verbthird conjugation
nuō
*nuō (present infinitive *nuere, perfect active *nuī, supine *nūtum)
Meaning
- reconstructionto nod
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nuō | nuēbam | nuam | nuī | nueram | nuerō |
| 2nd sg. | nuis | nuēbās | nuēs | nuistī | nuerās | nueris |
| 3rd sg. | nuit | nuēbat | nuet | nuit | nuerat | nuerit |
| 1st pl. | nuimus | nuēbāmus | nuēmus | nuimus | nuerāmus | nuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | nuitis | nuēbātis | nuētis | nuistis | nuerātis | nueritis |
| 3rd pl. | nuunt | nuēbant | nuent | nuērunt nuēre | nuerant | nuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nuam | nuerem | nuerim | nuissem |
| 2nd sg. | nuās | nuerēs | nuerīs | nuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | nuat | nueret | nuerit | nuisset |
| 1st pl. | nuāmus | nuerēmus | nuerīmus | nuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | nuātis | nuerētis | nuerītis | nuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | nuant | nuerent | nuerint | nuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nuor | nuēbar | nuar |
| 2nd sg. | nueris nuere | nuēbāris nuēbāre | nuēris nuēre |
| 3rd sg. | nuitur | nuēbātur | nuētur |
| 1st pl. | nuimur | nuēbāmur | nuēmur |
| 2nd pl. | nuiminī | nuēbāminī | nuēminī |
| 3rd pl. | nuuntur | nuēbantur | nuentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nuar | nuerer |
| 2nd sg. | nuāris nuāre | nuerēris nuerēre |
| 3rd sg. | nuātur | nuerētur |
| 1st pl. | nuāmur | nuerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | nuāminī | nuerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | nuantur | nuerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | nue | nuere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | nuite | nuiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | nuitō | nuitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | nuitō | nuitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | nuitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | nuuntō | nuuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | nuere | nuī |
| perfect infinitive | nuisse | nūtum esse |
| future infinitive | nūtūrum esse | nūtum īrī |
| present participle | nuēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | nūtus |
| future participle | nūtūrus | nuendus |
gerundnuendī, nuendō, nuendumsupinenūtum, nūtū
Origins
Unattested verb only found in compounds (see derived terms below), from Proto-Italic *nowō, from Proto-Indo-European *new- (“to nod”). Cognate with Ancient Greek νεύω (neúō, “to nod”), Sanskrit नवते (návate, “to move”).
In English words that came into English from nuō
- innuendoinnuendō
- numinousnūmen
- nutationnūtātiō
- nutatenūtātiō