LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

stunō

*stunō (present infinitive *stunāre, perfect active *stunāvī, supine *stunātum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionshock, surprise
  2. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionstun, daze
  3. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionjar, clash

Origins

Borrowed from Frankish *stunōn (“to rumble, thunder, bang”), from Proto-Germanic *stunōną. Alternatively from or a merger with *extonō, from ex- + tonō (“thunder, speak thunderously”).

Descendants
  • Frenchétonnerfrom Old French estoner
  • Englishstunfrom Old French estoner
  • Italianstonare
  • Catalanestonarfrom Old Occitan estonar
  • Occitanestonarfrom Old Occitan estonar
  • Bourbonnaisetounafrom Old French estoner
  • Normanêtonnerfrom Old French estoner
  • Picardètonneufrom Old French estoner
  • Walloonèstènerfrom Old French estoner

Quick answers

What does stunō mean in Latin?
stunō, a verb, means “shock, surprise; stun, daze; jar, clash”.
What are the principal parts of stunō?
stunō, *stunāre, *stunāvī, *stunātum (first conjugation).