LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

plumbō

plumbō (present infinitive plumbāre, perfect active plumbāvī, supine plumbātum)
Classical[ˈpɫʊm.boː]Ecclesiastical[ˈplum.bo]

Meaning

  1. to solder with lead
  2. to make with lead or out of lead

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.plumbōplumbābamplumbābōplumbāvīplumbāveramplumbāverō
plumbārō
2nd sg.plumbāsplumbābāsplumbābisplumbāvistī
plumbāstī
plumbāverās
plumbārās
plumbāveris
3rd sg.plumbatplumbābatplumbābitplumbāvitplumbāverat
plumbārat
plumbāverit
plumbārit
1st pl.plumbāmusplumbābāmusplumbābimusplumbāvimusplumbāverāmusplumbāverimus
plumbārimus
2nd pl.plumbātisplumbābātisplumbābitisplumbāvistis
plumbāstis
plumbāverātis
plumbārātis
plumbāveritis
plumbāritis
3rd pl.plumbantplumbābantplumbābuntplumbāvērunt
plumbāvēre, plumbārunt
plumbāverant
plumbārant
plumbāverint
plumbārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.plumbemplumbāremplumbāverim
plumbārim
plumbāvissem
plumbāssem
2nd sg.plumbēsplumbārēsplumbāverīsplumbāvissēs
plumbāssēs
3rd sg.plumbetplumbāretplumbāverit
plumbārit
plumbāvisset
plumbāsset
1st pl.plumbēmusplumbārēmusplumbāverīmus
plumbārīmus
plumbāvissēmus
plumbāssēmus
2nd pl.plumbētisplumbārētisplumbāverītis
plumbārītis
plumbāvissētis
plumbāssētis
3rd pl.plumbentplumbārentplumbāverint
plumbārint
plumbāvissent
plumbāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.plumborplumbābarplumbābor
2nd sg.plumbāris
plumbāre
plumbābāris
plumbābāre
plumbāberis
plumbābere
3rd sg.plumbāturplumbābāturplumbābitur
1st pl.plumbāmurplumbābāmurplumbābimur
2nd pl.plumbāminīplumbābāminīplumbābiminī
3rd pl.plumbanturplumbābanturplumbābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.plumberplumbārer
2nd sg.plumbēris
plumbēre
plumbārēris
plumbārēre
3rd sg.plumbēturplumbārētur
1st pl.plumbēmurplumbārēmur
2nd pl.plumbēminīplumbārēminī
3rd pl.plumbenturplumbārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.plumbāplumbāre
pres. 2nd pl.plumbāteplumbāminī
fut. 2nd sg.plumbātōplumbātor
fut. 3rd sg.plumbātōplumbātor
fut. 2nd pl.plumbātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.plumbantōplumbantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveplumbāreplumbārī
perfect infinitiveplumbāvisse
plumbāsse
plumbātum esse
future infinitiveplumbātūrum esseplumbātum īrī
present participleplumbāns—
perfect participle—plumbātus
plumbāta, plumbātā, plumbātae, plumbātam, plumbātārum, plumbātās, plumbātī, plumbātōrum, plumbātōs
future participleplumbātūrus
plumbātūra, plumbātūrā, plumbātūrae, plumbātūram, plumbātūrārum, plumbātūrās, plumbātūre, plumbātūrī, plumbātūrīs, plumbātūrō, plumbātūrōrum, plumbātūrōs, plumbātūrum
plumbandus
plumbanda, plumbandā, plumbandae, plumbandam, plumbandārum, plumbandās, plumbande, plumbandīs, plumbandōrum, plumbandōs
gerundplumbandī, plumbandō, plumbandumsupineplumbātum, plumbātū

plumbo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. id..
I. To lead, to solder with lead (ante-class. and post-Aug.): modiolos indet et plumbet, Cato, R. R. 21: argentum, Plin. 34, 17, 48, § 161: scyphum alieno plumbo, Dig. 41, 1, 27.—
II. To make a thing of lead; hence, plumbātus, a, um, Part., leaden (postAug.): plumbatae sagittae, Plin. 10, 33, 50, § 97: jacula, Sol. 3, 3: canales, Front. Aquaed. 124: tabulae, Val. Max. 3, 7, n. 2. —
B. Subst.: plumbātae, ārum, f.
1. Leaden balls, Veg. Mil. 1, 17.—
2. Scourges to which leaden balls are attached: plumbatarum ictus, Cod. Th. 9, 35, 2.

Origins

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 plumbo From plumbum (“lead”) + -ō.

Italo-Romance
  • Italianpiombare
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesechumbar
Elsewhere
  • Englishplumb

Quick answers

What does plumbō mean in Latin?
plumbō, a verb, means “to solder with lead; to make with lead or out of lead”.
What are the principal parts of plumbō?
plumbō, plumbāre, plumbāvī, plumbātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce plumbō?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɫʊm.boː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈplum.bo].