LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

pūrificō

pūrificō (present infinitive pūrificāre, perfect active pūrificāvī, supine pūrificātum)
Classical[puːˈrɪ.fɪ.koː]Ecclesiastical[puˈriː.fi.ko]

Meaning

  1. to purify (ritually)
  2. to clean or cleanse

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.pūrificōpūrificābampūrificābōpūrificāvīpūrificāverampūrificāverō
pūrificārō
2nd sg.pūrificāspūrificābāspūrificābispūrificāvistī
pūrificāstī
pūrificāverās
pūrificārās
pūrificāveris
3rd sg.pūrificatpūrificābatpūrificābitpūrificāvitpūrificāverat
pūrificārat
pūrificāverit
pūrificārit
1st pl.pūrificāmuspūrificābāmuspūrificābimuspūrificāvimuspūrificāverāmuspūrificāverimus
pūrificārimus
2nd pl.pūrificātispūrificābātispūrificābitispūrificāvistis
pūrificāstis
pūrificāverātis
pūrificārātis
pūrificāveritis
pūrificāritis
3rd pl.pūrificantpūrificābantpūrificābuntpūrificāvērunt
pūrificāvēre, pūrificārunt
pūrificāverant
pūrificārant
pūrificāverint
pūrificārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.pūrificempūrificārempūrificāverim
pūrificārim
pūrificāvissem
pūrificāssem
2nd sg.pūrificēspūrificārēspūrificāverīspūrificāvissēs
pūrificāssēs
3rd sg.pūrificetpūrificāretpūrificāverit
pūrificārit
pūrificāvisset
pūrificāsset
1st pl.pūrificēmuspūrificārēmuspūrificāverīmus
pūrificārīmus
pūrificāvissēmus
pūrificāssēmus
2nd pl.pūrificētispūrificārētispūrificāverītis
pūrificārītis
pūrificāvissētis
pūrificāssētis
3rd pl.pūrificentpūrificārentpūrificāverint
pūrificārint
pūrificāvissent
pūrificāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.pūrificorpūrificābarpūrificābor
2nd sg.pūrificāris
pūrificāre
pūrificābāris
pūrificābāre
pūrificāberis
pūrificābere
3rd sg.pūrificāturpūrificābāturpūrificābitur
1st pl.pūrificāmurpūrificābāmurpūrificābimur
2nd pl.pūrificāminīpūrificābāminīpūrificābiminī
3rd pl.pūrificanturpūrificābanturpūrificābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.pūrificerpūrificārer
2nd sg.pūrificēris
pūrificēre
pūrificārēris
pūrificārēre
3rd sg.pūrificēturpūrificārētur
1st pl.pūrificēmurpūrificārēmur
2nd pl.pūrificēminīpūrificārēminī
3rd pl.pūrificenturpūrificārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.pūrificāpūrificāre
pres. 2nd pl.pūrificātepūrificāminī
fut. 2nd sg.pūrificātōpūrificātor
fut. 3rd sg.pūrificātōpūrificātor
fut. 2nd pl.pūrificātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.pūrificantōpūrificantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepūrificārepūrificārī
perfect infinitivepūrificāvisse
pūrificāsse
pūrificātum esse
future infinitivepūrificātūrum essepūrificātum īrī
present participlepūrificāns—
perfect participle—pūrificātus
pūrificāta, pūrificātā, pūrificātae, pūrificātam, pūrificātārum, pūrificātās, pūrificātī, pūrificātōrum, pūrificātōs
future participlepūrificātūrus
pūrificātūra, pūrificātūrā, pūrificātūrae, pūrificātūram, pūrificātūrārum, pūrificātūrās, pūrificātūre, pūrificātūrī, pūrificātūrīs, pūrificātūrō, pūrificātūrōrum, pūrificātūrōs, pūrificātūrum
pūrificandus
pūrificanda, pūrificandā, pūrificandae, pūrificandam, pūrificandārum, pūrificandās, pūrificande, pūrificandīs, pūrificandōrum, pūrificandōs
gerundpūrificandī, pūrificandō, pūrificandumsupinepūrificātum, pūrificātū

pūrĭfĭco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. purus-facio,
I. to make clean, to cleanse, purify (postAug.).
I. Lit.: luteos pedes aquā, Plin. 30, 11, 28, § 93: tunicas (oculorum) lacrimationum salivis, id. 11, 37, 54, § 147: favum, id. 21, 14, 49, § 83: agrum, Gell. 19, 12, 11: regnum, Just. 10, 3, 2.—
II. Trop., to purify with religious rites, to expiate, atone for: se a concubitu mariti, Suet. Aug. 94: se, Plin. 8, 1, 1, § 2: quod ille infamavit, te purifica, Lampr. Alex. 7; Paul. Nol. Carm. 6, 72.—Of animals, Plin. 10, 41, 57, § 116.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ficō Latin pūrificō From pūrus + -ficō.

Descendants
  • Englishpurify
  • Catalanpurificar
  • Frenchpurifier
  • Italianpurificare
  • Portuguesepurificar
  • Romanianpurifica
  • Spanishpurificar
  • Galicianpurificar
  • Piedmontesepurifiché

Quick answers

What does pūrificō mean in Latin?
pūrificō, a verb, means “to purify (ritually); to clean or cleanse”.
What are the principal parts of pūrificō?
pūrificō, pūrificāre, pūrificāvī, pūrificātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce pūrificō?
In classical Latin, [puːˈrɪ.fɪ.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [puˈriː.fi.ko].