verbsecond conjugation, no perfect or supine stems
pūteō
pūteō (present infinitive pūtēre)
Classical[ˈpuː.te.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpuː.te.o]
Meaning
- to stink, be rotten, putrid
Conjugation conjugation 2 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pūteō | pūtēbam | pūtēbō | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | pūtēs | pūtēbās | pūtēbis | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | pūtet | pūtēbat | pūtēbit | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | pūtēmus | pūtēbāmus | pūtēbimus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | pūtētis | pūtēbātis | pūtēbitis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | pūtent | pūtēbant | pūtēbunt | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pūteam | pūtērem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | pūteās | pūtērēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | pūteat | pūtēret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | pūteāmus | pūtērēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | pūteātis | pūtērētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | pūteant | pūtērent | — | — |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pūteor | pūtēbar | pūtēbor |
| 2nd sg. | pūtēris pūtēre | pūtēbāris pūtēbāre | pūtēberis pūtēbere |
| 3rd sg. | pūtētur | pūtēbātur | pūtēbitur |
| 1st pl. | pūtēmur | pūtēbāmur | pūtēbimur |
| 2nd pl. | pūtēminī | pūtēbāminī | pūtēbiminī |
| 3rd pl. | pūtentur | pūtēbantur | pūtēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pūtear | pūtērer |
| 2nd sg. | pūteāris pūteāre | pūtērēris pūtērēre |
| 3rd sg. | pūteātur | pūtērētur |
| 1st pl. | pūteāmur | pūtērēmur |
| 2nd pl. | pūteāminī | pūtērēminī |
| 3rd pl. | pūteantur | pūtērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | pūtē | pūtēre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | pūtēte | pūtēminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | pūtētō | pūtētor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | pūtētō | pūtētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | pūtētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | pūtentō | pūtentor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | pūtēre | pūtērī |
| perfect infinitive | putisse | — |
| present participle | pūtēns | — |
| future participle | — | pūtendus pūtenda, pūtendā, pūtendae, pūtendam, pūtendārum, pūtendās, pūtende, pūtendīs, pūtendōrum, pūtendōs |
gerundpūtendī, pūtendō, pūtendum
pūtĕo, ēre (no
I. perf. or sup.), 2, v. n. Sanscr. root pu-, to stink; cf. pus; Gr. πῦον.
I. To stink (cf. putesco), Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 545, 16:
putet aper, Hor. S. 2, 2, 42: putere diurno mero, id. Ep. 1, 19, 11; Pers. 3, 73.—II. To be rotten, putrid, Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 67 (al. putrent).—Hence, pū-tens, entis, P. a., stinking, Aldh. Laud. Virg. 35; Scrib. Comp. 186.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pūteō —, —, ere
2 PV-, to stink : putet aper, H.: diurno mero, H.
Origins
According to De Vaan, perhaps based on a perfect past participle *pūtos, from Proto-Indo-European *puH-. Cognate with English foul.
Descendants
- Catalanpudir
- Frenchpuer
- Italianputire
- Occitanpudir
- Romanianpuți
- Romanianîmpuți
- Sardinianpudire
- Sardinianputire
- Sardinianpudèschere
- Spanishpudir
In English words that came into English from pūteō
- putidputidus