LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

tumeō

tumeō (present infinitive tumēre)
Classical[ˈtʊ.me.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtuː.me.o]

Meaning

  1. to be swollen, turgid, distended, puffed out or inflated, to swell
  2. figurativelyto be excited or violent, ready to burst forth
  3. figurativelyto be puffed out or inflated with pride
  4. figurativelyto be turgid, pompous or bombastic

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Turgere · Tumere

Turgere (τραγᾷν) denotes being swoln, with reference to actual corpulency and fulness, like σπαργᾶν, σφριγᾶν; whereas tumere (from στόμφος) with reference to concealed nothingness and emptiness, like οἰδᾶν. Hence sails are called turgida, inasmuch as the wind, which swells them out, is something, and actually fills them; and tumida, inasmuch as it is merely air, consequently nothing, and only seems to fill them. (iv. 191.)

Conjugation conjugation 2 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.tumeōtumēbamtumēbō———
2nd sg.tumēstumēbāstumēbis———
3rd sg.tumettumēbattumēbit———
1st pl.tumēmustumēbāmustumēbimus———
2nd pl.tumētistumēbātistumēbitis———
3rd pl.tumenttumēbanttumēbunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.tumeamtumērem——
2nd sg.tumeāstumērēs——
3rd sg.tumeattumēret——
1st pl.tumeāmustumērēmus——
2nd pl.tumeātistumērētis——
3rd pl.tumeanttumērent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.tumē—
pres. 2nd pl.tumēte—
fut. 2nd sg.tumētō—
fut. 3rd sg.tumētō—
fut. 2nd pl.tumētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.tumentō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivetumēre—
perfect infinitivetumisse—
present participletumēns—
gerundtumendī, tumendō, tumendum

tŭmĕo, ēre, v. n. Sanscr. tu-, taumi, tavīmi, to be strong; Gr. τύλος, τύλη, lump; Lat. tuber, tumulus, tumor, etc.; cf. O. H. Germ. dūmo; Germ. Daumen; Engl. thumb,
I. to swell, be swollen or tumid, to be puffed out or inflated (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose; cf. turgeo).
I. Lit.: So. Quid hoc in collo tibi tumet? Sa. Vomica'st: pressare parce, Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 11: corpus tumet omne veneno, Ov. M. 3, 33: guttura plenis venis, id. ib. 3, 73: lumina fletu, Tib. 1, 8, 68 (al. timet): pedes, Verg. A. 2, 273: nares ac pectus, Quint. 11, 3, 29: fauces, id. 11, 3, 30: inritata loca semine, Lucr. 4, 1045: Achelous imbre, Ov. M. 8, 549: vela sinu, Mart. Spect. 26, 6: a vento unda, Ov. F. 2, 776: gemma in tenero palmite, id. ib. 3, 238: licet tumeant freta ventis, Tib. 4, 1, 194: sacci multo hordeo, Phaedr. 2, 7, 3: clivus molliter orbe, Claud. de Apono, 12: anni (virginis), i. e. to be ripe, Stat. Achill. 1, 292; v. tumesco and tumidus: cujus aceto tumes? Juv. 3, 293.—Absol.: rutam tritam imponunt contusis tumentibusque, swellings, tumors, Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 30; 15, 14, 15, § 52: in inmensis quā tumet Ida jugis, Ov. H. 5, 138.—
II. Trop.
A. To swell, be swollen with passionate excitement, to be excited, violent, ready to burst forth: sapientis animus semper vacat vitio, numquam turgescit, numquam tumet, Cic. Tusc. 3, 9, 19: multis gentibus irā tumentibus, Liv. 31, 8, 11.—With dat. (poet.): accensum quis bile feret famulisque tumentem Leniet? Stat. S. 2, 1, 58: pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument, Verg. A. 6, 49; cf.: bile jecur, Hor. C. 1, 13, 4: nescio quid animus tumet, Sen. Thyest. 267 sq.: animus irā, id. Phoen. 352: leo animis, id. Troad. 1096: tument negotia, are in a ferment, unsettled, approaching a crisis, Cic. Att. 14, 4, 1: quoniam Galliae tumeant, Tac. H. 2, 32: animi plebis, Plin. Pan. 28, 3: bella, Ov. H. 7, 121.—With inf.: mens tumet jungere, etc., Val. Fl. 1, 199.—
B. To be puffed up with pride or vanity, to swell (poët. and in post-Aug. prose): tumens inani graculus superbiā, Phaedr. 1, 3, 4: Mithridateis nominibus, Ov. M. 15, 755: alto stemmate, Juv. 8, 40: partā jam laude, Val. Fl. 3, 677: merito, Mart. 4, 46, 2: vana, Verg. A. 11, 854: laudis amore tumes, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 36: tibicinum gloriā tumere, Plin. 37, 1, 3, § 8: Alexander tumens successu rerum, Just. 39, 2, 1: stirpe Alexandri, Aur. Vict. Caes. 29, 2.—
C. Of speech, to be inflated, turgid, pompous, bombastic (post-Aug. and rare): nec Ciceroni obtrectatores defuisse, quibus inflatus et tumens .. videretur, Tac. Or. 18; Quint. 8, 3, 18: Musa nec insano syrmate nostra tumet, Mart. 4, 49, 8.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *tumēō, from Proto-Indo-European *tum-éh₁- (“to be swelling”), stative verb of *tum- (“to swell”). Cognates include Latin tūber, Sanskrit तुम्र (túmra, “big, strong”) and तूतुम (tūtumá, “strong, effective”), Lithuanian tumė́ti (“to become thick”), Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos, “swell”). ((figurative) to be excited or violent): Compare typologically Russian возбуха́ть (vozbuxátʹ).

In English words that came into English from tumeō

  • tumortumor
  • tumulustumulus
  • contumelycontumēlia
  • contumaciouscontumāx
  • tumefytumefaciō
  • contumacycontumacia
  • tumescenttumēscēns
  • tumescencetumescēns
  • tombolotumulus
  • intumesceintumēscō
  • tumidtumidus
  • tumuloustumulōsus
  • extumescenceex
  • intumescentintumēscēns
  • tumoroustumōrōsus
  • tumiditytumiditās

Quick answers

What does tumeō mean in Latin?
tumeō, a verb, means “to be swollen, turgid, distended, puffed out or inflated, to swell; to be excited or violent, ready to burst forth; to be puffed out or inflated with pride”.
What are the principal parts of tumeō?
tumeō, tumēre (second conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce tumeō?
In classical Latin, [ˈtʊ.me.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtuː.me.o].
Which English words come from tumeō?
English words that go back to Latin tumeō include tumor, tumulus, contumely, contumacious, tumefy and tumescent.