LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

participō

participō (present infinitive participāre, perfect active participāvī, supine participātum)
Classical[parˈtɪ.kɪ.poː]Ecclesiastical[parˈtiː.t͡ʃi.po]
participātum acc. supine

Meaning

  1. to partake of, participate in
  2. to share
  3. to impart

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Impertire · Tribuere · Participare · Communicare

Impertire and tribuere denote giving a portion, without reference to any share, which the giver is to retain for himself; impertire means giving, as an act of free will and of goodness; tribuere, as an act of justice, or of judiciousness; whereas participare and communicare, the giving a share of something of which one also retains a share one’s self; participare has generally the receiver for its object, who is to share a possession; but communicare, generally the thing shared, in the use of which the receiver is to have a share. (iv. 158.)

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.participōparticipābamparticipābōparticipāvīparticipāveramparticipāverō
participārō
2nd sg.participāsparticipābāsparticipābisparticipāvistī
participāstī		participāverās
participārās		participāveris
3rd sg.participatparticipābatparticipābitparticipāvitparticipāverat
participārat		participāverit
participārit
1st pl.participāmusparticipābāmusparticipābimusparticipāvimusparticipāverāmusparticipāverimus
participārimus
2nd pl.participātisparticipābātisparticipābitisparticipāvistis
participāstis		participāverātis
participārātis		participāveritis
participāritis
3rd pl.participantparticipābantparticipābuntparticipāvērunt
participāvēre, participārunt		participāverant
participārant		participāverint
participārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.participemparticipāremparticipāverim
participārim		participāvissem
participāssem
2nd sg.participēsparticipārēsparticipāverīsparticipāvissēs
participāssēs
3rd sg.participetparticipāretparticipāverit
participārit		participāvisset
participāsset
1st pl.participēmusparticipārēmusparticipāverīmus
participārīmus		participāvissēmus
participāssēmus
2nd pl.participētisparticipārētisparticipāverītis
participārītis		participāvissētis
participāssētis
3rd pl.participentparticipārentparticipāverint
participārint		participāvissent
participāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.participorparticipābarparticipābor
2nd sg.participāris
participāre		participābāris
participābāre		participāberis
participābere
3rd sg.participāturparticipābāturparticipābitur
1st pl.participāmurparticipābāmurparticipābimur
2nd pl.participāminīparticipābāminīparticipābiminī
3rd pl.participanturparticipābanturparticipābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.participerparticipārer
2nd sg.participēris
participēre		participārēris
participārēre
3rd sg.participēturparticipārētur
1st pl.participēmurparticipārēmur
2nd pl.participēminīparticipārēminī
3rd pl.participenturparticipārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.participāparticipāre
pres. 2nd pl.participāteparticipāminī
fut. 2nd sg.participātōparticipātor
fut. 3rd sg.participātōparticipātor
fut. 2nd pl.participātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.participantōparticipantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveparticipāreparticipārī
perfect infinitiveparticipāvisse
participāsse		participātum esse
future infinitiveparticipātūrum esseparticipātum īrī
present participleparticipāns—
perfect participle—participātus
participāta, participātā, participātae, participātam, participātārum, participātās, participātī, participātōrum, participātōs
future participleparticipātūrus
participātūra, participātūrā, participātūrae, participātūram, participātūrārum, participātūrās, participātūre, participātūrī, participātūrīs, participātūrō, participātūrōrum, participātūrōs, participātūrum		participandus
participanda, participandā, participandae, participandam, participandārum, participandās, participande, participandīs, participandōrum, participandōs
gerundparticipandī, participandō, participandumsupineparticipātum, participātū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

rationis participem (opp. expertem) esse
to be endowed with reason.

partĭcĭpo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. (collat.
I. dep. form partĭcĭpor, Dig. 4, 4, 9, § 1) [id.], to share; viz., to cause to partake of, to impart; and also, to partake of, participate in (in both senses mostly ante- and post-class.; syn.: communico, partior, impertior).
I. To make partaker of, to give a share of, to acquaint with, make privy to, impart, inform of any thing.
A. Lit.: aliquem sermone suo de amicā eri, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 108: servum sui consilii, id. Cist. 1, 3, 17: ubi sint, quid agant, ecqui bene agant, Neque participant nos, neque redeunt, id. Stich. 1, 1, 33.—Pass.: non licet donati obsoni me participem fieri? Ast. Si volebas participari, etc., id. Truc. 4, 2, 34: uti dentes sensu participentur, Lucr. 3, 692: sequitur igitur, ad participandum alium ab alio homines naturā esse factos, Cic. Leg. 1, 12, 33.—
B. Transf.: aliquid cum aliquo, to share with, impart to one: suas laudes cum aliquo, Liv. 3, 12, 5; Spart. Hadr. 26.—With dat. (late Lat.): non participabant aliis ii, quibus aliquid affluebat, Lact. 5, 6, 1.—Pass.: participato cum eo (fratre) regno, Just. 34, 2, 8: participato imperio, Treb. Gall. 12 init.: nec cum quoquam participatis nocturnis imaginibus, App. M. 8, 9, p. 205, 19.—
II. To share in, partake of, participate in any thing: pestem parem, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 39 (Trag. v 22 Vahl.): lucrum, damnum, Dig. 17, 2, 55: consilium alicujus, Mamert. Grat. Act. Jul. init.: ad participandas ejusmodi voluptates, Gell. 15, 2, 7: de uno pane, Vulg. 1 Cor 10, 17.—With abl. alone: patrio sepulchro participans, Vulg. 2 Macc. 5, 10.—Hence, partĭcĭpā-tum, i, n. (lit. made to participate; hence), in gram., a participle (post-class.), Mart. Cap. 3, § 227.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*perh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pérh₃tis?
  3. Proto-Italic*partis
  4. Latinparticipō

substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin -ceps Latin particeps 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 participō From particeps (“sharing”) + -ō.

Descendants
  • Catalanparticipar
  • Englishparticipate
  • Englishtake part
  • Englishpartake
  • Frenchparticiper
  • Germanteilnehmen
  • Italianpartecipare
  • Occitanparticipar
  • Portugueseparticipar
  • Romanianparticipa

Quick answers

What does participō mean in Latin?
participō, a verb, means “to partake of, participate in; to share; to impart”.
What are the principal parts of participō?
participō, participāre, participāvī, participātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce participō?
In classical Latin, [parˈtɪ.kɪ.poː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [parˈtiː.t͡ʃi.po].
Where does participō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- → Proto-Indo-European *pérh₃tis? → Proto-Italic *partis → Latin participō.