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verbfirst conjugation

orbō

orbō (present infinitive orbāre, perfect active orbāvī, supine orbātum)
Classical[ˈɔr.boː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔr.bo]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto deprive (someone) of parents, children, or other dear persons
  2. figurativelytransitiveto deprive, bereave or strip (someone) of any (especially a precious) thing

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Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.orbōorbābamorbābōorbāvīorbāveramorbāverō
orbārō
2nd sg.orbāsorbābāsorbābisorbāvistī
orbāstī
orbāverās
orbārās
orbāveris
3rd sg.orbatorbābatorbābitorbāvitorbāverat
orbārat
orbāverit
orbārit
1st pl.orbāmusorbābāmusorbābimusorbāvimusorbāverāmusorbāverimus
orbārimus
2nd pl.orbātisorbābātisorbābitisorbāvistis
orbāstis
orbāverātis
orbārātis
orbāveritis
orbāritis
3rd pl.orbantorbābantorbābuntorbāvērunt
orbāvēre, orbārunt
orbāverant
orbārant
orbāverint
orbārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.orbemorbāremorbāverim
orbārim
orbāvissem
orbāssem
2nd sg.orbēsorbārēsorbāverīsorbāvissēs
orbāssēs
3rd sg.orbetorbāretorbāverit
orbārit
orbāvisset
orbāsset
1st pl.orbēmusorbārēmusorbāverīmus
orbārīmus
orbāvissēmus
orbāssēmus
2nd pl.orbētisorbārētisorbāverītis
orbārītis
orbāvissētis
orbāssētis
3rd pl.orbentorbārentorbāverint
orbārint
orbāvissent
orbāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.orbororbābarorbābor
2nd sg.orbāris
orbāre
orbābāris
orbābāre
orbāberis
orbābere
3rd sg.orbāturorbābāturorbābitur
1st pl.orbāmurorbābāmurorbābimur
2nd pl.orbāminīorbābāminīorbābiminī
3rd pl.orbanturorbābanturorbābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.orberorbārer
2nd sg.orbēris
orbēre
orbārēris
orbārēre
3rd sg.orbēturorbārētur
1st pl.orbēmurorbārēmur
2nd pl.orbēminīorbārēminī
3rd pl.orbenturorbārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.orbāorbāre
pres. 2nd pl.orbāteorbāminī
fut. 2nd sg.orbātōorbātor
fut. 3rd sg.orbātōorbātor
fut. 2nd pl.orbātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.orbantōorbantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveorbāreorbārī
perfect infinitiveorbāvisse
orbāsse
orbātum esse
future infinitiveorbātūrum esseorbātum īrī
present participleorbāns—
perfect participle—orbātus
orbāta, orbātā, orbātae, orbātam, orbātārum, orbātās, orbātī, orbātōrum, orbātōs
future participleorbātūrus
orbātūra, orbātūrā, orbātūrae, orbātūram, orbātūrārum, orbātūrās, orbātūre, orbātūrī, orbātūrīs, orbātūrō, orbātūrōrum, orbātūrōs, orbātūrum
orbandus
orbanda, orbandā, orbandae, orbandam, orbandārum, orbandās, orbande, orbandīs, orbandōrum, orbandōs
gerundorbandī, orbandō, orbandumsupineorbātum, orbātū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

luminibus orbare aliquem
to deprive a person of his eyes.
rei publicae muneribus orbatus
banished from public life.
gerendis negotiis orbatus (Fin. 5. 20. 57)
banished from public life.

orbo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. orbus,
I. to deprive or bereave of parents, children, or other dear persons; to make fatherless, motherless, childless, etc. (class.; syn.: privo, viduo).
I. Lit.: filio orbatus, Cic. Off. 1, 10, 30: mater orbata filio, id. Clu. 15, 45: orbatura patres fulmina, Ov. M. 2, 391.—Of animals: catulo lactente orbata leaena, Ov. M. 13, 547.—
II. Transf., in gen., to deprive, bereave, strip of any (esp. a precious) thing: pater me lumine orbavit, Enn. ap. Charis. p. 250 P. (Trag. v. 351 Vahl.): Italiam juventute, Cic. Pis. 24, 57: patria multis claris viris orbata, id. Fam. 4, 9, 3: sensibus, id. Ac. 2, 23, 74: tantā gloriā orbatus, id. Tusc. 1, 6, 12: ferum voce eruditā spoliatum atque orbatum, id. Brut. 2, 6.—Poet.: orbatae caligant vela carinae, Stat. S. 5, 3, 138.

Origins

See orbus. PIE word *h₃órbʰos

Descendants
  • Italianorbare
  • Spanishorbar

Quick answers

What does orbō mean in Latin?
orbō, a verb, means “to deprive (someone) of parents, children, or other dear persons; to deprive, bereave or strip (someone) of any (especially a precious) thing”.
What are the principal parts of orbō?
orbō, orbāre, orbāvī, orbātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce orbō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔr.boː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔr.bo].