LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbirregular conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

posteō

posteō (present infinitive postīre)
Classical[ˈpɔs.te.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɔs.te.o]

Meaning

  1. to follow, go behind

Conjugation irregular perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.posteōpostībampostībō———
2nd sg.postīspostībāspostībis———
3rd sg.postitpostībatpostībit———
1st pl.postīmuspostībāmuspostībimus———
2nd pl.postītispostībātispostībitis———
3rd pl.posteuntpostībantpostībunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.posteampostīrem——
2nd sg.posteāspostīrēs——
3rd sg.posteatpostīret——
1st pl.posteāmuspostīrēmus——
2nd pl.posteātispostīrētis——
3rd pl.posteantpostīrent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.posteorpostībarpostībor
2nd sg.postīris
postīre		postībāris
postībāre		postīberis
postībere
3rd sg.postīturpostībāturpostībitur
1st pl.postīmurpostībāmurpostībimur
2nd pl.postīminīpostībāminīpostībiminī
3rd pl.posteunturpostībanturpostībuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.postearpostīrer
2nd sg.posteāris
posteāre		postīrēris
postīrēre
3rd sg.posteāturpostīrētur
1st pl.posteāmurpostīrēmur
2nd pl.posteāminīpostīrēminī
3rd pl.posteanturpostīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.postīpostīre
pres. 2nd pl.postītepostīminī
fut. 2nd sg.postītōpostītor
fut. 3rd sg.postītōpostītor
fut. 2nd pl.postītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.posteuntōposteuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepostīrepostīrī
present participlepostiēns—
perfect participle—postita
postitā, postitae, postitam, postitārum, postitās, postitī, postitōrum, postitōs, postitum, postitus
future participlepostitūra
postitūrā, postitūrae, postitūram, postitūrārum, postitūrās, postitūre, postitūrī, postitūrīs, postitūrō, postitūrōrum, postitūrōs, postitūrum, postitūrus		posteundus
posteunda, posteundā, posteundae, posteundam, posteundārum, posteundās, posteunde, posteundīs, posteundōrum, posteundōs
gerundposteundī, posteundō, posteundum

post-ĕo, īre, v. n.,
I. to go after or behind; trop., to be inferior to; with acc. (postclass.): aliquem honore, Sid. Ep. 1, 11.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinposteō

Latin post- Latin eō Latin posteō From post- + eō.

Quick answers

What does posteō mean in Latin?
posteō, a verb, means “to follow, go behind”.
What are the principal parts of posteō?
posteō, postīre (irregular conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce posteō?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɔs.te.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɔs.te.o].
Where does posteō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pós → Proto-Indo-European *pósti → Proto-Italic *posti → Old Latin poste → Latin posteō.