verbfirst conjugation
salūtō
salūtō (present infinitive salūtāre, perfect active salūtāvī, supine salūtātum)
Classical[saˈɫuː.toː]Ecclesiastical[saˈluː.to]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to preserve, keep safe
- to greet, salute
- to pay respects
- to bid farewell, take leave
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
salvē dīcōsalūtō -āre — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 10
greets
salūtat — in Seneca, ch. XXII
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Salus · Sanitas · Valens · Saluber · Sanus · Salutaris
1. Salus denotes existence in general, in opp. to interitus; whereas sanitas, the health of the person existing, in opp. to ægritudo; first of the body, then, in a higher degree, of the soul. 2. Sanus and valens denote health as a temporary state, and are allied in sense with integer; whereas saluber and validus denote habitual qualities, and are allied in sense with robustus. Hence salubris oratio means a speech sound in matter, possessing original strength; sana, a temperate and discreet speech. Cic. Brut. 13. 51. Tac. Dial. 25. Plin. Ep. ix. 26. 3. Sanus and saluber represent health, merely as finding one’s self well; valens and validus, as possessing strength to act. 4. Saluber in a transitive sense means, what brings sanitas, in opp. to pestilens, like ὑγιεινός; whereas salutaris, what brings salus, in opp. to pestiferus, like σωτήριος. Cato, apud Plin. H. N. xviii. 6. Nihil salutare est nisi quod toto anno salubre. (i. 31.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | salūtō | salūtābam | salūtābō | salūtāvī | salūtāveram salūtāram | salūtāverō salūtārō |
| 2nd sg. | salūtās | salūtābās | salūtābis | salūtāvistī salūtāstī | salūtāverās salūtārās | salūtāveris salūtāris |
| 3rd sg. | salūtat | salūtābat | salūtābit | salūtāvit salūtāt | salūtāverat salūtārat | salūtāverit salūtārit |
| 1st pl. | salūtāmus | salūtābāmus | salūtābimus | salūtāvimus salūtāmus | salūtāverāmus salūtārāmus | salūtāverimus salūtārimus |
| 2nd pl. | salūtātis | salūtābātis | salūtābitis | salūtāvistis salūtāstis | salūtāverātis salūtārātis | salūtāveritis salūtāritis |
| 3rd pl. | salūtant | salūtābant | salūtābunt | salūtāvērunt salūtārunt, salūtāvēre | salūtāverant salūtārant | salūtāverint salūtārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | salūtem | salūtārem | salūtāverim salūtārim | salūtāvissem salūtāssem |
| 2nd sg. | salūtēs | salūtārēs | salūtāverīs salūtārīs | salūtāvissēs salūtāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | salūtet | salūtāret | salūtāverit salūtārit | salūtāvisset salūtāsset |
| 1st pl. | salūtēmus | salūtārēmus | salūtāverīmus salūtārīmus | salūtāvissēmus salūtāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | salūtētis | salūtārētis | salūtāverītis salūtārītis | salūtāvissētis salūtāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | salūtent | salūtārent | salūtāverint salūtārint | salūtāvissent salūtāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | salūtor | salūtābar | salūtābor |
| 2nd sg. | salūtāris salūtāre | salūtābāris salūtābāre | salūtāberis salūtābere |
| 3rd sg. | salūtātur | salūtābātur | salūtābitur |
| 1st pl. | salūtāmur | salūtābāmur | salūtābimur |
| 2nd pl. | salūtāminī | salūtābāminī | salūtābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | salūtantur | salūtābantur | salūtābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | salūter | salūtārer |
| 2nd sg. | salūtēris salūtēre | salūtārēris salūtārēre |
| 3rd sg. | salūtētur | salūtārētur |
| 1st pl. | salūtēmur | salūtārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | salūtēminī | salūtārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | salūtentur | salūtārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | salūtā | salūtāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | salūtāte | salūtāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | salūtātō | salūtātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | salūtātō | salūtātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | salūtātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | salūtantō | salūtantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | salūtāre | salūtārī |
| perfect infinitive | salūtāvisse salūtāsse | salūtātum esse |
| future infinitive | salūtātūrum esse | salūtātum īrī |
| present participle | salūtāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | salūtātus salūtāta, salūtātā, salūtātae, salūtātam, salūtātārum, salūtātās, salūtātī, salūtātōrum, salūtātōs |
| future participle | salūtātūrus salūtātūra, salūtātūrā, salūtātūrae, salūtātūram, salūtātūrārum, salūtātūrās, salūtātūre, salūtātūrī, salūtātūrīs, salūtātūrō, salūtātūrōrum, salūtātūrōs, salūtātūrum | salūtandus salūtanda, salūtandā, salūtandae, salūtandam, salūtandārum, salūtandās, salūtande, salūtandīs, salūtandōrum, salūtandōs |
gerundsalūtandī, salūtandō, salūtandumsupinesalūtātum, salūtātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- verbis alicuius, e.g. salutare (Liv. 9. 36)
- in some one's name; on some one's behalf (not nomine alicuius).
sălūto, āvi, ātum (
I. (Acc. to salus, I. A.) To keep safe, to preserve:
sequenti anno palmites salutentur pro viribus matris singuli aut gemini, Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 177. —II. (Acc. to salus, I. B.) To greet, wish health to, pay one's respects to, salute any one (freq. in all periods and kinds of composition; cf.: salvere jubeo).
