LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

ōsculō

ōsculō (present infinitive ōsculāre, perfect active ōsculāvī, supine ōsculātum)

Meaning

  1. to kiss

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.ōsculōōsculābamōsculābōōsculāvīōsculāveramōsculāverō
2nd sg.ōsculāsōsculābāsōsculābisōsculāvistīōsculāverāsōsculāveris
3rd sg.ōsculatōsculābatōsculābitōsculāvitōsculāveratōsculāverit
1st pl.ōsculāmusōsculābāmusōsculābimusōsculāvimusōsculāverāmusōsculāverimus
2nd pl.ōsculātisōsculābātisōsculābitisōsculāvistisōsculāverātisōsculāveritis
3rd pl.ōsculantōsculābantōsculābuntōsculāvērunt
ōsculāvēre
ōsculāverantōsculāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.ōsculemōsculāremōsculāverimōsculāvissem
2nd sg.ōsculēsōsculārēsōsculāverīsōsculāvissēs
3rd sg.ōsculetōsculāretōsculāveritōsculāvisset
1st pl.ōsculēmusōsculārēmusōsculāverīmusōsculāvissēmus
2nd pl.ōsculētisōsculārētisōsculāverītisōsculāvissētis
3rd pl.ōsculentōsculārentōsculāverintōsculāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.ōsculorōsculābarōsculābor
2nd sg.ōsculāris
ōsculāre
ōsculābāris
ōsculābāre
ōsculāberis
ōsculābere
3rd sg.ōsculāturōsculābāturōsculābitur
1st pl.ōsculāmurōsculābāmurōsculābimur
2nd pl.ōsculāminīōsculābāminīōsculābiminī
3rd pl.ōsculanturōsculābanturōsculābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.ōsculerōsculārer
2nd sg.ōsculēris
ōsculēre
ōsculārēris
ōsculārēre
3rd sg.ōsculēturōsculārētur
1st pl.ōsculēmurōsculārēmur
2nd pl.ōsculēminīōsculārēminī
3rd pl.ōsculenturōsculārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.ōsculāōsculāre
pres. 2nd pl.ōsculāteōsculāminī
fut. 2nd sg.ōsculātōōsculātor
fut. 3rd sg.ōsculātōōsculātor
fut. 2nd pl.ōsculātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.ōsculantōōsculantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveōsculāreōsculārī
perfect infinitiveōsculāvisseōsculātum esse
future infinitiveōsculātūrum esseōsculātum īrī
present participleōsculāns—
perfect participle—ōsculātus
future participleōsculātūrusōsculandus
gerundōsculandī, ōsculandō, ōsculandumsupineōsculātum, ōsculātū

oscŭlo, āre, v. a. 1. os, ōris, = ἀναστομόω,
I. to supply with a mouth or outlet, to extend a channel, e. g. the veins, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 10, 123.
oscŭlo, āre, v. a. (old collat. form of osculor),
I. to kiss: osculavi caput, Titin. ap. Non. 476, 32: osculato tuo capite, App. M. 2, p. 117, 23: genua sibi osculari patiebantur, Capitol. Max. Juv. 2, § 7.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óh₃s
  2. Proto-Italic*ōs
  3. Latinōsculō

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culum Latin ōsculum 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 ōsculō From ōsculum (“a kiss”) + -ō.

Quick answers

What does ōsculō mean in Latin?
ōsculō, a verb, means “to kiss”.
What are the principal parts of ōsculō?
ōsculō, ōsculāre, ōsculāvī, ōsculātum (first conjugation).
Where does ōsculō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s → Proto-Italic *ōs → Latin ōsculō.