verbfirst conjugation
penetrō
penetrō (present infinitive penetrāre, perfect active penetrāvī, supine penetrātum)
Classical[ˈpɛ.nɛ.troː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛː.ne.tro]
Meaning
- to enter
- to penetrate
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
intrō trānseōpenetrō -āre — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 13
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | penetrō | penetrābam | penetrābō | penetrāvī | penetrāveram penetrāram | penetrāverō penetrārō |
| 2nd sg. | penetrās | penetrābās | penetrābis | penetrāvistī penetrāstī | penetrāverās penetrārās | penetrāveris penetrāris |
| 3rd sg. | penetrat | penetrābat | penetrābit | penetrāvit penetrāt | penetrāverat penetrārat | penetrāverit penetrārit |
| 1st pl. | penetrāmus | penetrābāmus | penetrābimus | penetrāvimus penetrāmus | penetrāverāmus penetrārāmus | penetrāverimus penetrārimus |
| 2nd pl. | penetrātis | penetrābātis | penetrābitis | penetrāvistis penetrāstis | penetrāverātis penetrārātis | penetrāveritis penetrāritis |
| 3rd pl. | penetrant | penetrābant | penetrābunt | penetrāvērunt penetrārunt, penetrāvēre | penetrāverant penetrārant | penetrāverint penetrārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | penetrem | penetrārem | penetrāverim penetrārim | penetrāvissem penetrāssem |
| 2nd sg. | penetrēs | penetrārēs | penetrāverīs penetrārīs | penetrāvissēs penetrāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | penetret | penetrāret | penetrāverit penetrārit | penetrāvisset penetrāsset |
| 1st pl. | penetrēmus | penetrārēmus | penetrāverīmus penetrārīmus | penetrāvissēmus penetrāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | penetrētis | penetrārētis | penetrāverītis penetrārītis | penetrāvissētis penetrāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | penetrent | penetrārent | penetrāverint penetrārint | penetrāvissent penetrāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | penetror | penetrābar | penetrābor |
| 2nd sg. | penetrāris penetrāre | penetrābāris penetrābāre | penetrāberis penetrābere |
| 3rd sg. | penetrātur | penetrābātur | penetrābitur |
| 1st pl. | penetrāmur | penetrābāmur | penetrābimur |
| 2nd pl. | penetrāminī | penetrābāminī | penetrābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | penetrantur | penetrābantur | penetrābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | penetrer | penetrārer |
| 2nd sg. | penetrēris penetrēre | penetrārēris penetrārēre |
| 3rd sg. | penetrētur | penetrārētur |
| 1st pl. | penetrēmur | penetrārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | penetrēminī | penetrārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | penetrentur | penetrārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | penetrā | penetrāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | penetrāte | penetrāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | penetrātō | penetrātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | penetrātō | penetrātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | penetrātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | penetrantō | penetrantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | penetrāre | penetrārī |
| perfect infinitive | penetrāvisse penetrāsse | penetrātum esse |
| future infinitive | penetrātūrum esse | penetrātum īrī |
| present participle | penetrāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | penetrātus penetrāta, penetrātā, penetrātae, penetrātam, penetrātārum, penetrātās, penetrātī, penetrātōrum, penetrātōs |
| future participle | penetrātūrus penetrātūra, penetrātūrā, penetrātūrae, penetrātūram, penetrātūrārum, penetrātūrās, penetrātūre, penetrātūrī, penetrātūrīs, penetrātūrō, penetrātūrōrum, penetrātūrōs, penetrātūrum | penetrandus penetranda, penetrandā, penetrandae, penetrandam, penetrandārum, penetrandās, penetrande, penetrandīs, penetrandōrum, penetrandōs |
gerundpenetrandī, penetrandō, penetrandumsupinepenetrātum, penetrātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- in ipsam or intimam Graeciam penetrare
- to penetrate into the heart of Greece.
pĕnē^tro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. root pa- of pasco; v. penates.
I. Act.
A. To put, place, or set any thing into any thing (ante- and post-class.; v. Brix ad Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 109).
