LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

trānsmittō

trānsmittō (present infinitive trānsmittere, perfect active trānsmīsī, supine trānsmissum)
Classical[trãːsˈmɪt.toː]Ecclesiastical[tranzˈmit.to]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto transmit, send, carry, or convey across, over or through; to send off, despatch
  2. transitiveto let go
  3. transitiveto go or pass over or across, to cross over; to cross, pass, go through, traverse
  4. to desert to a party
  5. to neglect, ignore, pass over, leave untouched or disregarded
  6. to pass, spend

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.trānsmittōtrānsmittēbamtrānsmittamtrānsmīsītrānsmīseramtrānsmīserō
2nd sg.trānsmittistrānsmittēbāstrānsmittēstrānsmīsistītrānsmīserāstrānsmīseris
3rd sg.trānsmittittrānsmittēbattrānsmittettrānsmīsittrānsmīserattrānsmīserit
1st pl.trānsmittimustrānsmittēbāmustrānsmittēmustrānsmīsimustrānsmīserāmustrānsmīserimus
2nd pl.trānsmittitistrānsmittēbātistrānsmittētistrānsmīsististrānsmīserātistrānsmīseritis
3rd pl.trānsmittunttrānsmittēbanttrānsmittenttrānsmīsērunt
trānsmīsēre		trānsmīseranttrānsmīserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.trānsmittamtrānsmitteremtrānsmīserimtrānsmīsissem
2nd sg.trānsmittāstrānsmitterēstrānsmīserīstrānsmīsissēs
3rd sg.trānsmittattrānsmitterettrānsmīserittrānsmīsisset
1st pl.trānsmittāmustrānsmitterēmustrānsmīserīmustrānsmīsissēmus
2nd pl.trānsmittātistrānsmitterētistrānsmīserītistrānsmīsissētis
3rd pl.trānsmittanttrānsmitterenttrānsmīserinttrānsmīsissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.trānsmittortrānsmittēbartrānsmittar
2nd sg.trānsmitteris
trānsmittere		trānsmittēbāris
trānsmittēbāre		trānsmittēris
trānsmittēre
3rd sg.trānsmittiturtrānsmittēbāturtrānsmittētur
1st pl.trānsmittimurtrānsmittēbāmurtrānsmittēmur
2nd pl.trānsmittiminītrānsmittēbāminītrānsmittēminī
3rd pl.trānsmittunturtrānsmittēbanturtrānsmittentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.trānsmittartrānsmitterer
2nd sg.trānsmittāris
trānsmittāre		trānsmitterēris
trānsmitterēre
3rd sg.trānsmittāturtrānsmitterētur
1st pl.trānsmittāmurtrānsmitterēmur
2nd pl.trānsmittāminītrānsmitterēminī
3rd pl.trānsmittanturtrānsmitterentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.trānsmittetrānsmittere
pres. 2nd pl.trānsmittitetrānsmittiminī
fut. 2nd sg.trānsmittitōtrānsmittitor
fut. 3rd sg.trānsmittitōtrānsmittitor
fut. 2nd pl.trānsmittitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.trānsmittuntōtrānsmittuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivetrānsmitteretrānsmittī
perfect infinitivetrānsmīsissetrānsmissum esse
future infinitivetrānsmissūrum essetrānsmissum īrī
present participletrānsmittēns—
perfect participle—trānsmissus
trānsmissa, trānsmissā, trānsmissae, trānsmissam, trānsmissārum, trānsmissās, trānsmisse, trānsmissī, trānsmissīs, trānsmissō, trānsmissōrum, trānsmissōs
future participletrānsmissūrus
trānsmissūra, trānsmissūrā, trānsmissūrae, trānsmissūram, trānsmissūrārum, trānsmissūrās, trānsmissūre, trānsmissūrī, trānsmissūrīs, trānsmissūrō, trānsmissūrōrum, trānsmissūrōs, trānsmissūrum		trānsmittendus
trānsmittundus, trānsmittenda, trānsmittendā, trānsmittendae, trānsmittendam, trānsmittendārum, trānsmittendās, trānsmittende, trānsmittendīs, trānsmittendōrum, trānsmittendōs
gerundtrānsmittendī, trānsmittendō, trānsmittendumsupinetrānsmissum, trānsmissū

