LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, impersonal in the passive

substō

substō (present infinitive substāre, perfect active substetī, supine substatum)
Classical[ˈsʊp.stoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsub.sto]

Meaning

  1. impersonalintransitiveto hold out, to stand firm
    periī, metuō ut substet hospes.1874 translation by Henry Thomas Riley I'm undone! I fear that the stranger will not put up with this.166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 5.914

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.substōsubstābamsubstābōsubstetīsubsteteramsubsteterō
2nd sg.substāssubstābāssubstābissubstetistīsubsteterāssubsteteris
3rd sg.substatsubstābatsubstābitsubstetitsubsteteratsubsteterit
1st pl.substāmussubstābāmussubstābimussubstetimussubsteterāmussubsteterimus
2nd pl.substātissubstābātissubstābitissubstetistissubsteterātissubsteteritis
3rd pl.substantsubstābantsubstābuntsubstetērunt
substetēre, substetērai
substeterantsubsteterint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.substemsubstāremsubsteterimsubstetissem
2nd sg.substēssubstārēssubsteterīssubstetissēs
3rd sg.substetsubstāretsubsteteritsubstetisset
1st pl.substēmussubstārēmussubsteterīmussubstetissēmus
2nd pl.substētissubstārētissubsteterītissubstetissētis
3rd pl.substentsubstārentsubsteterintsubstetissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.———
2nd sg.———
3rd sg.substātursubstābātursubstābitur
1st pl.———
2nd pl.———
3rd pl.———
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.——
2nd sg.——
3rd sg.substētursubstārētur
1st pl.——
2nd pl.——
3rd pl.——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.substā—
pres. 2nd pl.substāte—
fut. 2nd sg.substātō—
fut. 3rd sg.substātōsubstātor
fut. 2nd pl.substātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.substantō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesubstāresubstārī
perfect infinitivesubstetissesubstatum esse
future infinitivesubstātūrum essesubstatum īrī
present participlesubstāns
substante, substantem, substantēs, substantī, substantia, substantibus, substantis, substantīs, substantium
—
perfect participle—substatum
future participlesubstātūrus
substātūra, substātūrā, substātūrae, substātūram, substātūrārum, substātūrās, substātūre, substātūrī, substātūrīs, substātūrō, substātūrōrum, substātūrōs, substātūrum
substandum
gerundsubstandī, substandō, substandumsupinesubstatum, substatū

sub-sto, āre, v. n.
I. To stand or be under or among, to be present (very rare; not in Cic.): si pure substante non rumpuntur hi tumores, Cels. 6, 10 med.: nullo dolore substante, id. 2, 7 med.; 2, 12, 2.— *
II. To stand firm, hold out, = subsisto: metuo, ut substet hospes, Ter. And. 5, 4, 11.

Origins

From sub- + stō.

Italo-Romance
  • Italiansostare
  • Neapolitansustà
Gallo-Romance
  • Occitansostar

Quick answers

What does substō mean in Latin?
substō, a verb, means “to hold out, to stand firm”.
What are the principal parts of substō?
substō, substāre, substetī, substatum (first conjugation, impersonal in the passive).
How do you pronounce substō?
In classical Latin, [ˈsʊp.stoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsub.sto].