LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no perfect stem

tueō

tueō (present infinitive tuēre, supine tūtum)
Classical[ˈtu.e.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtuː.e.o]

Meaning

  1. to care for, guard, protect, support
    Ossa hic sita / sunt Auctaes / Apustiae Rufae qu/ae fuit rogo per supe/ros qui estis ossa mea tueatisCIL 6.12802

Conjugation conjugation 2 no-perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.tueōtuēbamtuēbō———
2nd sg.tuēstuēbāstuēbis———
3rd sg.tuettuēbattuēbit———
1st pl.tuēmustuēbāmustuēbimus———
2nd pl.tuētistuēbātistuēbitis———
3rd pl.tuenttuēbanttuēbunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.tueamtuērem——
2nd sg.tueāstuērēs——
3rd sg.tueattuēret——
1st pl.tueāmustuērēmus——
2nd pl.tueātistuērētis——
3rd pl.tueanttuērent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.tueortuēbartuēbor
2nd sg.tuēris
tuēre
tuēbāris
tuēbāre
tuēberis
tuēbere
3rd sg.tuēturtuēbāturtuēbitur
1st pl.tuēmurtuēbāmurtuēbimur
2nd pl.tuēminītuēbāminītuēbiminī
3rd pl.tuenturtuēbanturtuēbuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.tueartuērer
2nd sg.tueāris
tueāre
tuērēris
tuērēre
3rd sg.tueāturtuērētur
1st pl.tueāmurtuērēmur
2nd pl.tueāminītuērēminī
3rd pl.tueanturtuērentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.tuētuēre
pres. 2nd pl.tuētetuēminī
fut. 2nd sg.tuētōtuētor
fut. 3rd sg.tuētōtuētor
fut. 2nd pl.tuētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.tuentōtuentor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivetuēretuērī
perfect infinitive—tūtum esse
tuitum esse
future infinitivetūtūrum esse
tuitūrum esse
tūtum īrī
tuitum īrī
present participletuēns—
perfect participle—tūtus
tuitus
future participletūtūrus
tuitūrus
tuendus
gerundtuendī, tuendō, tuendumsupinetūtum, tūtū

tueo, ēre, v. tueor
I. fin.

Origins

From the same source as tueor.

Quick answers

What does tueō mean in Latin?
tueō, a verb, means “to care for, guard, protect, support”.
What are the principal parts of tueō?
tueō, tuēre, tūtum (second conjugation, no perfect stem).
How do you pronounce tueō?
In classical Latin, [ˈtu.e.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtuː.e.o].