LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

saltō

saltō (present infinitive saltāre, perfect active saltāvī, supine saltātum)
Classical[ˈsaɫ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsal.to]

Meaning

  1. to dance, jump
  2. to portray or represent in a dance, pantomime

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Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.saltōsaltābamsaltābōsaltāvīsaltāveramsaltāverō
saltārō
2nd sg.saltāssaltābāssaltābissaltāvistī
saltāstī		saltāverās
saltārās		saltāveris
3rd sg.saltatsaltābatsaltābitsaltāvitsaltāverat
saltārat		saltāverit
saltārit
1st pl.saltāmussaltābāmussaltābimussaltāvimussaltāverāmussaltāverimus
saltārimus
2nd pl.saltātissaltābātissaltābitissaltāvistis
saltāstis		saltāverātis
saltārātis		saltāveritis
saltāritis
3rd pl.saltantsaltābantsaltābuntsaltāvērunt
saltāvēre, saltārunt		saltāverant
saltārant		saltāverint
saltārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.saltemsaltāremsaltāverim
saltārim		saltāvissem
saltāssem
2nd sg.saltēssaltārēssaltāverīssaltāvissēs
saltāssēs
3rd sg.saltetsaltāretsaltāverit
saltārit		saltāvisset
saltāsset
1st pl.saltēmussaltārēmussaltāverīmus
saltārīmus		saltāvissēmus
saltāssēmus
2nd pl.saltētissaltārētissaltāverītis
saltārītis		saltāvissētis
saltāssētis
3rd pl.saltentsaltārentsaltāverint
saltārint		saltāvissent
saltāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.saltorsaltābarsaltābor
2nd sg.saltāris
saltāre		saltābāris
saltābāre		saltāberis
saltābere
3rd sg.saltātursaltābātursaltābitur
1st pl.saltāmursaltābāmursaltābimur
2nd pl.saltāminīsaltābāminīsaltābiminī
3rd pl.saltantursaltābantursaltābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.saltersaltārer
2nd sg.saltēris
saltēre		saltārēris
saltārēre
3rd sg.saltētursaltārētur
1st pl.saltēmursaltārēmur
2nd pl.saltēminīsaltārēminī
3rd pl.saltentursaltārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.saltāsaltāre
pres. 2nd pl.saltātesaltāminī
fut. 2nd sg.saltātōsaltātor
fut. 3rd sg.saltātōsaltātor
fut. 2nd pl.saltātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.saltantōsaltantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesaltāresaltārī
perfect infinitivesaltāvisse
saltāsse		saltātum esse
future infinitivesaltātūrum essesaltātum īrī
present participlesaltāns—
perfect participle—saltātus
saltāta, saltātā, saltātae, saltātam, saltātārum, saltātās, saltātī, saltātōrum, saltātōs
future participlesaltātūrus
saltātūra, saltātūrā, saltātūrae, saltātūram, saltātūrārum, saltātūrās, saltātūre, saltātūrī, saltātūrīs, saltātūrō, saltātūrōrum, saltātūrōs, saltātūrum		saltandus
saltanda, saltandā, saltandae, saltandam, saltandārum, saltandās, saltande, saltandīs, saltandōrum, saltandōs
gerundsaltandī, saltandō, saltandumsupinesaltātum, saltātū

salto (once salĭto, Varr. L. L. 5, § 85 Müll., Salii a salitando), āvi, ātum, 1,
I. v. freq. n. and a. [2. salio], to dance (in the widest signif. of the word, including pantomime and gesticulation; mostly with a contemptuous accessory signif.).
I. Neutr.: vidi in his unum puerum bullatum, non minorem annis duodecim, cum crotalis saltare, quam saltationem impudicus servulus honeste saltare non posset, Scipio Afric. ap. Macr. S. 2, 10 (v. the whole chapter on this subject); cf. Cic. Pis. 10, 22; id. Deiot. 9, 26; id. Mur. 6, 13; id. Off. 3, 24, 93: in foro (as an indecorum), id. ib. 3, 19, 75: quin scire velim saltare puellam, Ov. A. A. 3, 349: fac saltet, id. R. Am. 334: Sa. Salta, saltabo ego simul. Ste. Siquidem mihi saltandum est, tum vos date, bibat, tibicini, Plaut. Stich. 5, 5, 14; 5, 5, 16; cf.: ad tibicinis modos (ludiones), Liv. 7, 2: tu inter eas restim ductans saltabis, Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 34: negarem posse eum (sc. oratorem) satisfacere in gestu, nisi palaestram, nisi saltare didicisset, Cic. de Or. 3, 22, 83: si vox est, canta; si mollia bracchia, salta, Ov. A. A. 1, 595; Vulg. 2 Reg. 6, 14; id. Matt. 14, 6.—Prov.: cecinimus vobis, et non saltastis, Vulg. Matt. 11, 17; cf. Luc. 7, 32.— Impers. pass.: cantatur ac saltatur per omnes gentes, Quint. 2, 17, 10.—*
B. Trop., of an orator, to speak in a jerking manner, i. e. in little clauses: Hegesias dum imitari Lysiam vult, saltat incidens particulas, Cic. Or. 67, 226.—
II. Act., to dance, i. e. to represent by dancing and gesticulation, to perform in pantomime a play or a part (not ante-Aug.): pantomimus Mnester tragoediam saltavit, quam olim Neoptolemus tragoedus egerat, Suet. Calig. 57; so, pyrrhicham, id. Caes. 39: aliquam mimo saltante puellam, Ov. A. A. 1, 501: Cyclopa, Hor. S. 1, 5, 63: Glaucum, Vell. 2, 83, 2: Turnum Vergilii, Suet. Ner. 54: odaria, to accompany with dancing, Petr. 53, 11: laudes alicujus, Plin. Pan. 54, 1.—Pass.: ficti saltantur amantes, Ov. R. Am. 755: saltata poëmata, recited with an accompaniment of dancing, id. Tr. 2, 519; cf. id. ib. 5, 7, 25: plerique jactant cantari saltarique commentarios suos, Tac. Or. 26: saltatur Venus, saltatur et Magna Mater, Arn. 4, n. 35.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō Latin saltō From saliō + -tō (forming frequentatives).

Descendants
  • Catalansaltar
  • Englishsaltate
  • Frenchsauter
  • Italiansaltare
  • Occitansautar
  • Occitansaltar
  • Portuguesesaltar
  • Portuguesesoutar
  • Romaniansălta
  • Romaniansăltare

Quick answers

What does saltō mean in Latin?
saltō, a verb, means “to dance, jump; to portray or represent in a dance, pantomime”.
What are the principal parts of saltō?
saltō, saltāre, saltāvī, saltātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce saltō?
In classical Latin, [ˈsaɫ.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsal.to].