LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

pullulō

pullulō (present infinitive pullulāre, perfect active pullulāvī, supine pullulātum)
Classical[ˈpʊl.lʊ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpul.lu.lo]

Meaning

  1. to put forth, sprout out, come forth
  2. to bring forth young
  3. to spread, grow, increase
  4. to bring forth, produce

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.pullulōpullulābampullulābōpullulāvīpullulāverampullulāverō
pullulārō
2nd sg.pullulāspullulābāspullulābispullulāvistī
pullulāstī		pullulāverās
pullulārās		pullulāveris
3rd sg.pullulatpullulābatpullulābitpullulāvitpullulāverat
pullulārat		pullulāverit
pullulārit
1st pl.pullulāmuspullulābāmuspullulābimuspullulāvimuspullulāverāmuspullulāverimus
pullulārimus
2nd pl.pullulātispullulābātispullulābitispullulāvistis
pullulāstis		pullulāverātis
pullulārātis		pullulāveritis
pullulāritis
3rd pl.pullulantpullulābantpullulābuntpullulāvērunt
pullulāvēre, pullulārunt		pullulāverant
pullulārant		pullulāverint
pullulārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.pullulempullulārempullulāverim
pullulārim		pullulāvissem
pullulāssem
2nd sg.pullulēspullulārēspullulāverīspullulāvissēs
pullulāssēs
3rd sg.pulluletpullulāretpullulāverit
pullulārit		pullulāvisset
pullulāsset
1st pl.pullulēmuspullulārēmuspullulāverīmus
pullulārīmus		pullulāvissēmus
pullulāssēmus
2nd pl.pullulētispullulārētispullulāverītis
pullulārītis		pullulāvissētis
pullulāssētis
3rd pl.pullulentpullulārentpullulāverint
pullulārint		pullulāvissent
pullulāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.pullulorpullulābarpullulābor
2nd sg.pullulāris
pullulāre		pullulābāris
pullulābāre		pullulāberis
pullulābere
3rd sg.pullulāturpullulābāturpullulābitur
1st pl.pullulāmurpullulābāmurpullulābimur
2nd pl.pullulāminīpullulābāminīpullulābiminī
3rd pl.pullulanturpullulābanturpullulābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.pullulerpullulārer
2nd sg.pullulēris
pullulēre		pullulārēris
pullulārēre
3rd sg.pullulēturpullulārētur
1st pl.pullulēmurpullulārēmur
2nd pl.pullulēminīpullulārēminī
3rd pl.pullulenturpullulārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.pullulāpullulāre
pres. 2nd pl.pullulātepullulāminī
fut. 2nd sg.pullulātōpullulātor
fut. 3rd sg.pullulātōpullulātor
fut. 2nd pl.pullulātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.pullulantōpullulantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepullulārepullulārī
perfect infinitivepullulāvisse
pullulāsse		pullulātum esse
future infinitivepullulātūrum essepullulātum īrī
present participlepullulāns—
perfect participle—pullulātus
pullulāta, pullulātā, pullulātae, pullulātam, pullulātārum, pullulātās, pullulātī, pullulātōrum, pullulātōs
future participlepullulātūrus
pullulātūra, pullulātūrā, pullulātūrae, pullulātūram, pullulātūrārum, pullulātūrās, pullulātūre, pullulātūrī, pullulātūrīs, pullulātūrō, pullulātūrōrum, pullulātūrōs, pullulātūrum		pullulandus
pullulanda, pullulandā, pullulandae, pullulandam, pullulandārum, pullulandās, pullulande, pullulandīs, pullulandōrum, pullulandōs
gerundpullulandī, pullulandō, pullulandumsupinepullulātum, pullulātū

pullŭlo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.
I. [1. pullulus].
I. Neutr., to put forth, sprout out, come forth.
A. Lit., of plants and animals: pullulat ab radice, Verg. G. 2, 17: quo laetius pullulent (vites), Col. 4, 27, 1.— Of animals, to bring forth young: tot pullulat atra colubris, Verg. A. 7, 329.—
B. Trop.: pullulare incipiebat luxuria, to spread, grow, increase, Nep. Cat. 2, 3: sors nascentium obitorum loco pullulat, App. Mund. 23, p. 68, 12; cf. Amm. 22, 4, 3; Cypr. Cath. Eccl. Un. 16 init.—
II. Act., to bring forth, produce: terras Venerem aliam pullulasse, App. M. 4, p. 301: aperiatur terra, et pullulet salvatorem, Lact. 4, 12, 9: fetus, Fulg. Myth. 1, 12.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pelh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*polH-on-
  4. Proto-Italic*polnos?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂w-?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*put-der.?
  7. Latinpullulō

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin pullulus 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 pullulō From pullulus (“animal young; plant sprout”) + -ō.

Descendants
  • Catalanpul·lular
  • Englishpullulate
  • Frenchpulluler
  • Italianpullulare
  • Portuguesepulular
  • Spanishpulular
  • Galicianpulular

Quick answers

What does pullulō mean in Latin?
pullulō, a verb, means “to put forth, sprout out, come forth; to bring forth young; to spread, grow, increase”.
What are the principal parts of pullulō?
pullulō, pullulāre, pullulāvī, pullulātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce pullulō?
In classical Latin, [ˈpʊl.lʊ.ɫoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpul.lu.lo].
Where does pullulō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pel- → Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *polH-on- → Proto-Italic *polnos? → Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-? → Proto-Indo-European *put-der.? → Latin pullulō.