LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

pauperō

pauperō (present infinitive pauperāre, perfect active pauperāvī, supine pauperātum)
Classical[ˈpau̯.pɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpaːu̯.pe.ro]

Meaning

  1. to impoverish, to make poor
    191 BCE, Plautus, Pseudolus, IV.vii, Lines 757-758. boni me viri pauperant, improbi augentThe good men impoverish me, the wicked enrich

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.pauperōpauperābampauperābōpauperāvīpauperāverampauperāverō
2nd sg.pauperāspauperābāspauperābispauperāvistīpauperāverāspauperāveris
3rd sg.pauperatpauperābatpauperābitpauperāvitpauperāveratpauperāverit
1st pl.pauperāmuspauperābāmuspauperābimuspauperāvimuspauperāverāmuspauperāverimus
2nd pl.pauperātispauperābātispauperābitispauperāvistispauperāverātispauperāveritis
3rd pl.pauperantpauperābantpauperābuntpauperāvērunt
pauperāvēre
pauperāverantpauperāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.pauperempauperārempauperāverimpauperāvissem
2nd sg.pauperēspauperārēspauperāverīspauperāvissēs
3rd sg.pauperetpauperāretpauperāveritpauperāvisset
1st pl.pauperēmuspauperārēmuspauperāverīmuspauperāvissēmus
2nd pl.pauperētispauperārētispauperāverītispauperāvissētis
3rd pl.pauperentpauperārentpauperāverintpauperāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.pauperorpauperābarpauperābor
2nd sg.pauperāris
pauperāre
pauperābāris
pauperābāre
pauperāberis
pauperābere
3rd sg.pauperāturpauperābāturpauperābitur
1st pl.pauperāmurpauperābāmurpauperābimur
2nd pl.pauperāminīpauperābāminīpauperābiminī
3rd pl.pauperanturpauperābanturpauperābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.paupererpauperārer
2nd sg.pauperēris
pauperēre
pauperārēris
pauperārēre
3rd sg.pauperēturpauperārētur
1st pl.pauperēmurpauperārēmur
2nd pl.pauperēminīpauperārēminī
3rd pl.pauperenturpauperārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.pauperāpauperāre
pres. 2nd pl.pauperātepauperāminī
fut. 2nd sg.pauperātōpauperātor
fut. 3rd sg.pauperātōpauperātor
fut. 2nd pl.pauperātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.pauperantōpauperantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepauperārepauperārī
perfect infinitivepauperāvissepauperātum esse
future infinitivepauperātūrum essepauperātum īrī
present participlepauperāns—
perfect participle—pauperātus
pauperāta, pauperātā, pauperātae, pauperātam, pauperātārum, pauperātās, pauperātī, pauperātōrum, pauperātōs
future participlepauperātūruspauperandus
gerundpauperandī, pauperandō, pauperandumsupinepauperātum, pauperātū

paupĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. pauper,
I. to make poor, to impoverish (ante- and post-class., and once in Hor.).
I. Lit.: boni viri me pauperant, improbi alunt, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 27; Titin. ap. Non. 157, 9; cf. Varr. ib. 11: defectio civium pauperatorum, Sid. Ep. 6, 12.—
II. Transf.: aliquem aliquā re, to rob or deprive one of any thing (= spoliare, privare): quam ego tantā pauperavi per dolum pecuniā, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. 157, 7: dominum pretio, id. Mil. 3, 1, 134: aliquem cassā nuce, Hor. S. 2, 5, 36: luna pauperata luminibus, Firm. Math. 1, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂w-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*perh₃-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂w(o)p(o)rh₃o-
  4. Proto-Italic*paw(o)paro-?
  5. Latinpauperō

Latin pauper 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 pauperō From pauper + -ō.

In English words that came into English from pauperō

  • depauperatedepauperātus

Quick answers

What does pauperō mean in Latin?
pauperō, a verb, means “to impoverish, to make poor”.
What are the principal parts of pauperō?
pauperō, pauperāre, pauperāvī, pauperātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce pauperō?
In classical Latin, [ˈpau̯.pɛ.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpaːu̯.pe.ro].
Where does pauperō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- → Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-? → Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w(o)p(o)rh₃o- → Proto-Italic *paw(o)paro-? → Latin pauperō.