LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

supportō

supportō (present infinitive supportāre, perfect active supportāvī, supine supportātum)
Classical[sʊpˈpɔr.toː]Ecclesiastical[supˈpɔr.to]

Meaning

  1. to carry, bring, convey or transport

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.supportōsupportābamsupportābōsupportāvīsupportāveramsupportāverō
supportārō
2nd sg.supportāssupportābāssupportābissupportāvistī
supportāstī
supportāverās
supportārās
supportāveris
3rd sg.supportatsupportābatsupportābitsupportāvitsupportāverat
supportārat
supportāverit
supportārit
1st pl.supportāmussupportābāmussupportābimussupportāvimussupportāverāmussupportāverimus
supportārimus
2nd pl.supportātissupportābātissupportābitissupportāvistis
supportāstis
supportāverātis
supportārātis
supportāveritis
supportāritis
3rd pl.supportantsupportābantsupportābuntsupportāvērunt
supportāvēre, supportārunt
supportāverant
supportārant
supportāverint
supportārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.supportemsupportāremsupportāverim
supportārim
supportāvissem
supportāssem
2nd sg.supportēssupportārēssupportāverīssupportāvissēs
supportāssēs
3rd sg.supportetsupportāretsupportāverit
supportārit
supportāvisset
supportāsset
1st pl.supportēmussupportārēmussupportāverīmus
supportārīmus
supportāvissēmus
supportāssēmus
2nd pl.supportētissupportārētissupportāverītis
supportārītis
supportāvissētis
supportāssētis
3rd pl.supportentsupportārentsupportāverint
supportārint
supportāvissent
supportāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.supportorsupportābarsupportābor
2nd sg.supportāris
supportāre
supportābāris
supportābāre
supportāberis
supportābere
3rd sg.supportātursupportābātursupportābitur
1st pl.supportāmursupportābāmursupportābimur
2nd pl.supportāminīsupportābāminīsupportābiminī
3rd pl.supportantursupportābantursupportābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.supportersupportārer
2nd sg.supportēris
supportēre
supportārēris
supportārēre
3rd sg.supportētursupportārētur
1st pl.supportēmursupportārēmur
2nd pl.supportēminīsupportārēminī
3rd pl.supportentursupportārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.supportāsupportāre
pres. 2nd pl.supportātesupportāminī
fut. 2nd sg.supportātōsupportātor
fut. 3rd sg.supportātōsupportātor
fut. 2nd pl.supportātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.supportantōsupportantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesupportāresupportārī
perfect infinitivesupportāvisse
supportāsse
supportātum esse
future infinitivesupportātūrum essesupportātum īrī
present participlesupportāns—
perfect participle—supportātus
supportāta, supportātā, supportātae, supportātam, supportātārum, supportātās, supportātī, supportātōrum, supportātōs
future participlesupportātūrus
supportātūra, supportātūrā, supportātūrae, supportātūram, supportātūrārum, supportātūrās, supportātūre, supportātūrī, supportātūrīs, supportātūrō, supportātūrōrum, supportātūrōs, supportātūrum
supportandus
supportanda, supportandā, supportandae, supportandam, supportandārum, supportandās, supportande, supportandīs, supportandōrum, supportandōs
gerundsupportandī, supportandō, supportandumsupinesupportātum, supportātū

sup-porto (subp-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I. to carry, bring, or convey to a place (class.; perh. not in Cic.; syn. subveho): operi quaecumque usui sunt, Caes. B. C. 2, 15: rem frumentariam, id. B. G. 1, 39: frumentum commeatumque ex Sequanis, id. ib. 1, 48; 3, 3; cf.: commeatus terrestri itinere, navibus, Liv. 44, 18, 4: frumentum (ligna, auxilia), etc., navibus, Caes. B. C. 3, 44; 3, 15; 3, 112; Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 4: frumentum inde in oppidum, Hirt. B. G. 8, 35: omnia hinc in castra, Liv. 41, 1, 5.

Origins

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

Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portō Latin supportō From sub- (“under”) + portō (“to carry”).

Descendants
  • Catalansuportar
  • Englishsupport
  • Frenchsupporter
  • Italiansopportare
  • Italiansupportare
  • Portuguesesuportar
  • Romaniansuporta
  • Spanishsoportar
  • Galiciansoportar

Quick answers

What does supportō mean in Latin?
supportō, a verb, means “to carry, bring, convey or transport”.
What are the principal parts of supportō?
supportō, supportāre, supportāvī, supportātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce supportō?
In classical Latin, [sʊpˈpɔr.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [supˈpɔr.to].
Where does supportō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin supportō.