LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

nūbilō

nūbilō (present infinitive nūbilāre)
Classical[ˈnuː.bɪ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈnuː.bi.lo]

Meaning

  1. impersonalliterallyto be or become cloudy or overcast
  2. intransitiveto become clouded or opaque
  3. Late Latinfigurativelytransitiveto overshadow, to obscure, to darken, to adumbrate

Conjugation conjugation 1 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.nūbilōnūbilābamnūbilābō———
2nd sg.nūbilāsnūbilābāsnūbilābis———
3rd sg.nūbilatnūbilābatnūbilābit———
1st pl.nūbilāmusnūbilābāmusnūbilābimus———
2nd pl.nūbilātisnūbilābātisnūbilābitis———
3rd pl.nūbilantnūbilābantnūbilābunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.nūbilemnūbilārem——
2nd sg.nūbilēsnūbilārēs——
3rd sg.nūbiletnūbilāret——
1st pl.nūbilēmusnūbilārēmus——
2nd pl.nūbilētisnūbilārētis——
3rd pl.nūbilentnūbilārent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.nūbilornūbilābarnūbilābor
2nd sg.nūbilāris
nūbilāre		nūbilābāris
nūbilābāre		nūbilāberis
nūbilābere
3rd sg.nūbilāturnūbilābāturnūbilābitur
1st pl.nūbilāmurnūbilābāmurnūbilābimur
2nd pl.nūbilāminīnūbilābāminīnūbilābiminī
3rd pl.nūbilanturnūbilābanturnūbilābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.nūbilernūbilārer
2nd sg.nūbilēris
nūbilēre		nūbilārēris
nūbilārēre
3rd sg.nūbilēturnūbilārētur
1st pl.nūbilēmurnūbilārēmur
2nd pl.nūbilēminīnūbilārēminī
3rd pl.nūbilenturnūbilārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.nūbilānūbilāre
pres. 2nd pl.nūbilātenūbilāminī
fut. 2nd sg.nūbilātōnūbilātor
fut. 3rd sg.nūbilātōnūbilātor
fut. 2nd pl.nūbilātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.nūbilantōnūbilantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivenūbilārenūbilārī
present participlenūbilāns—
future participle—nūbilandus
gerundnūbilandī, nūbilandō, nūbilandum

nūbĭlo, v. a. and n. nubilum,
I. to be cloudy or overcast; to make cloudy, to overcast.
I. Lit.: si nubilare coeperit, Varr. R. R. 1, 13, 5.—
(b). Impers. pass.: ubi nubilabitur, Cato, R. R. 88, 2.—
B. Transf., to be cloudy, dull: nubilans fulgor carbunculi, Plin. 37, 7, 25, § 94.—
II. Trop., to cloud over, to obscure (post-class.): lucem dei, Paul. Nol. Carm. 10, 37.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)newdʰ-der.?
  2. Latinnūbilō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin nūbilus 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 nūbilō nūbilus (“cloudy”, “overcast”, adjective) and/or nūbilum (“cloud”, “cloudiness”, noun) + -ō (suffix forming first-conjugation verbs)

Descendants
  • Englishnubilate
  • Portuguesenublar
  • Spanishnublar
  • Asturiannublar
  • Galiciannubrar
  • Galiciananubiar
  • Galiciananubrar

In English words that came into English from nūbilō

  • obnubilationobnūbilātiō
  • obnubilateobnūbilātus
  • nubilatenūbilātus

Quick answers

What does nūbilō mean in Latin?
nūbilō, a verb, means “to be or become cloudy or overcast; to become clouded or opaque; to overshadow, to obscure, to darken, to adumbrate”.
What are the principal parts of nūbilō?
nūbilō, nūbilāre (first conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce nūbilō?
In classical Latin, [ˈnuː.bɪ.ɫoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnuː.bi.lo].
Where does nūbilō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ-der.? → Latin nūbilō.
Which English words come from nūbilō?
English words that go back to Latin nūbilō include obnubilate, nubilate and obnubilation.