LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

obnūbilō

obnūbilō (present infinitive obnūbilāre, perfect active obnūbilāvī, supine obnūbilātum)
Classical[ɔbˈnuː.bɪ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[obˈnuː.bi.lo]

Meaning

  1. literallytransitiveto cover with clouds or fog
  2. literallyto (metaphorically) overcloud; to darken or obscure
  3. figurativelyto becloud, stupefy, or endarken
  4. broadlyfigurativelyto daze or stun; to cause (someone) to faint or pass out; to render senseless or unconscious

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.obnūbilōobnūbilābamobnūbilābōobnūbilāvīobnūbilāveramobnūbilāverō
2nd sg.obnūbilāsobnūbilābāsobnūbilābisobnūbilāvistīobnūbilāverāsobnūbilāveris
3rd sg.obnūbilatobnūbilābatobnūbilābitobnūbilāvitobnūbilāveratobnūbilāverit
1st pl.obnūbilāmusobnūbilābāmusobnūbilābimusobnūbilāvimusobnūbilāverāmusobnūbilāverimus
2nd pl.obnūbilātisobnūbilābātisobnūbilābitisobnūbilāvistisobnūbilāverātisobnūbilāveritis
3rd pl.obnūbilantobnūbilābantobnūbilābuntobnūbilāvērunt
obnūbilāvēre
obnūbilāverantobnūbilāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.obnūbilemobnūbilāremobnūbilāverimobnūbilāvissem
2nd sg.obnūbilēsobnūbilārēsobnūbilāverīsobnūbilāvissēs
3rd sg.obnūbiletobnūbilāretobnūbilāveritobnūbilāvisset
1st pl.obnūbilēmusobnūbilārēmusobnūbilāverīmusobnūbilāvissēmus
2nd pl.obnūbilētisobnūbilārētisobnūbilāverītisobnūbilāvissētis
3rd pl.obnūbilentobnūbilārentobnūbilāverintobnūbilāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.obnūbilorobnūbilābarobnūbilābor
2nd sg.obnūbilāris
obnūbilāre
obnūbilābāris
obnūbilābāre
obnūbilāberis
obnūbilābere
3rd sg.obnūbilāturobnūbilābāturobnūbilābitur
1st pl.obnūbilāmurobnūbilābāmurobnūbilābimur
2nd pl.obnūbilāminīobnūbilābāminīobnūbilābiminī
3rd pl.obnūbilanturobnūbilābanturobnūbilābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.obnūbilerobnūbilārer
2nd sg.obnūbilēris
obnūbilēre
obnūbilārēris
obnūbilārēre
3rd sg.obnūbilēturobnūbilārētur
1st pl.obnūbilēmurobnūbilārēmur
2nd pl.obnūbilēminīobnūbilārēminī
3rd pl.obnūbilenturobnūbilārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.obnūbilāobnūbilāre
pres. 2nd pl.obnūbilāteobnūbilāminī
fut. 2nd sg.obnūbilātōobnūbilātor
fut. 3rd sg.obnūbilātōobnūbilātor
fut. 2nd pl.obnūbilātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.obnūbilantōobnūbilantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveobnūbilāreobnūbilārī
perfect infinitiveobnūbilāvisseobnūbilātum esse
future infinitiveobnūbilātūrum esseobnūbilātum īrī
present participleobnūbilāns—
perfect participle—obnūbilātus
obnūbilāta, obnūbilātā, obnūbilātae, obnūbilātam, obnūbilātārum, obnūbilātās, obnūbilātī, obnūbilātōrum, obnūbilātōs
future participleobnūbilātūrusobnūbilandus
gerundobnūbilandī, obnūbilandō, obnūbilandumsupineobnūbilātum, obnūbilātū

ob-nūbĭlo, āvi, ātum, 1,
I. v. a., to cover with clouds or fog; to overcloud, darken, obscure (post-class.): vultūs serenitatem, Gell. 1, 2, 5: haec omnia vitium, to obscure, Amm. 28, 4, 2: odore sulfuris obnubilatus, beclouded, stupefied, senseless, App. M. 9, p. 228, 22; so, animam, id. ib. 8, p. 204, 38.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ-der.? Latin nūbes 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 Latin obnūbilō From ob- + nūbilō.

Descendants
  • Englishobnubilate
  • Italianobnubilare
  • Frenchobnubilerfrom Old French obnubler
  • Portugueseobnubilar
  • Spanishobnubilar

In English words that came into English from obnūbilō

  • obnubilationobnūbilātiō
  • obnubilateobnūbilātus

Quick answers

What does obnūbilō mean in Latin?
obnūbilō, a verb, means “to cover with clouds or fog; to becloud, stupefy, or endarken”.
What are the principal parts of obnūbilō?
obnūbilō, obnūbilāre, obnūbilāvī, obnūbilātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce obnūbilō?
In classical Latin, [ɔbˈnuː.bɪ.ɫoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [obˈnuː.bi.lo].