LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

sufflō

sufflō (present infinitive sufflāre, perfect active sufflāvī, supine sufflātum)
Classical[ˈsʊf.fɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsuf.flo]

Meaning

  1. to blow, puff up, inflate

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.sufflōsufflābamsufflābōsufflāvīsufflāveramsufflāverō
sufflārō
2nd sg.sufflāssufflābāssufflābissufflāvistī
sufflāstī		sufflāverās
sufflārās		sufflāveris
3rd sg.sufflatsufflābatsufflābitsufflāvitsufflāverat
sufflārat		sufflāverit
sufflārit
1st pl.sufflāmussufflābāmussufflābimussufflāvimussufflāverāmussufflāverimus
sufflārimus
2nd pl.sufflātissufflābātissufflābitissufflāvistis
sufflāstis		sufflāverātis
sufflārātis		sufflāveritis
sufflāritis
3rd pl.sufflantsufflābantsufflābuntsufflāvērunt
sufflāvēre, sufflārunt		sufflāverant
sufflārant		sufflāverint
sufflārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.sufflemsufflāremsufflāverim
sufflārim		sufflāvissem
sufflāssem
2nd sg.sufflēssufflārēssufflāverīssufflāvissēs
sufflāssēs
3rd sg.suffletsufflāretsufflāverit
sufflārit		sufflāvisset
sufflāsset
1st pl.sufflēmussufflārēmussufflāverīmus
sufflārīmus		sufflāvissēmus
sufflāssēmus
2nd pl.sufflētissufflārētissufflāverītis
sufflārītis		sufflāvissētis
sufflāssētis
3rd pl.sufflentsufflārentsufflāverint
sufflārint		sufflāvissent
sufflāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.sufflorsufflābarsufflābor
2nd sg.sufflāris
sufflāre		sufflābāris
sufflābāre		sufflāberis
sufflābere
3rd sg.sufflātursufflābātursufflābitur
1st pl.sufflāmursufflābāmursufflābimur
2nd pl.sufflāminīsufflābāminīsufflābiminī
3rd pl.sufflantursufflābantursufflābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.sufflersufflārer
2nd sg.sufflēris
sufflēre		sufflārēris
sufflārēre
3rd sg.sufflētursufflārētur
1st pl.sufflēmursufflārēmur
2nd pl.sufflēminīsufflārēminī
3rd pl.sufflentursufflārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.sufflāsufflāre
pres. 2nd pl.sufflātesufflāminī
fut. 2nd sg.sufflātōsufflātor
fut. 3rd sg.sufflātōsufflātor
fut. 2nd pl.sufflātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.sufflantōsufflantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesufflāresufflārī
perfect infinitivesufflāvisse
sufflāsse		sufflātum esse
future infinitivesufflātūrum essesufflātum īrī
present participlesufflāns—
perfect participle—sufflātus
sufflāta, sufflātā, sufflātae, sufflātam, sufflātārum, sufflātās, sufflātī, sufflātōrum, sufflātōs
future participlesufflātūrus
sufflātūra, sufflātūrā, sufflātūrae, sufflātūram, sufflātūrārum, sufflātūrās, sufflātūre, sufflātūrī, sufflātūrīs, sufflātūrō, sufflātūrōrum, sufflātūrōs, sufflātūrum		sufflandus
sufflanda, sufflandā, sufflandae, sufflandam, sufflandārum, sufflandās, sufflande, sufflandīs, sufflandōrum, sufflandōs
gerundsufflandī, sufflandō, sufflandumsupinesufflātum, sufflātū

suf-flo (subflo), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. (rare; not in Cic. or Cæs.).
I. Act., to blow forth from below; to blow up, puff out, inflate.
A. Lit.: age, tibicen, refer ad labeas tibias, Suffla celeriter tibi buccas, quasi proserpens bestia, Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 42: venae ubi sufflatae sunt ex cibo, Cato, R. R. 157, 7: sufflata cutis, Plin. 8, 38, 57, § 138.—
2. To blow upon: ignes, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 79: gladiatores decrepiti, quos si sufflasses, cecidissent, Petr. 45, 11: prunas, Vulg. Isa. 54, 16.—*
B. Trop.: nescio quid se sufflavit uxori suae, i. e. got enraged, Plaut. Cas. 3, 3, 19.—
II. Neutr., to blow, puff at or upon any thing.
A. Lit.: sufflavit buccis suis, Mart. 3, 17, 4: rubetae arrepentes foribus (alveorum) per eas sufflant, Plin. 11, 18, 19, § 62.—*
B. Trop.: suffla: sum candidus, puff yourself up, Pers. 4, 20.—Hence, suf-flātus, a, um, P. a.
A. Lit., puffed up, bloated: sufflato corpore esse, Varr. ap. Non. 395, 8.—
B. Trop., blown out, puffed up, bloated, inflated with anger or pride; of language, inflated, tumid, pompous, bombastic: sufflatus ille huc veniet, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 2, 21: neque auro aut genere aut multiplici scientiā Sufflatus, Varr. ap. Non. 46, 31: (figura) recte videbitur appellari, si sufflata nominabitur, Auct. Her. 4, 10, 15; cf.: sufflati atque tumidi (in dicendo), Gell. 7, 14, 5.—Comp., sup., and adv. do not occur.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsufflō

Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Italic *flāōder. Latin flō Latin sufflō From sub- + flō.

Borrowings
  • Englishsufflate
  • Portuguesesoprarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese soprar
  • Portuguesesuflar
  • Spanishsoplar
  • Asturiansoplar
  • Idosuflar
  • Ladinosuflar
  • Galiciansoprarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese soprar
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniansufla
  • Romaniansuflare
  • Romaniansuflet
  • Aromaniansuflu
  • Aromaniansuflari
  • Aromaniansuflit
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchsoufflerfrom Old French sofler
  • Germansoufflierenfrom Old French sofler
  • Englishsouffléfrom Old French sofler
  • Franco-Provençalsofllar
  • Asturianasollar
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiansoffiare
  • Corsicansuffià
  • Neapolitansciosciare
  • Sicilianciusciari
  • Siciliansusciari
  • Venetansupiar
  • Venetansufiar
Elsewhere
  • Spanishresollarfrom Vulgar Latin *resufflō
  • Asturianresollarfrom Vulgar Latin *resufflō
  • Galicianresollarfrom Vulgar Latin *resufflō
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliansoflâ
  • Romanshsufflar
  • Romanshzuflar
  • Romanshsofflar

Quick answers

What does sufflō mean in Latin?
sufflō, a verb, means “to blow, puff up, inflate”.
What are the principal parts of sufflō?
sufflō, sufflāre, sufflāvī, sufflātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce sufflō?
In classical Latin, [ˈsʊf.fɫoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsuf.flo].
Where does sufflō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin sufflō.