trans-mitto or trāmitto, mīsi, missum, 3, v. a.
I. To send, carry, or convey across, over, or through; to send off, despatch, transmit from one place or person to another (syn.: transfero, traicio, traduco).
A. Lit.: mihi illam ut tramittas: argentum accipias, Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 27: illam sibi, id. ib. 1, 2, 52: exercitus equitatusque celeriter transmittitur (i. e. trans flumen), are conveyed across, Caes. B. G. 7, 61: legiones, Vell. 2, 51, 1: cohortem Usipiorum in Britanniam, Tac. Agr. 28: classem in Euboeam ad urbem Oreum, Liv. 28, 5, 18: magnam classem in Siciliam, id. 28, 41, 17: unde auxilia in Italiam transmissurus erat, id. 23, 32, 5; 27, 15, 7: transmissum per viam tigillum, thrown over or across, id. 1, 26, 10: ponte transmisso, Suet. Calig. 22 fin.: in partem campi pecora et armenta, Tac. A. 13, 55: materiam in formas, Col. 7, 8, 6.—
2. To cause to pass through: per corium, per viscera Perque os elephanto bracchium transmitteres, you would have thrust through, penetrated, Plaut. Mil. 1, 30; so, ensem per latus, Sen. Herc. Oet. 1165: facem telo per pectus, id. Thyest. 1089: per medium amnem transmittit equum, rides, Liv. 8, 24, 13: (Gallorum reguli) exercitum per fines suos transmiserunt, suffered to pass through, id. 21, 24, 5: abies folio pinnato densa, ut imbres non transmittat, Plin. 16, 10, 19, § 48: Favonios, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 19; Tac. A. 13, 15: ut vehem faeni large onustam transmitteret, Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 108.—
B. Trop.
1. To carry over, transfer, etc.: bellum in Italiam, Liv. 21, 20, 4; so, bellum, Tac. A. 2, 6: vitia cum opibus suis Romam (Asia), Just. 36, 4, 12: vim in aliquem, to send against, i. e. employ against, Tac. A. 2, 38.—
2. To hand over, transmit, commit: et quisquam dubitabit, quin huic hoc tantum bellum transmittendum sit, qui, etc., should be intrusted, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 14, 42: alicui signa et summam belli, Sil. 7, 383: hereditas transmittenda alicui, to be made over, Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 7; and with inf.: et longo transmisit habere nepoti, Stat. S. 3, 3, 78 (analog. to dat habere, Verg. A. 9, 362; and, donat habere, id. ib. 5, 262); for which: me famulo famulamque Heleno transmisit habendam, id. ib. 3, 329: omne meum tempus amicorum temporibus transmittendum putavi, should be devoted, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 1, 1: poma intacta ore servis, Tac. A. 4, 54.—
3. To let go: animo transmittente quicquid acceperat, letting pass through, i. e. forgetting, Sen. Ep. 99, 6: mox Caesarem vergente jam senectā munia imperii facilius tramissurum, would let go, resign, Tac. A. 4, 41: Junium mensem transmissum, passed over, omitted, id. ib. 16, 12 fin.: Gangen amnem et quae ultra essent, to leave unconquered, Curt. 9, 4, 17: leo imbelles vitulos Transmittit, Stat. Th. 8, 596.—
II. To go or pass over or across, to cross over; to cross, pass, go through, traverse, etc.
A. Lit.
1. In gen.
