verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
stupeō
stupeō (present infinitive stupēre, perfect active stupuī)
Classical[ˈstʊ.pe.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈstuː.pe.o]
stupēns pres. act. ptcp.Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- intransitiveto be stunned, stiffened or benumbed, stop, hesitate
- intransitiveto be dazed, speechless or silenced; to be astounded, confounded, aghast or amazed
Curae leves loquuntur, ingentes stupent.
Trivial concerns talk, great ones are speechless.c. 54 CE, Seneca Minor, Phaedra 607 - transitiveto be astonished or amazed at, wonder at
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
prae mīrāculō nec moveor nec loquor.stupeō -ēre stupuī — in Mille Verba, Theātrum
prae admīrātiōne rigeōstupeō -ēre — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 15
obstupēscō, mīrorstupeō -ēre — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 5, 10
mīror, obstupefīōstupeō -ēre — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 3
attonitus rigeōstupeō -ēre — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 11
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Attonitus · Stupens
Attonitus, thunderstruck, denotes a momentary, stupens (ταφεῖν) a petrified, a lasting condition. Curt. viii. 2, 3. Attoniti, et stupentibus similes. Flor. ii. 12. (vi. 31.)
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | stupeō | stupēbam | stupēbō | stupuī | stupueram | stupuerō |
| 2nd sg. | stupēs | stupēbās | stupēbis | stupuistī | stupuerās | stupueris |
| 3rd sg. | stupet | stupēbat | stupēbit | stupuit | stupuerat | stupuerit |
| 1st pl. | stupēmus | stupēbāmus | stupēbimus | stupuimus | stupuerāmus | stupuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | stupētis | stupēbātis | stupēbitis | stupuistis | stupuerātis | stupueritis |
| 3rd pl. | stupent | stupēbant | stupēbunt | stupuērunt stupuēre | stupuerant | stupuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | stupeam | stupērem | stupuerim | stupuissem |
| 2nd sg. | stupeās | stupērēs | stupuerīs | stupuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | stupeat | stupēret | stupuerit | stupuisset |
| 1st pl. | stupeāmus | stupērēmus | stupuerīmus | stupuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | stupeātis | stupērētis | stupuerītis | stupuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | stupeant | stupērent | stupuerint | stupuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | stupē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | stupēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | stupētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | stupētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | stupētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | stupentō | — |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | stupēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | stupuisse | — |
| present participle | stupēns | — |
gerundstupendī, stupendō, stupendum
stŭpeo, ui, ēre, v. n. and a.
I. [Sanscr. stūpas, cumulus; Gr. στύπος; Lat. stipes, a block, stump; cf. στείβω].
I. Neutr., to be struck senseless, to be stunned, benumbed; to be struck aghast, to be astonished, astounded, amazed, confounded, stupefied, etc. (freq. and class.;
syn. torpeo): animus lassus curā confectus stupet, Ter. And. 2, 1, 4: cum hic etiam tum semisomnus, stupri plenus stuperet, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 36, § 95: torpescunt scorpiones aconiti tactu stupentque pallentes, Plin. 27, 2, 2, § 6: haec cum loqueris, nos barones stupemus, Cic. Fin. 2, 23, 77; cf.: quae cum intuerer stupens, id. Rep. 6, 18, 18: dum stupet obtutuque haeret defixus in uno, Verg. A. 1, 495: admiror, stupeo, Mart. 5, 63, 3: adhuc in oppidis coartatus et stupens, Cic. Att. 7, 10: vigiles attoniti et stupentibus similes, Curt. 8, 2, 3.—With gen.: tribuni capti et stupentes animi, Liv. 6, 38.—(b). With abl. or in with abl.: stupere gaudio Graecus, Cael. ap. Quint. 9, 3, 58:
exspectatione stupere, Liv. 8, 13, 17: novitate, Quint. 12, 6, 5: carminibus stupens, Hor. C. 2, 13, 33: stupet Albius aere, id. S. 1, 4, 28: laetitiā, Sen. Herc. Fur. 621: rex subito malo, Flor. 2, 12: qui stupet in titulis et imaginibus, Hor. S. 1, 6, 17: stupet in Turno, Verg. A. 10, 446. —(g). With ad:
mater ad auditas stupuit voces, Ov. M. 5, 509: et stupet ad raptus Tyndaris ipsa tuos, Mart. 12, 52, 6: ad supervacua, Sen. Ep. 87, 5: ad tam saevam dominationem, Just. 26, 1, 8.—B. Transf., of inanimate or abstract things, to be benumbed or stiffened, to be brought to a stand-still, to stop (mostly poet.;
not in Cic.): multum refert, a fonte bibatur Qui fluit, an pigro quae stupet unda lacu, Mart. 9, 100, 10: flumina brumā, Val. Fl. 5, 603: undae, Sen. Herc. Fur. 763; cf.: ad frigus stupet (vinum), opp. gelascit, Plin. 14, 21, 27, § 132: stupuitque Ixionis orbis, Ov. M. 10, 42: ignavo stupuerunt verba palato, id. Am. 2, 6, 47: stupente ita seditione, Liv. 28, 25.—II. Act., to be astonished or amazed at, to wonder at any thing (poet.; cf.
admiror): pars stupet innuptae donum exitiale Minervae, Verg. A. 2, 31: omnia dum stupet, Val. Fl. 5, 96: regis delicias, Mart. 12, 15, 4: dum omnia stupeo, Petr. 29 al.— Hence, part. fut. pass.: stŭpendus, a, um, wonderful, astonishing, amazing, stupendous: virtutibus stupendus, Val. Max. 5, 7, 1: virtutum stupenda penetralia, Nazar. Pan. Const. 6, § 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
stupeō uī, ēre
STIP-, to be struck senseless, be stunned, be benumbed, be aghast, be astounded, be amazed, be stupefied : animus stupet, T.: cum hic semisomnus stuperet: exspectatione, L.: aere, H.: in titulis, H.: in Turno, V.: ad auditas voces, O.: stupet Inter se coiisse viros, V.: Pars stupet donum Minervae, are lost in wonder at , V.— To be benumbed, be stiffened, be silenced, hesitate, stop : stupuitque Ixionis orbis, O.: stupente ita seditione, L.: stupuerunt verba palato, O.
Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)tup-éh₁-ye-ti (literally “to be struck”), from *(s)tewp- (“to push, hit”) + *-éh₁yeti (stative verb suffix).
Descendants
- Italianstupire
- Piedmontesestupìfrom Italian stupire
In English words that came into English from stupeō
- stupidstupidus
- stupiditystupiditātem
- stuporstupor
- stupefystupefaciō
- stupendousstupendus
- stupefactionstupefaciō