432 Vahl.): soli Aetoli id decretum clam mussantes carpebant, Liv. 33, 31: flent maesti mussantque patres, Verg. A. 11, 454; Anthol. Lat. 1, 170, 108: aequum non est occultum id haberi, neque per metum mussari, to bear or brook in silence, Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 12: egomet mecum mussito: Bona mea inhiant, id. Mil. 3, 1, 118: quidquid est, mussitabo potius quam inteream, keep it to myself, id. ib. 2, 3, 40: ergo si sapis, mussitabis, id. ib. 2, 5, 67.—Poet., of bees, to murmur, hum, Verg. G. 4, 188.—II. Transf., to be afraid to say or do any thing, to be in fear or uncertainty:
mussat rex ipse Latinus, Quos generos vocet, i. e. deliberates in silence, Verg. A. 12, 657: dicere mussant, id. ib. 11, 345: medici, Plin. Ep. 7, 1: juvencae, are silent, expect in silence, Verg. A. 12, 718.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mussō āvī, ātus, āre
3 MV-, to speak low, mutter, murmur, grumble : clam, L.: mussant patres, V.: mussant (apes), hum , V.— To be irresolute, hesitate, deliberate : mussat rex Quos generos vocet, i. e. deliberates in silence , V.: mussant iuvencae, Quis, etc., expect in silence , V.: dicere mussant, V.
Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *mur- (“to mutter”), which is of imitative, onomatopoeic origin.
Descendants
- Italianmussare
- Sicilianmussijari