LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

truncō

truncō (present infinitive truncāre, perfect active truncāvī, supine truncātum)
Classical[ˈtrʊŋ.kɔ]Ecclesiastical[ˈtruŋ.ko]

Meaning

  1. to maim or mutilate by cutting off pieces
  2. to truncate

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Mutilare · Truncare

Mutilare denotes smaller mutilations, such as the breaking off of horns, the cutting off of a finger, the nose, etc.; truncare denotes greater mutilations, such as the chopping off of arms, feet, hands. The mutilata membra may be compared to twigs and shoots broken off; the truncata membra, to principal branches chopped off. (iv. 325.)

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.truncōtruncābamtruncābōtruncāvītruncāveramtruncāverō
truncārō
2nd sg.truncāstruncābāstruncābistruncāvistī
truncāstī		truncāverās
truncārās		truncāveris
3rd sg.truncattruncābattruncābittruncāvittruncāverat
truncārat		truncāverit
truncārit
1st pl.truncāmustruncābāmustruncābimustruncāvimustruncāverāmustruncāverimus
truncārimus
2nd pl.truncātistruncābātistruncābitistruncāvistis
truncāstis		truncāverātis
truncārātis		truncāveritis
truncāritis
3rd pl.truncanttruncābanttruncābunttruncāvērunt
truncāvēre, truncārunt		truncāverant
truncārant		truncāverint
truncārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.truncemtruncāremtruncāverim
truncārim		truncāvissem
truncāssem
2nd sg.truncēstruncārēstruncāverīstruncāvissēs
truncāssēs
3rd sg.truncettruncārettruncāverit
truncārit		truncāvisset
truncāsset
1st pl.truncēmustruncārēmustruncāverīmus
truncārīmus		truncāvissēmus
truncāssēmus
2nd pl.truncētistruncārētistruncāverītis
truncārītis		truncāvissētis
truncāssētis
3rd pl.truncenttruncārenttruncāverint
truncārint		truncāvissent
truncāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.truncortruncābartruncābor
2nd sg.truncāris
truncāre		truncābāris
truncābāre		truncāberis
truncābere
3rd sg.truncāturtruncābāturtruncābitur
1st pl.truncāmurtruncābāmurtruncābimur
2nd pl.truncāminītruncābāminītruncābiminī
3rd pl.truncanturtruncābanturtruncābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.truncertruncārer
2nd sg.truncēris
truncēre		truncārēris
truncārēre
3rd sg.truncēturtruncārētur
1st pl.truncēmurtruncārēmur
2nd pl.truncēminītruncārēminī
3rd pl.truncenturtruncārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.truncātruncāre
pres. 2nd pl.truncātetruncāminī
fut. 2nd sg.truncātōtruncātor
fut. 3rd sg.truncātōtruncātor
fut. 2nd pl.truncātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.truncantōtruncantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivetruncāretruncārī
perfect infinitivetruncāvisse
truncāsse		truncātum esse
future infinitivetruncātūrum essetruncātum īrī
present participletruncāns
truncante, truncantem, truncantēs, truncantī, truncantia, truncantibus, truncantis, truncantīs, truncantium		—
perfect participle—truncātus
truncāta, truncātā, truncātae, truncātam, truncātārum, truncātās, truncātī, truncātōrum, truncātōs
future participletruncātūrus
truncātūra, truncātūrā, truncātūrae, truncātūram, truncātūrārum, truncātūrās, truncātūre, truncātūrī, truncātūrīs, truncātūrō, truncātūrōrum, truncātūrōs, truncātūrum		truncandus
truncanda, truncandā, truncandae, truncandam, truncandārum, truncandās, truncande, truncandīs, truncandōrum, truncandōs
gerundtruncandī, truncandō, truncandumsupinetruncātum, truncātū

trunco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. 2. truncus,
I. to maim, mutilate, mangle, or shorten by cutting off, to cut off (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; syn.: mutilo, amputo): truncata simulacra deum, Liv. 31, 30, 7: statuis regis truncatis, id. 31, 23, 10: truncat olus foliis, strips, cuts off the leaves, Ov. M. 8, 647: truncato ex vulneribus corpore, Tac. A. 1, 17; cf. id. H. 3, 33: truncatā corporis parte, partem corporis, Just. 11, 14, 11; 15, 3, 4: cadavera, Luc. 6, 584: caput, id. 6, 566: lacertos, Claud. ap. Ruf. 2, 411: frontem, i. e. to deprive of an eye, Sil. 4, 541: manibusque truncatus et armis, deprived of his hands and weapons, Claud. B. Get. 88: quia antiquum illud (signum) vetustate truncatum est, Plin. Ep. 9, 39, 4: truncatis arboribus, Suet. Calig. 45 init.—Poet., transf.: aquas, to cut apart, rend asunder, separate, Claud. Gigant. 70: heroos tenores gressu, i. e. to shorten hexameters into pentameters, Stat. S. 2, 3, 98.—Pregn.: cervos, i. e. to kill, Val. Fl. 6, 567; Amm. 15, 4, 11. —
II. Trop.: tunc omnibus fere membris erat truncata respublica, Eum. Pan. Const. Caes. 10.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*twerḱ-der.?
  2. Latintruncō

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 Latin -ō Latin truncō From truncus (“trunk, shaft, main part”) + -ō.

Descendants
  • Catalantroncar
  • Catalantruncar
  • Englishtruncate
  • Frenchtronquer
  • Englishtrouncefrom French tronquer
  • Englishtrenchfrom French tronquer
  • Frenchtroncher
  • Italiantroncare
  • Portuguesetruncar
  • Portuguesetroncar

In English words that came into English from truncō

  • truncatetruncātus
  • truncationtruncātiō
  • retrenchtruncāre
  • detruncatedētruncātus
  • obtruncateobtruncātus

Quick answers

What does truncō mean in Latin?
truncō, a verb, means “to maim or mutilate by cutting off pieces; to truncate”.
What are the principal parts of truncō?
truncō, truncāre, truncāvī, truncātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce truncō?
In classical Latin, [ˈtrʊŋ.kɔ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtruŋ.ko].
Where does truncō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ-der.? → Latin truncō.
Which English words come from truncō?
English words that go back to Latin truncō include truncate, retrench, truncation, detruncate and obtruncate.