A. In gen.:
Charmidem Lysiteles salutat, greets, bids good-day, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 29: Ly. Di te ament, Agorastocles. Ag. Magis me benigne nunc salutas, quam antidhac, id. Poen. 3, 5, 7; cf. Cic. Phil. 13, 2, 4; id. Att. 5, 2, 2; Suet. Aug. 53: equidem te heri advenientem ilico et salutavi et, valuissesne usque, exquisivi simul, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 83 sq.: cum ille eum salutasset, ut fit, dixissetque: Quid agis, Grani? respondit: Immo vero, tu Druse, quid agis? Cic. Planc. 14, 33: aliquem paulo liberius, id. Cael. 16, 38 fin.: salutabunt benigne, comiter appellabunt unum quemque nostrum, id. Phil. 13, 2, 4: eo me salutat blandius, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 8: quos postquam salutavi, Quid vos, inquam, Brute et Attice, nunc? Cic. Brut. 3, 10: quem quidem sui Caesarem salutabant, greeted as Cœsar, saluted by the name of Cœsar, id. Att. 14, 12, 2; cf. passively: Pompeius eo proelio Imperator est appellatus. Hoc nomen obtinuit, atque ita se postea salutari passuś est, * Caes. B. C. 3, 71; so, aliquem imperatorem, Tac. A. 2, 18; id. H. 2, 80: aliquem dominum regemque. Juv. 8, 161: Nero Britannicum nomine, illi Domitium salutavere, Tac. A. 12, 41; Liv. 1, 6; Suet. Aug. 58: bene vale Tironemque meum saluta nostris verbis, greet in my name, for me, Curius ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 29, 2: Dionysius te omnesque vos salutat, salutes, sends greeting to, Cic. Att. 4, 11, 2: esse salutatum vult te, Ov. P. 2, 7, 1.—Absol.: ut salutem, Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 92; id. Eun. 2, 2, 28.—Of paying reverence to a divinity: deos atque amicos iit salutatum ad forum, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 113; Cato, R. R. 2, 1; Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 29; id. Curc. 1, 1, 70; Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 81: Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 56 al.—Of wishing one well when sneezing: cur sternumentis salutamus? why do we say, God bless you? Plin. 28, 2, 5, § 23.—Of greeting a place: Italiam laeto socii clamore salutant, Verg. A. 3, 524: agros, Ov. M. 3, 25; cf. templa, id. ib. 15, 687; id. Tr. 1, 1, 15.— 2. To bid farewell, to take leave (rare):
etiamnunc saluto te, priusquam eo, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 29: notam puppem de rupe salutant, Stat. Th. 4, 31.—B. In partic.
1. To visit out of compliment, to pay one's respects to, to wait upon a person:
Curtius venit salutandi causā, Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1: cum ad me salutandi causā venisset, id. ib. 6, 2, 1: eram continuo Piliam salutaturus, id. ib. 14, 20, 5: salutatum introire, Sall. C. 28, 1; Hor. S. 1, 6, 101; cf. Juv. 10, 90; 3, 184.— 2. To greet one's visitors (rare):
mane salutamus domi et bonos viros multos, etc. ... Veniunt etiam, qui, etc., Cic. Fam. 9, 20, 3.—3. Under the emperors, of the morning attendance at court, Suet. Tib. 32; id. Galb. 17; id. Oth. 6; id. Vesp. 12; 21; Tac. H. 2, 92 et saep.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
salūtō (P. plur. gen. salutantūm, V., O.), āvī, ātus, āre
salus, to greet, wish health, pay respects, salute, hail : illum: unum quemque nostrum: alquem Caesarem, hailed as Caesar : Imperator . . . atque ita se postea salutari passus est, Cs.: in quo (itinere) illum agentem aliquid salutavi: cum avum regem salutassent, L.: Dionysius te omnīsque vos salutat, sends greeting to : esse salutatum volt te, O.: Ego deos penatīs hinc salutatum domum Devortar, to pay reverence to : Italiam laeto socii clamore salutant, V.: templa, O.— To call upon, visit, pay respects to, wait upon : venit salutandi causā: salutatum introire, S.: salutandi plures, H.— To greet, welcome : mane salutamus domi et bonos viros multos, etc.
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 salūtō From salūs (“health”) + -ō.
Descendants
- Catalansaludar
- Italiansalutare
- Frenchsaluerfrom Old French saluer
- Occitansaludar
- Portuguesesaudarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese saudar
- Romaniansăruta
- Romaniansărutare
- Sardiniansaludai
- Sardiniansaludare
- Sardiniansalurai