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verbfirst conjugation

notō

notō (present infinitive notāre, perfect active notāvī, supine notātum)
Classical[ˈnɔ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɔː.to]
notātus perf. pass. ptcp.

Meaning

  1. to mark, make a mark
  2. to write, especially in shorthand
  3. to write remarks or notes
  4. to signify, denote
  5. figurativelyto hint at
  6. figurativelyto mark, note, observe
  7. figurativelyto brand as infamous; to censure

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Animadvertere · Notare

Animadvertere means, to observe mentally, and take notice of; but notare, to make distinguishable by a mark. (vi. 20.)

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.notōnotābamnotābōnotāvīnotāveram
notāram		notāverō
notārō
2nd sg.notāsnotābāsnotābisnotāvistī
notāstī		notāverās
notārās		notāveris
notāris
3rd sg.notatnotābatnotābitnotāvit
notāt		notāverat
notārat		notāverit
notārit
1st pl.notāmusnotābāmusnotābimusnotāvimus
notāmus		notāverāmus
notārāmus		notāverimus
notārimus
2nd pl.notātisnotābātisnotābitisnotāvistis
notāstis		notāverātis
notārātis		notāveritis
notāritis
3rd pl.notantnotābantnotābuntnotāvērunt
notārunt, notāvēre		notāverant
notārant		notāverint
notārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.notemnotāremnotāverim
notārim		notāvissem
notāssem
2nd sg.notēsnotārēsnotāverīs
notārīs		notāvissēs
notāssēs
3rd sg.notetnotāretnotāverit
notārit		notāvisset
notāsset
1st pl.notēmusnotārēmusnotāverīmus
notārīmus		notāvissēmus
notāssēmus
2nd pl.notētisnotārētisnotāverītis
notārītis		notāvissētis
notāssētis
3rd pl.notentnotārentnotāverint
notārint		notāvissent
notāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.notornotābarnotābor
2nd sg.notāris
notāre		notābāris
notābāre		notāberis
notābere
3rd sg.notāturnotābāturnotābitur
1st pl.notāmurnotābāmurnotābimur
2nd pl.notāminīnotābāminīnotābiminī
3rd pl.notanturnotābanturnotābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.noternotārer
2nd sg.notēris
notēre		notārēris
notārēre
3rd sg.notēturnotārētur
1st pl.notēmurnotārēmur
2nd pl.notēminīnotārēminī
3rd pl.notenturnotārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.notānotāre
pres. 2nd pl.notātenotāminī
fut. 2nd sg.notātōnotātor
fut. 3rd sg.notātōnotātor
fut. 2nd pl.notātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.notantōnotantor
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivenotārenotārī
perfect infinitivenotāvisse
notāsse		notātum esse
future infinitivenotātūrum essenotātum īrī
present participlenotāns
notante, notantem, notantēs, notantī, notantia, notantibus, notantis, notantīs, notantium		—
perfect participle—notātus
notāta, notātā, notātae, notātam, notātārum, notātās, notātī, notātōrum, notātōs
future participlenotātūrus
notātūra, notātūrā, notātūrae, notātūram, notātūrārum, notātūrās, notātūre, notātūrī, notātūrīs, notātūrō, notātūrōrum, notātūrōs, notātūrum		notandus
notanda, notandā, notandae, notandam, notandārum, notandās, notande, notandīs, notandōrum, notandōs
gerundnotandī, notandō, notandumsupinenotātum, notātū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

servare et notare tempora
to observe the chronological order of events.
aliquem ignominia afficere, notare
to inflict an indignity upon, insult a person.
notare aliquem ignominia (Cluent. 43. 119)
to brand a person with infamy.

nŏto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. nota,
I. to mark, to designate with a mark (syn.: signo, designo).
I. Lit.: tabellam cerā, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 32, § 79: ungue genas, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 50: pueri rubor ora notavit, id. M. 4, 329: rugis uterum, id. A. A. 3, 785: ova atramento, Col. 8, 11, 12: corpus nulla litura notet, not a wrinkle, Mart. 7, 18, 2.—
B. Transf.
1. To write: scribit, damnatque tabellas, Et notat et delet, Ov. M. 9, 522.—
b. In partic., to write in short-hand or cipher, to set down in a summary form: notando consequi, Quint. 1 prooem. § 1; 11, 2, 19; 4, 5, 22: notata, non perscripta erat summa, Suet. Galb. 5.—
2. To make remarks or notes on a writing, to remark: idque et Labeo probat, sed Proculus apud eum notat, non semper debere dari, Dig. 3, 5, 9: Marcellus apud Julianum notat: Non dubitamus, etc., ib. 35, 1, 19; 50, 4, 18, § 26. —
II. Trop.
A. To signify, indicate, denote: quae notant et designant turpitudinem aliquam non turpiter, Cic. de Or. 2, 58, 236: notare res nominibus novis, id. Fin. 3, 2, 4: illa, quae temporis naturam notant, id. Part. 11, 37.—
2. In partic.: aliquem, to allude to, hint at one: senatum gestu, Suet. Ner. 39; cf.: conjunx visa est duro vultu Dicta tulisse Jovis, seque indoluisse notatam, Ov. M. 9, 261.—
B. To mark, note, observe: numerum in cadentibus guttis notare possumus, Cic. de Or. 3, 48, 186: animadvertere et notare sidera, id. Div. 2, 43, 91: cantus avium, id. ib. 1, 42, 94: id caput notavi, et descriptum tibi misi, id. Fam. 7, 22: veris initium iste a Favoniā notare, id. Verr. 2, 5, 10, § 27; Plin. 2, 8, 6, § 29; Petr. 6 init.—
C. Publicist's t. t., esp. of the censors, to mark or brand with infamy (nota) on account of a crime or fault, to censure, reprimand: quos censores furti et captarum pecuniarum nomine notaverunt, Cic. Clu. 42, 120: eques Romanus impolitiae notabatur, Gell. 4, 12, 2: ita senatus rem, non hominem notavit, Cic. Mil. 11, 31; id. Clu. 47, 130: aliquem ignominiā, id. Phil. 7, 9, 23: luxuria Cornelii non crimine aliquo libidinis, sed communi maledicto notabatur id. Balb. 25, 56: ne is dedecore, maculā, turpissimā ignominiā notetur, id. Quint. 31, 99: cujus improbitatem veteres Atticorum comoediae notaverunt, id. Brut. 62, 224: stultus et improbus hic amor est dignusque notari, Hor. S. 1, 3, 24: notante judice, quo nosti, populo, id. ib. 1, 6, 14: aliquem joco, Suet. Ner. 5: scripta famosa quibus primores viri notabantur, id. Dom. 8. Hence, * nŏtātus, a, um, P. a., marked, perceptible: notatior similitudo, Auct. Her. 3, 22, 37 Orell. (al. notior).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  3. Proto-Italic*gnōskō
  4. Latinnotō

Latin nōscō? Latin nota 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 notō From nota + -ō.

Descendants
  • Englishnote
  • Frenchnoter
  • Romaniannotafrom French noter
  • Germannotieren
  • Italiannotare
  • Portuguesenotar
  • Spanishnotar
  • Dutchnoteren
  • Galiciannotar
  • Piedmontesenoté

Quick answers

What does notō mean in Latin?
notō, a verb, means “to mark, make a mark; to write, especially in shorthand; to write remarks or notes”.
What are the principal parts of notō?
notō, notāre, notāvī, notātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce notō?
In classical Latin, [ˈnɔ.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnɔː.to].
Where does notō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- → Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱéti → Proto-Italic *gnōskō → Latin notō.