LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

purpurō

purpurō (present infinitive purpurāre, perfect active purpurāvī, supine purpurātum)
Classical[ˈpʊr.pʊ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpur.pu.ro]

Meaning

  1. to make (something) purple
  2. to beautify, adorn

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.purpurōpurpurābampurpurābōpurpurāvīpurpurāverampurpurāverō
2nd sg.purpurāspurpurābāspurpurābispurpurāvistīpurpurāverāspurpurāveris
3rd sg.purpuratpurpurābatpurpurābitpurpurāvitpurpurāveratpurpurāverit
1st pl.purpurāmuspurpurābāmuspurpurābimuspurpurāvimuspurpurāverāmuspurpurāverimus
2nd pl.purpurātispurpurābātispurpurābitispurpurāvistispurpurāverātispurpurāveritis
3rd pl.purpurantpurpurābantpurpurābuntpurpurāvērunt
purpurāvēre
purpurāverantpurpurāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.purpurempurpurārempurpurāverimpurpurāvissem
2nd sg.purpurēspurpurārēspurpurāverīspurpurāvissēs
3rd sg.purpuretpurpurāretpurpurāveritpurpurāvisset
1st pl.purpurēmuspurpurārēmuspurpurāverīmuspurpurāvissēmus
2nd pl.purpurētispurpurārētispurpurāverītispurpurāvissētis
3rd pl.purpurentpurpurārentpurpurāverintpurpurāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.purpurorpurpurābarpurpurābor
2nd sg.purpurāris
purpurāre
purpurābāris
purpurābāre
purpurāberis
purpurābere
3rd sg.purpurāturpurpurābāturpurpurābitur
1st pl.purpurāmurpurpurābāmurpurpurābimur
2nd pl.purpurāminīpurpurābāminīpurpurābiminī
3rd pl.purpuranturpurpurābanturpurpurābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.purpurerpurpurārer
2nd sg.purpurēris
purpurēre
purpurārēris
purpurārēre
3rd sg.purpurēturpurpurārētur
1st pl.purpurēmurpurpurārēmur
2nd pl.purpurēminīpurpurārēminī
3rd pl.purpurenturpurpurārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.purpurāpurpurāre
pres. 2nd pl.purpurātepurpurāminī
fut. 2nd sg.purpurātōpurpurātor
fut. 3rd sg.purpurātōpurpurātor
fut. 2nd pl.purpurātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.purpurantōpurpurantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepurpurārepurpurārī
perfect infinitivepurpurāvissepurpurātum esse
future infinitivepurpurātūrum essepurpurātum īrī
present participlepurpurāns—
perfect participle—purpurātus
future participlepurpurātūrus
purpurātūra, purpurātūrā, purpurātūrae, purpurātūram, purpurātūrārum, purpurātūrās, purpurātūre, purpurātūrī, purpurātūrīs, purpurātūrō, purpurātūrōrum, purpurātūrōs, purpurātūrum
purpurandus
purpuranda, purpurandā, purpurandae, purpurandam, purpurandārum, purpurandās, purpurande, purpurandīs, purpurandōrum, purpurandōs
gerundpurpurandī, purpurandō, purpurandumsupinepurpurātum, purpurātū

purpŭro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. purpura.
I. Act., to purple, i. e. to make purple-colored, to dye with purple: undas, i. e. to darken (cf. purpureus), Furius ap. Gell. 18, 11, 3: purpurati nimium ocelli, Mart. Cap. 9, § 918.—
B. Transf., to beautify, adorn, App. M. 6, p. 427 Oud.—
II. Neutr., to be purple or purple-colored: purpurantes violae, Arn. 5, 160; Prud. Cath. 6, 82: purpurantem pingit annum floribus, Auct. Pervig. Ven. 12; App. M. 10, p. 149, 9.—*
B. Transf., to be painted or adorned, to shine: quae frondens purpurat auro, Col. poët. 10, 101 dub. (al. quae frondent purpurā et auro).

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 purpurō From purpura + -ō.

Quick answers

What does purpurō mean in Latin?
purpurō, a verb, means “to make (something) purple; to beautify, adorn”.
What are the principal parts of purpurō?
purpurō, purpurāre, purpurāvī, purpurātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce purpurō?
In classical Latin, [ˈpʊr.pʊ.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpur.pu.ro].