verbthird conjugation
strepō
strepō (present infinitive strepere, perfect active strepuī, supine strepitum)
Classical[ˈstrɛ.poː]Ecclesiastical[ˈstrɛː.po]
Meaning
- to make a noise
- to rattle, rustle, rumble, murmur, hum, roar
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
magnō sonō clāmitōstrepō -ere — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 7
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | strepō | strepēbam | strepam | strepuī | strepueram | strepuerō |
| 2nd sg. | strepis | strepēbās | strepēs | strepuistī | strepuerās | strepueris |
| 3rd sg. | strepit | strepēbat | strepet | strepuit | strepuerat | strepuerit |
| 1st pl. | strepimus | strepēbāmus | strepēmus | strepuimus | strepuerāmus | strepuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | strepitis | strepēbātis | strepētis | strepuistis | strepuerātis | strepueritis |
| 3rd pl. | strepunt | strepēbant | strepent | strepuērunt strepuēre | strepuerant | strepuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | strepam | streperem | strepuerim | strepuissem |
| 2nd sg. | strepās | streperēs | strepuerīs | strepuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | strepat | streperet | strepuerit | strepuisset |
| 1st pl. | strepāmus | streperēmus | strepuerīmus | strepuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | strepātis | streperētis | strepuerītis | strepuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | strepant | streperent | strepuerint | strepuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | strepor | strepēbar | strepar |
| 2nd sg. | streperis strepere | strepēbāris strepēbāre | strepēris strepēre |
| 3rd sg. | strepitur | strepēbātur | strepētur |
| 1st pl. | strepimur | strepēbāmur | strepēmur |
| 2nd pl. | strepiminī | strepēbāminī | strepēminī |
| 3rd pl. | strepuntur | strepēbantur | strepentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | strepar | streperer |
| 2nd sg. | strepāris strepāre | streperēris streperēre |
| 3rd sg. | strepātur | streperētur |
| 1st pl. | strepāmur | streperēmur |
| 2nd pl. | strepāminī | streperēminī |
| 3rd pl. | strepantur | streperentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | strepe | strepere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | strepite | strepiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | strepitō | strepitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | strepitō | strepitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | strepitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | strepuntō | strepuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | strepere | strepī |
| perfect infinitive | strepuisse | strepitum esse |
| future infinitive | strepitūrum esse | strepitum īrī |
| present participle | strepēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | strepitus |
| future participle | strepitūrus strepitūra, strepitūrā, strepitūrae, strepitūram, strepitūrārum, strepitūrās, strepitūre, strepitūrī, strepitūrīs, strepitūrō, strepitūrōrum, strepitūrōs, strepitūrum | strependus strepundus, strependa, strependā, strependae, strependam, strependārum, strependās, strepende, strependīs, strependōrum, strependōs |
gerundstrependī, strependō, strependumsupinestrepitum, strepitū
strĕpo, ui, 3, v. n. and a.
I.
I. Neutr.
A. Lit., to make a noise; to rattle, rustle, rumble, murmur, hum, roar, etc. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose;
syn.: fremo, strideo): cum Achivi coepissent Inter se strepere, * Cic. poët. Div. 1, 16, 29: vocibus truculentis, Tac. A. 1, 25: apes in alvo strepunt, Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 26; cf. id. 11, 17, 17, § 54.—Of musical instruments (poet.): rauco strepuerunt cornua cantu, Verg. A. 8, 2; so, litui, Hor. C. 2, 1, 18: fluvii strepunt Hibernā nive turgidi, id. ib. 4, 12, 3.—Of arms, etc.: strepit assiduo cava tempora circum Tinnitu galea, Verg. A. 9, 808: lancea, Val. Fl. 6, 302: tonitrua, Sil. 15, 145.— Of the place in which the sound is heard: strepit omnis murmure campus, Verg. A. 6, 709: omnia terrore ac tumultu, Liv. 25, 25, 9; cf. id. 21, 11, 6: urbs apparatu belli, id. 26, 51, 7; cf. Tac. H. 2, 84: aures clamoribus plorantium, Liv. 22, 14, 8: placidum aequor mille navium, remis, Tac. A. 2, 23: armorum paratu provinciae, id. H. 2, 84: mons tibiarum cantu tympanorumque sonitu, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 7.—B. Trop.:
Scythici equitatūs equorum gloriā strepunt, ring, resound with the glory, Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 156: intra Albanam arcem sententia Messalini strepebat, i. e. was not heard beyond, Tac. Agr. 45.—II. Act. (very rare):
haec cum sub ipso vallo portisque streperent, bawled out, vociferated, Liv. 2, 45, 5: strepens immania, making strenuous accusations, Amm. 16, 6, 1: qui (lucus) Capitolium montem strepit, fills with rustling, Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 3, 9.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
strepō uī, —, ere,
to make a noise, rattle, rustle, rumble, murmur, hum, roar: Inter se, C. poët.: fluvii-strepunt Hibernā nive turgidi, H.: strepit adsiduo cava tempora circum Tinnitu galea, V.: haec cum streperent, vociferated, L.—Of music, to sound: rauco strepuerunt cornua cantu, V.: iam litui strepunt, H.—Of places, to resound, sound, be filled, ring: strepit murmure campus, V.: omnia terrore ac tumultu, L.: aures clamoribus plorantium, L.—Fig., to be heard: intra Albanam arcem sententia Messalini strepebat, i. e. was not heard outside, Ta.
Origins
Maybe from a Proto-Indo-European root *(s)trep-, common with Old Irish trenad (“mourning”), Icelandic þrefa (“to quarrel”) and Old English þræft (“dispute”).
Descendants
- Italianstrepere
- Italianstrepire
In English words that came into English from strepō
- obstreperousobstreperus
- strepentstrepent
- streperousstreperus