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verbfirst conjugation

resonō

resonō (present infinitive resonāre, perfect active resonāvī, supine resonātum)
Classical[ˈrɛ.sɔ.noː]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɛː.s̬o.no]

Meaning

  1. intransitiveto sound or ring again, resound, reecho; call repeatedly
  2. transitiveto give back the sound of, resound, reecho with

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Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.resonōresonābamresonābōresonāvīresonāveramresonāverō
resonārō
2nd sg.resonāsresonābāsresonābisresonāvistī
resonāstī
resonāverās
resonārās
resonāveris
3rd sg.resonatresonābatresonābitresonāvitresonāverat
resonārat
resonāverit
resonārit
1st pl.resonāmusresonābāmusresonābimusresonāvimusresonāverāmusresonāverimus
resonārimus
2nd pl.resonātisresonābātisresonābitisresonāvistis
resonāstis
resonāverātis
resonārātis
resonāveritis
resonāritis
3rd pl.resonantresonābantresonābuntresonāvērunt
resonāvēre, resonārunt
resonāverant
resonārant
resonāverint
resonārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.resonemresonāremresonāverim
resonārim
resonāvissem
resonāssem
2nd sg.resonēsresonārēsresonāverīsresonāvissēs
resonāssēs
3rd sg.resonetresonāretresonāverit
resonārit
resonāvisset
resonāsset
1st pl.resonēmusresonārēmusresonāverīmus
resonārīmus
resonāvissēmus
resonāssēmus
2nd pl.resonētisresonārētisresonāverītis
resonārītis
resonāvissētis
resonāssētis
3rd pl.resonentresonārentresonāverint
resonārint
resonāvissent
resonāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.resonorresonābarresonābor
2nd sg.resonāris
resonāre
resonābāris
resonābāre
resonāberis
resonābere
3rd sg.resonāturresonābāturresonābitur
1st pl.resonāmurresonābāmurresonābimur
2nd pl.resonāminīresonābāminīresonābiminī
3rd pl.resonanturresonābanturresonābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.resonerresonārer
2nd sg.resonēris
resonēre
resonārēris
resonārēre
3rd sg.resonēturresonārētur
1st pl.resonēmurresonārēmur
2nd pl.resonēminīresonārēminī
3rd pl.resonenturresonārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.resonāresonāre
pres. 2nd pl.resonāteresonāminī
fut. 2nd sg.resonātōresonātor
fut. 3rd sg.resonātōresonātor
fut. 2nd pl.resonātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.resonantōresonantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveresonāreresonārī
perfect infinitiveresonāvisse
resonāsse
resonātum esse
future infinitiveresonātūrum esseresonātum īrī
present participleresonāns—
perfect participle—resonātus
resonāta, resonātā, resonātae, resonātam, resonātārum, resonātās, resonātī, resonātōrum, resonātōs
future participleresonātūrus
resonātūra, resonātūrā, resonātūrae, resonātūram, resonātūrārum, resonātūrās, resonātūre, resonātūrī, resonātūrīs, resonātūrō, resonātūrōrum, resonātūrōs, resonātūrum
resonandus
resonanda, resonandā, resonandae, resonandam, resonandārum, resonandās, resonande, resonandīs, resonandōrum, resonandōs
gerundresonandī, resonandō, resonandumsupineresonātum, resonātū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

saxa voci respondent or resonant
the rocks re-echo.

rĕ-sŏno, āvi, 1 (ante-class. collat. form, acc. to the 3d conj., resonit, Pac. and Att. ap. Non. 504, 30 sq.: resonunt, Enn. and Att. ap. Prisc. p. 838 P.; of the
I. perf. only resonavit, Manil. 5, 567), v. n. and a., to sound or ring again, to resound, re-echo (freq. and class.).
I. Neutr.
A. Lit.: tum clupei resonunt, Enn. l. l. (Ann. v. 364 Vahl.): valvae resonunt regiae, Att. l. l.: theatrum naturā ita resonans, ut, etc., Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 14, § 42: venenum sic e poculo ejecit, ut id resonaret, id. Tusc. 1, 40, 96: ubi non resonent imagines, i. e. where no echoes are heard, without echoes, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 12: cum frustra resonant aera, Ov. M. 4, 333: resonabat eburnea Telorum custos (i. e. pharetra), id. ib. 8, 320: ut solent pleni resonare camini, to send forth a roaring noise, id. ib. 7, 106: eque sacrā resonant examina quercu, Verg. E. 7, 13: hominum clamor et tubarum sonus amplior quam editur resonare solet, Just. 24, 6, 8: resonantia litora, Sil. 11, 491. — With abl.: clamore et gemitu templum resonit caelitum, Att. ap. Non. l. l.: aura crepitu musico, Pac. l. l.: late plangoribus aedes, Verg. A. 12, 607: domus undique magno strepitu, Hor. S. 1, 2, 129: latratibus aether, Ov. M. 3, 231: spectacula plausu, id. ib. 10, 668: avibus virgulta canoris, Verg. G. 2, 328: arbusta cicadis, id. E. 2, 13. — Poet., with acc.: litoraque alcyonen resonant, acalanthida dumi, resound with, Verg. G. 3, 338: testudo septem nervis, Hor. C. 3, 11, 3; cf.: vox ima quattuor chordis, id. S. 1, 3, 8. — With ad: qui (cornus) ad nervos resonant in cantibus, Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149. — With dat.: suave locus voci resonat conclusus, echoes to the voice, Hor. S. 1, 4, 76; cf.: carmina resonantia chordis Romanis, to the strings, Auct. Pan. ad Pis. 229. —
B. Trop., to resound, re-echo: in vocibus nostrorum oratorum recinit quiddam et resonat urbanius, Cic. Brut. 46, 171; cf. Quint. 11, 3, 30.—With dat.: gloria virtuti resonat tamquam imago, Cic. Tusc. 3, 2, 3. —
II. Act., to give back the sound of, to resound, re-echo with any thing: formosam resonare doces Amaryllida silvas, Verg. E. 1, 5; so, triste et acutum, Hor. S. 1, 8, 41: resonent mihi Cynthia silvae, call out to me, Cynthia, Prop. 1, 18, 31: ora Hylan semper resonantia, Val. Fl. 4, 18; cf. Sil. 14, 30. — Pass.: (sonus) in fidibus testudine resonatur aut cornu, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144. — Poet., with acc. of a place, to make resound or re-echo: ubi Solis filia lucos Assiduo resonat cantu, Verg. A. 7, 11. —
B. To say urgently or continually (late Lat.): vernacula principi, Amm. 17, 11, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinresonō

Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂éyeti Proto-Italic *swonaō Latin sonō Latin resonō From re- (“back, again”) + sonō (“make a noise, sound, resound”).

Descendants
  • Catalanressonar
  • Englishresonate
  • Englishresound
  • Frenchrésonner
  • Italianrisonare
  • Italianrisuonare
  • Portugueseressoar
  • Portugueseressonar
  • Romanianrăsuna, răsunare
  • Romanianrezona

Quick answers

What does resonō mean in Latin?
resonō, a verb, means “to sound or ring again, resound, reecho; call repeatedly; to give back the sound of, resound, reecho with”.
What are the principal parts of resonō?
resonō, resonāre, resonāvī, resonātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce resonō?
In classical Latin, [ˈrɛ.sɔ.noː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrɛː.s̬o.no].
Where does resonō come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin resonō.