LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

petrificō

petrificō (present infinitive petrificāre, perfect active petrificāvī, supine petrificātum)
Classical[pɛˈtrɪ.fɪ.koː]Ecclesiastical[peˈtriː.fi.ko]

Meaning

  1. New Latinto petrify

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.petrificōpetrificābampetrificābōpetrificāvīpetrificāverampetrificāverō
2nd sg.petrificāspetrificābāspetrificābispetrificāvistīpetrificāverāspetrificāveris
3rd sg.petrificatpetrificābatpetrificābitpetrificāvitpetrificāveratpetrificāverit
1st pl.petrificāmuspetrificābāmuspetrificābimuspetrificāvimuspetrificāverāmuspetrificāverimus
2nd pl.petrificātispetrificābātispetrificābitispetrificāvistispetrificāverātispetrificāveritis
3rd pl.petrificantpetrificābantpetrificābuntpetrificāvērunt
petrificāvēre
petrificāverantpetrificāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.petrificempetrificārempetrificāverimpetrificāvissem
2nd sg.petrificēspetrificārēspetrificāverīspetrificāvissēs
3rd sg.petrificetpetrificāretpetrificāveritpetrificāvisset
1st pl.petrificēmuspetrificārēmuspetrificāverīmuspetrificāvissēmus
2nd pl.petrificētispetrificārētispetrificāverītispetrificāvissētis
3rd pl.petrificentpetrificārentpetrificāverintpetrificāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.petrificorpetrificābarpetrificābor
2nd sg.petrificāris
petrificāre
petrificābāris
petrificābāre
petrificāberis
petrificābere
3rd sg.petrificāturpetrificābāturpetrificābitur
1st pl.petrificāmurpetrificābāmurpetrificābimur
2nd pl.petrificāminīpetrificābāminīpetrificābiminī
3rd pl.petrificanturpetrificābanturpetrificābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.petrificerpetrificārer
2nd sg.petrificēris
petrificēre
petrificārēris
petrificārēre
3rd sg.petrificēturpetrificārētur
1st pl.petrificēmurpetrificārēmur
2nd pl.petrificēminīpetrificārēminī
3rd pl.petrificenturpetrificārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.petrificāpetrificāre
pres. 2nd pl.petrificātepetrificāminī
fut. 2nd sg.petrificātōpetrificātor
fut. 3rd sg.petrificātōpetrificātor
fut. 2nd pl.petrificātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.petrificantōpetrificantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepetrificārepetrificārī
perfect infinitivepetrificāvissepetrificātum esse
future infinitivepetrificātūrum essepetrificātum īrī
present participlepetrificāns—
perfect participle—petrificātus
future participlepetrificātūruspetrificandus
gerundpetrificandī, petrificandō, petrificandumsupinepetrificātum, petrificātū

Origins

Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor. Latin petra Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ficō Latin petrificō From petra (“stone, rock”) + -ficō.

Descendants
  • Portuguesepetrificar
  • Spanishpetrificar
  • Asturianpetrificar
  • Galicianpetrificar

In English words that came into English from petrificō

  • petrifypetrificāre

Quick answers

What does petrificō mean in Latin?
petrificō, a verb, means “to petrify”.
What are the principal parts of petrificō?
petrificō, petrificāre, petrificāvī, petrificātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce petrificō?
In classical Latin, [pɛˈtrɪ.fɪ.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [peˈtriː.fi.ko].