verbthird conjugation, impersonal, no passive, no supine stem
pluit
pluit (present infinitive pluere, perfect active pluit or plūvit)
Classical[ˈpɫu.ɪt]Ecclesiastical[ˈpluː.it]
Meaning
- impersonalto rain; to be raining
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
aqua dē caelō caditpluit — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 3
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | pluit | pluēbat | pluet | pluit plūvit | pluerat plūverat | pluerit plūverit |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | pluat | plueret | pluerit plūverit | pluisset plūvisset |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| fut. 3rd sg. | pluitō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | pluere | — |
| perfect infinitive | pluisse plūvisse | — |
| present participle | pluēns | — |
gerundpluendī, pluendō, pluendum
plŭit, v. pluo.
Origins
Inherited from Proto-Italic *plowō, from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“to flow, float, wash”), with a metaphorical usage of “to swim, float” to refer to pouring rain; see also Latin linter (“bath, trough, boat”), Ancient Greek πλύνω (plúnō, “to wash”), Lithuanian pi̇̀lti (“to pour”) and German fließen (“to flow”). See Old Armenian լուանամ (luanam, “to wash”).
Descendants
- Vulgar Latin*plovere