verbthird conjugation
spuō
spuō (present infinitive spuere, perfect active spuī, supine spūtum)
Classical[ˈspu.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈspuː.o]
Meaning
- to spit, spew
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
salīvam ex ōre ēiciōspuō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 12, 13
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | spuō | spuēbam | spuam | spuī | spueram | spuerō |
| 2nd sg. | spuis | spuēbās | spuēs | spuistī | spuerās | spueris |
| 3rd sg. | spuit | spuēbat | spuet | spuit | spuerat | spuerit |
| 1st pl. | spuimus | spuēbāmus | spuēmus | spuimus | spuerāmus | spuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | spuitis | spuēbātis | spuētis | spuistis | spuerātis | spueritis |
| 3rd pl. | spuunt | spuēbant | spuent | spuērunt spuēre | spuerant | spuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | spuam | spuerem | spuerim | spuissem |
| 2nd sg. | spuās | spuerēs | spuerīs | spuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | spuat | spueret | spuerit | spuisset |
| 1st pl. | spuāmus | spuerēmus | spuerīmus | spuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | spuātis | spuerētis | spuerītis | spuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | spuant | spuerent | spuerint | spuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | spuor | spuēbar | spuar |
| 2nd sg. | spueris spuere | spuēbāris spuēbāre | spuēris spuēre |
| 3rd sg. | spuitur | spuēbātur | spuētur |
| 1st pl. | spuimur | spuēbāmur | spuēmur |
| 2nd pl. | spuiminī | spuēbāminī | spuēminī |
| 3rd pl. | spuuntur | spuēbantur | spuentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | spuar | spuerer |
| 2nd sg. | spuāris spuāre | spuerēris spuerēre |
| 3rd sg. | spuātur | spuerētur |
| 1st pl. | spuāmur | spuerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | spuāminī | spuerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | spuantur | spuerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | spue | spuere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | spuite | spuiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | spuitō | spuitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | spuitō | spuitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | spuitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | spuuntō | spuuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | spuere | spuī |
| perfect infinitive | spuisse | spūtum esse |
| future infinitive | spūtūrum esse | spūtum īrī |
| present participle | spuēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | spūtus spūta, spūtā, spūtae, spūtam, spūtārum, spūtās, spūte, spūtī, spūtīs, spūtō, spūtōrum, spūtōs |
| future participle | spūtūrus spūtūra, spūtūrā, spūtūrae, spūtūram, spūtūrārum, spūtūrās, spūtūre, spūtūrī, spūtūrīs, spūtūrō, spūtūrōrum, spūtūrōs, spūtūrum | spuendus spuenda, spuendā, spuendae, spuendam, spuendārum, spuendās, spuende, spuendīs, spuendōrum, spuendōs |
gerundspuendī, spuendō, spuendumsupinespūtum, spūtū
spŭo, ui, ūtum, 3, v. n. and a.
I. [Sanscr. shtiv.; Gr. πτύω; Germ. speien; Engl. spit], to spit, to spit out, spew (very rare; not in Cic.).
I. Neutr.:
Antoniam Drusi non spuisse percelebre est, Sol. 1, § 74: ex toto spuere desisse, Cels. 2, 8, § 77: in faciem alicujus, Vulg. Num. 12, 14.—Esp., as a charm against fascination, etc. (cf. conspuo, I. fin.): veniam a deis petimus spuendo in sinum, Plin. 28, 4, 7, § 35; cf.: qui sputatur morbus, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 18 sqq. Brix ad loc.; Schol. Juv. 7, 112 Mayor ad loc.—II. Act.:
sicco terram (i. e. pulverem) spuit ore viator Aridus, Verg. G. 4, 97.—Hence, spūtum, i, n. (acc. to II.). A. Lit., spit, spittle; sing., Cels. 2, 8 med.; Plin. 28, 4, 7, § 38; plur., Lucr. 6, 1188; Prop. 4 (5), 5, 66; Mart. 2, 26, 2; Petr. 131, 4; Sen. Const. 1, 3.—
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
spuō uī, ūtus, ere
SPV-, to spit, spit out, spew : terram (i. e. pulverem), V.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *spujō, from Proto-Indo-European *stpuH-ie- (“to spit, spew”), *(s)ptyēw-. Akin to Ancient Greek πτύω (ptúō), Albanian pështyj, Old English spīwan (whence modern English spew), Old Armenian թուք (tʻukʻ), Old Church Slavonic пльвати (plĭvati), Sanskrit ष्ठीवति (ṣṭhīvati).
Descendants
- Portugueseespuir