(a). Act.: grues cum maria transmittant, Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 125: cur ipse tot maria transmisit, id. Fin. 5, 29, 87; so, maria, id. Rep. 1, 3, 6: satis constante famā jam Iberum Poenos transmisisse, Liv. 21, 20, 9 (al. transisse): quem (Euphratem) ponte, Tac. A. 15, 7: fluvium nando, Stat. Th. 9, 239: lacum nando, Sil. 4, 347: murales fossas saltu, id. 8, 554: equites medios tramittunt campos, ride through, Lucr. 2, 330; cf.: cursu campos (cervi), run through, Verg. A. 4, 154: quantum Balearica torto Funda potest plumbo medii transmittere caeli, can send with its hurled bullet, i. e. can send its bullet, Ov. M. 4, 710: tectum lapide vel missile, to fling over, Plin. 28, 4, 6, § 33; cf.: flumina disco, Stat. Th. 6, 677.—In pass.: duo sinus fuerunt, quos tramitti oporteret: utrumque pedibus aequis tramisimus, Cic. Att. 16, 6, 1: transmissus amnis, Tac. A. 12, 13: flumen ponte transmittitur, Plin. Ep. 8, 8, 5.—
(b). Neutr.: ab eo loco conscendi ut transmitterem, Cic. Phil. 1, 3, 7: cum exercitus vestri numquam a Brundisio nisi summā hieme transmiserint, id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 32: cum a Leucopetrā profectus (inde enim tramittebam) stadia circiter CCC. processissem, etc., id. Att. 16, 7, 1; 8, 13, 1; 8, 11, 5: ex Corsicā subactā Cicereius in Sardiniam transmisit, Liv. 42, 7, 2; 32, 9, 6: ab Lilybaeo Uticam, id. 25, 31, 12: ad vastandam Italiae oram, id. 21, 51, 4; 23, 38, 11; 24, 36, 7: centum onerariae naves in Africam transmiserunt, id. 30, 24, 5; Suet. Caes. 58: Cyprum transmisit, Curt. 4, 1, 27. — Pass. impers.: in Ebusum insulam transmissum est, Liv. 22, 20, 7.—*
2. In partic., to go over, desert to a party: Domitius transmisit ad Caesa rem, Vell. 2, 84 fin. (syn. transfugio).—
B. Trop. (post-Aug.).
1. In gen., to pass over, leave untouched or disregarded (syn praetermitto): haud fas, Bacche, tuos taci tum tramittere honores, Sil. 7, 162; cf.: sententiam silentio, deinde oblivio, Tac. H. 4, 9 fin.: nihil silentio, id. ib. 1, 13; 4, 31: aliquid dissimulatione, id. A. 13, 39: quae ipse pateretur, Suet. Calig. 10; id. Vesp. 15. —
2. In partic., of time, to pass, spend (syn. ago): tempus quiete, Plin. Ep. 9, 6, 1: so, vitam per obscurum, Sen. Ep. 19, 2: steriles annos, Stat. S. 4, 2, 12: aevum, id. ib. 1, 4, 124: quattuor menses hiemis inedia, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 94: vigiles noctes, Stat. Th. 3, 278 et saep. — Transf.: febrium ardorem, i. e. to undergo, endure, Plin. Ep. 1, 22, 7; cf. discrimen, id. ib. 8, 11, 2: secessus, voluptates, etc., id. ib. 6, 4, 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin trānsmittō From trāns- + mittō.

Descendants
  • Catalantransmetre
  • Frenchtransmettre
  • Italiantrasmettere
  • Italiantramettere
  • Occitantrasméterfrom Old Occitan trametre
  • Occitantrasmetrefrom Old Occitan trametre
  • Portuguesetransmitir
  • Romaniantrimite
  • Romaniantransmite
  • Spanishtransmitir

In English words that came into English from trānsmittō

  • transmittrānsmittō
  • transmissiontransmissionem

Quick answers

What does trānsmittō mean in Latin?
trānsmittō, a verb, means “to transmit, send, carry, or convey across, over or through; to send off, despatch; to let go”.
What are the principal parts of trānsmittō?
trānsmittō, trānsmittere, trānsmīsī, trānsmissum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce trānsmittō?
In classical Latin, [trãːsˈmɪt.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tranzˈmit.to].