1. Lit.:
penetrare pedem intra aedes, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 64; 2, 3, 49: quo illic homo foras se penetrat ex aedibus? to betake one's self, go in any direction, id. Trin. 2, 2, 1: me ad pluris penetravi, id. ib. v. 14: se in fugam, to take to flight, id. Am. 1, 1, 94: in eam (specum) me penetro et recondo, Gell. 5, 14, 18.—To enter, penetrate: ea intra pectus se penetravit potio, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 23.—In the same sense, mid.: quae penetrata queunt sensum progignere acerbum, having entered, having penetrated, Lucr. 4, 670; 1246.—2. Trop.:
Labeo Antistius in grammaticam sese atque dialecticam litterasque antiquiores altioresque penetraverat, had penetrated into, Gell. 13, 10, 1.—B. Aliquid, to pierce into any thing; to enter, penetrate any thing (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
1. Lit., Lucr. 4, 894:
(semen) penetrare locos nequit, id. 4, 1246: vox aures penetrat, id. 4, 613: hominem cum vini vis penetravit Acris, id. 3, 476: Illyricos sinus, Verg. A. 1, 243: nave Aegyptum, Suet. Caes. 52: mediae cryptam Suburrae, Juv. 5, 106. —Pass.: ut (India) penitus nequeat penetrari, Lucr. 2, 539: penetratae cum victoriā Media, Albania, etc., Vell. 2, 40, 1: penetrata limina montis, Stat. S. 4, 6, 104: iter L. Lucullo penetratum, Tac. A. 15, 27.—2. Trop.:
id Tiberii animum altius penetravit, Tac. A. 1, 69; cf. id. ib. 3, 4.—With subject-clause: tum penetrabat eos, posse haec, etc., it entered their thoughts, it occurred to them, Lucr. 5, 1262.—II. Neutr., to enter, penetrate into any place or thing, betake one's self (class.; cf.: pervado, permano).
A. Lit.:
in palaestram, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 32: sub terras, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107: ad os Pelusii, Curt. 4, 1, 29: in ipsum portum, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 37, § 96: in castra hostium, Liv. 2, 12, 3: in artissimas fauces, Curt. 5, 3, 17: ad urbes, Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32: per angustias, id. Tusc. 1, 20, 45: intra vallum, Liv. 39, 31: in urbem, id. 2, 53: cum eo penetrasset, thus far, Nep. Chabr. 4: astra per caelum penetrantia, Cic. Univ. 9: penetrat vox ad aures, Ov. M. 12, 42: usque ad nares, Cels. 7, 7.—Impers. pass.: in eam speluncam penetratum cum signis est, Liv. 10, 1.—B. Trop.:
Romuli animus haec ipsa in templa penetravit, Cic. Rep. 6, 22, 24: hominum ratio in caelum usque penetravit, id. N. D. 2, 61, 163: nulla res magis penetrat in animos, id. Brut. 38, 142: penetrare ad sensum judicis opinionemque, id. Part. 36: quo non ars penetrat? Ov. A. A. 3, 291: in provincias quoque grammatica penetraverat, Suet. Gram. 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
penetrō āvī, ātus, āre
penus+1 TER-, to enter, penetrate, betake oneself : sub terras: ad ipsos (deos): in castra hostium, L.: per angustias: eo, thus far , N.: penetrat vox ad aures, O.: in eam speluncam penetratum cum signis est, L.: Illyricos sinūs, press into , V.: mediae cryptam Suburrae, Iu.—Fig., to pierce, sink, enter, penetrate : Romuli animus in templa penetravit: in animos: ad sensum iudicis: quo non ars penetrat? O.: nihil Tiberium magis penetravit, quam, etc., i. e. impressed , Ta.
Origins
From penes, penitus by analogy to intrō.
Descendants
- Catalanpenetrar
- Englishpenetrate
- Frenchpénétrer
- Italianpenetrare
- Portuguesepenetrar
- Romanianpenetra
- Spanishpenetrar
- Galicianpenetrar