LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation

prōterreō

prōterreō (present infinitive prōterrēre, perfect active prōterruī, supine prōterritum)
Classical[proːˈtɛr.re.oː]Ecclesiastical[proˈtɛr.re.o]

Meaning

  1. to frighten, drive or scare off or away, terrify

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Conjugation conjugation 2

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.prōterreōprōterrēbamprōterrēbōprōterruīprōterrueramprōterruerō
2nd sg.prōterrēsprōterrēbāsprōterrēbisprōterruistīprōterruerāsprōterrueris
3rd sg.prōterretprōterrēbatprōterrēbitprōterruitprōterrueratprōterruerit
1st pl.prōterrēmusprōterrēbāmusprōterrēbimusprōterruimusprōterruerāmusprōterruerimus
2nd pl.prōterrētisprōterrēbātisprōterrēbitisprōterruistisprōterruerātisprōterrueritis
3rd pl.prōterrentprōterrēbantprōterrēbuntprōterruērunt
prōterruēre
prōterruerantprōterruerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.prōterreamprōterrēremprōterruerimprōterruissem
2nd sg.prōterreāsprōterrērēsprōterruerīsprōterruissēs
3rd sg.prōterreatprōterrēretprōterrueritprōterruisset
1st pl.prōterreāmusprōterrērēmusprōterruerīmusprōterruissēmus
2nd pl.prōterreātisprōterrērētisprōterruerītisprōterruissētis
3rd pl.prōterreantprōterrērentprōterruerintprōterruissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.prōterreorprōterrēbarprōterrēbor
2nd sg.prōterrēris
prōterrēre
prōterrēbāris
prōterrēbāre
prōterrēberis
prōterrēbere
3rd sg.prōterrēturprōterrēbāturprōterrēbitur
1st pl.prōterrēmurprōterrēbāmurprōterrēbimur
2nd pl.prōterrēminīprōterrēbāminīprōterrēbiminī
3rd pl.prōterrenturprōterrēbanturprōterrēbuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.prōterrearprōterrērer
2nd sg.prōterreāris
prōterreāre
prōterrērēris
prōterrērēre
3rd sg.prōterreāturprōterrērētur
1st pl.prōterreāmurprōterrērēmur
2nd pl.prōterreāminīprōterrērēminī
3rd pl.prōterreanturprōterrērentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.prōterrēprōterrēre
pres. 2nd pl.prōterrēteprōterrēminī
fut. 2nd sg.prōterrētōprōterrētor
fut. 3rd sg.prōterrētōprōterrētor
fut. 2nd pl.prōterrētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.prōterrentōprōterrentor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveprōterrēreprōterrērī
perfect infinitiveprōterruisseprōterritum esse
future infinitiveprōterritūrum esseprōterritum īrī
present participleprōterrēns—
perfect participle—prōterritus
prōterrita, prōterritā, prōterritae, prōterritam, prōterritārum, prōterritās, prōterrite, prōterritī, prōterritīs, prōterritō, prōterritōrum, prōterritōs
future participleprōterritūrus
prōterritūra, prōterritūrā, prōterritūrae, prōterritūram, prōterritūrārum, prōterritūrās, prōterritūre, prōterritūrī, prōterritūrīs, prōterritūrō, prōterritūrōrum, prōterritūrōs, prōterritūrum
prōterrendus
prōterrenda, prōterrendā, prōterrendae, prōterrendam, prōterrendārum, prōterrendās, prōterrende, prōterrendīs, prōterrendōrum, prōterrendōs
gerundprōterrendī, prōterrendō, prōterrendumsupineprōterritum, prōterritū

prō-terrĕo, ŭi, ĭtum, 2,
I. to frighten or scare away, to drive away by terror, to affright, terrify (rare but class.): filium Proterruisti hinc, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 37: aliquem adverso equo, Verg. A. 12, 291: aliquem jaculo parmāque, Stat. Th. 2, 645: feras ardentibus facibus, App. M. 8, p. 208, 39; Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 77: patriā pulsus atque proterritus, Cic. Rep. 1, 3, 5: tu a tuis aedibus vi atque armis proterritus, id. Caecin. 13, 37; 9, 24; 11, 31: proterritis hostibus atque in fugam conjectis, Caes. B. G. 5, 58.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōterreō

Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Latin prōterreō From prō- + terreō (“frighten”).

Quick answers

What does prōterreō mean in Latin?
prōterreō, a verb, means “to frighten, drive or scare off or away, terrify”.
What are the principal parts of prōterreō?
prōterreō, prōterrēre, prōterruī, prōterritum (second conjugation).
How do you pronounce prōterreō?
In classical Latin, [proːˈtɛr.re.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈtɛr.re.o].
Where does prōterreō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōterreō.