verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
oleō1
oleō (present infinitive olēre, perfect active oluī)
Classical[ˈɔ.ɫe.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔː.le.o]
Meaning
- to smell; to emit an odor, especially a bad odor
- to be given away by smell; to smell of
- to be observed, betrayed
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | oleō | olēbam | olēbō | oluī | olueram | oluerō |
| 2nd sg. | olēs | olēbās | olēbis | oluistī | oluerās | olueris |
| 3rd sg. | olet | olēbat | olēbit | oluit | oluerat | oluerit |
| 1st pl. | olēmus | olēbāmus | olēbimus | oluimus | oluerāmus | oluerimus |
| 2nd pl. | olētis | olēbātis | olēbitis | oluistis | oluerātis | olueritis |
| 3rd pl. | olent | olēbant | olēbunt | oluērunt oluēre | oluerant | oluerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | oleam | olērem | oluerim | oluissem |
| 2nd sg. | oleās | olērēs | oluerīs | oluissēs |
| 3rd sg. | oleat | olēret | oluerit | oluisset |
| 1st pl. | oleāmus | olērēmus | oluerīmus | oluissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | oleātis | olērētis | oluerītis | oluissētis |
| 3rd pl. | oleant | olērent | oluerint | oluissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | olē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | olēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | olētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | olētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | olētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | olentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | olēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | oluisse | — |
| present participle | olēns | — |
gerundolendī, olendō, olendum
ŏlĕo, lŭi, 2 (collat. form ŏlo, ĕre;
I. pres. subj. olat, Afran. ap. Non. 147, 2:
olant, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 56; id. Most. 1. 3, 121; Pompon. ap. Non. 147, 5). v. n. and a. [root od-; cf. Gr. ὄζω; v. odor], to smell (class.; cf. odoro, fragro). I. To emit a smell, to smell of any thing.
A. Lit., constr. absol. or with acc., less freq. with abl. of that of which any thing smells:
quid (jura) olant, nescias, nisi id unum, male ut olere intellegas, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 120 sq.; id. Truc. 2, 4, 3: rosa recens a longinquo olet, sicca propius, Plin. 21, 7, 18, § 37: olent, salsa sunt, ut tangere non velis, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 35: mulieres ideo bene olere, quia nihil olebant, videbantur, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 1; cf. Mart. 2, 12: hesperis noctu magis olet, Plin. 21, 7, 18, § 39: ceram crocum olere, of wax, Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 99: olet unguenta, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 37: unguenta exotica, Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 41: vina fere dulces oluerunt mane Camenae, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 5.— With abl.: cur nardo flammae non oluere meae? Prop. 5, 7, 32: Arabo rore, Ov. H. 15, 76: sulphure, id. M. 5, 405.—In a bad sense: cui os oleat, i. e. who has a foul breath, Dig. 21, 1, 12; cf. Mart. 12, 87.—B. Trop., to smell of, savor of any thing; to indicate, betray any thing: quid igitur? quid olet? responde! Pen. Furtum, scortum, prandium, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 60:
nihil olere peregrinum, to savor of, betray, Cic. de Or. 3, 12, 44: nihil ex Academiā, id. N. D. 1, 26, 72: malitiam, id. Rosc. Com. 7, 20: verba alumnum olent, betray, Quint. 8, 1, 3.—II. To betray itself or be observed by its smell:
aurum huic olet, i. e. he smells out, observes that I have money, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 39: non olet, unde sit, quod dicitur cum illis? don't you perceive whence it comes? Cic. Or. 45, 154.—Hence, ŏlens, entis, P. a., smelling, odorous (mostly poet.). A. Sweet-smelling, fragrant, odoriferous:
rami olentes, Verg. G. 1, 188: serpylla, Verg. G. 4, 30: olentia pascua, Ov. A. A. 1, 95: mentae, id. M. 10, 729: Hymettus, Stat. Th. 12, 622.—B. Lit., Stinking, foul, rank:
leno, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 111: maritus (i. e. hircus), Hor. C. 1, 17, 7: immundus olentia sudor Membra sequebatur, Verg. G. 3, 564: Medi ora, id. ib. 2, 134: fornix, Hor. S. 1, 2, 30: stagna Palici, i. e. olentia sulphure, Ov. P. 2, 10, 25: agri (from dead bodies), Luc. 7, 821.—2. Trop.:
quaedam, musty, Tac. Or. 22 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
oleō luī, —, ēre
2 OD-, to emit a smell, smell of, smell: bene, nihil: unguenta, T.: Vina, H.: sulphure, O.—Fig., to smell of, savor of, indicate, betray: nonne supercilia olere malitiam videntur?: non olet, unde sit? betray its origin.
Origins
From the older olō (“smell”), from Proto-Italic *odō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- (“to smell”). See also odor.
Descendants
- Italianolire
- Italianaulire
- Spanisholer
- Asturiangoler
- Extremadurangolel
- Galicianulir
- Leonesegolere
- Leoneseulire
- Old Navarro-Aragoneseoler
- Old Navarro-Aragoneseholer