verbfirst conjugation
ululō
ululō (present infinitive ululāre, perfect active ululāvī, supine ululātum)
Classical[ˈʊ.ɫʊ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈuː.lu.lo]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to howl
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
vōcem longam dō, ut lupus nocte.ululō -āre — in Mille Verba, Animālia
ut lupus clāmōululō -āre — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 14
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ululō | ululābam | ululābō | ululāvī | ululāveram | ululāverō ululārō |
| 2nd sg. | ululās | ululābās | ululābis | ululāvistī ululāstī | ululāverās ululārās | ululāveris |
| 3rd sg. | ululat | ululābat | ululābit | ululāvit | ululāverat ululārat | ululāverit ululārit |
| 1st pl. | ululāmus | ululābāmus | ululābimus | ululāvimus | ululāverāmus | ululāverimus ululārimus |
| 2nd pl. | ululātis | ululābātis | ululābitis | ululāvistis ululāstis | ululāverātis ululārātis | ululāveritis ululāritis |
| 3rd pl. | ululant | ululābant | ululābunt | ululāvērunt ululāvēre, ululārunt | ululāverant ululārant | ululāverint ululārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ululem | ululārem | ululāverim ululārim | ululāvissem ululāssem |
| 2nd sg. | ululēs | ululārēs | ululāverīs | ululāvissēs ululāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | ululet | ululāret | ululāverit ululārit | ululāvisset ululāsset |
| 1st pl. | ululēmus | ululārēmus | ululāverīmus ululārīmus | ululāvissēmus ululāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ululētis | ululārētis | ululāverītis ululārītis | ululāvissētis ululāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | ululent | ululārent | ululāverint ululārint | ululāvissent ululāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ululor | ululābar | ululābor |
| 2nd sg. | ululāris ululāre | ululābāris ululābāre | ululāberis ululābere |
| 3rd sg. | ululātur | ululābātur | ululābitur |
| 1st pl. | ululāmur | ululābāmur | ululābimur |
| 2nd pl. | ululāminī | ululābāminī | ululābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | ululantur | ululābantur | ululābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ululer | ululārer |
| 2nd sg. | ululēris ululēre | ululārēris ululārēre |
| 3rd sg. | ululētur | ululārētur |
| 1st pl. | ululēmur | ululārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ululēminī | ululārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ululentur | ululārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ululā | ululāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ululāte | ululāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ululātō | ululātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ululātō | ululātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ululātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ululantō | ululantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ululāre | ululārī |
| perfect infinitive | ululāvisse ululāsse | ululātum esse |
| future infinitive | ululātūrum esse | ululātum īrī |
| present participle | ululāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | ululātus ululāta, ululātā, ululātae, ululātam, ululātārum, ululātās, ululātī, ululātōrum, ululātōs |
| future participle | ululātūrus ululātūra, ululātūrā, ululātūrae, ululātūram, ululātūrārum, ululātūrās, ululātūre, ululātūrī, ululātūrīs, ululātūrō, ululātūrōrum, ululātūrōs, ululātūrum | ululandus ululanda, ululandā, ululandae, ululandam, ululandārum, ululandās, ululande, ululandīs, ululandōrum, ululandōs |
gerundululandī, ululandō, ululandumsupineululātum, ululātū
ŭlŭlo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.
I. [ulula; cf. Gr. ὑλάω].
I. Neutr., to howl, yell, shriek, utter a mournful cry.
A. Lit.:
canis ululat acute, Enn. ap. Fest. s. v. nictare, p. 177 Müll. (Ann. v. 346 Vahl. : canes, Verg. A. 6, 257; Ov. M. 15, 797 lupi, Verg. G. 1, 486; cf. id. A. 7, 18: simulacra ferarum. Ov. M. 4, 404: summoque ulularunt vertice Nymphae, Verg. A. 4, 168; Cat. 63, 28; Hor. S. 1, 8, 25: Tisiphone thalamis ululavit in illis, Ov. H. 2, 117: per vias ululasse animas, id. F. 2, 553; id. M. 3, 725; 9, 642; Luc. 6, 261 al.; cf.: ululanti voce canere, Cic. Or. 8, 27.—B. Transf., of places, to ring, resound, re-echo with howling:
penitusque cavae plangoribus aedes Femineis ululant, Verg. A. 2, 488: resonae ripae, Sil. 6, 285: Dindyma sanguineis Gallis, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 269.—II. Act., to cry or howl out to any one; to howl forth, utter with howlings, cry out; to wail or howl over any thing; to fill a place with howling, with yells or shrieks (poet., and mostly in part. perf.):
quem sectus ululat Gallus, Mart. 5, 41, 3: nocturnisque Hecate triviis ululata per urbem, Verg. A. 4, 609: ululata Lucina, Stat. Th. 3, 158: orbatam propriis ululavit civibus urbem, wailed over, bewailed, Prud. Ham. 452: ululataque tellus intremit, Val. Fl. 4, 608: juga lupis, Stat. S. 1, 3, 85: antra Ogygiis furoribus, id. Th. 1, 328: aula puerperiis, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 139; cf.: tu dulces lituos ululataque proelia gaudes, filled with howling, Stat. Th. 9, 724.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ululō āvī, ātus, āre
VL-, to howl, yell, shriek, wail, lament loudly : canes, V.: summoque ulularunt vertice Nymphae, V.: Canidia ululans, H.: Tisiphone thalamis ululavit in illis, O.: ululanti voce canere.—Poet.: plangoribus aedes Femineis ululant, resound , V.: Hecate ululata per urbīs, shrieked , V.
Origins
From a reduplicated Proto-Indo-European imitative root; see also Irish uileliugh (“wail of lamentation”), Lithuanian uluti (“howl”), Sanskrit उलूलि (ulūli, “a howling, crying aloud”), Ancient Greek ὀλολύζω (ololúzō, “to cry aloud”), Old Armenian ողողանամ (ołołanam), ողողանիմ (ołołanim, “to wail, lament”), dialectal Armenian ուլուլալ (ululal, “to weep, cry, lament”), and Old English ūle (whence English owl).
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueseuivar
- Portugueseuviar
- Portugueseuivear
- Portugueseouvar
- Portugueseoivar
- Portugueseovar
- Portugueseoviar
- Portugueseuvar
- Portugueseuver
- Portugueseuliar
Elsewhere
- Catalanulular
- Englishululate
- Frenchululer
- Frenchhululer
- Italianululare
- Portugueseulular
- Spanishulular
- Serbo-Croatianurlati
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanudolar
- Catalanadular
- Occitanulodar
- Occitanodular
- Frenchhurler
- Old Frenchuler
- Old Frenchusler
- Gasconuglarfrom Occitan ulodar
- Limousinudlarfrom Occitan ulodar
- Normanheurler
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianurla
- Romanianurlare
- Aromanianurlu
- Aromanianaurlu
- Aromanianurlari
Italo-Romance
- Italianurlare
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friulianurlâ
- Romanshurlar
- Romanshüerler
Gallo-Italic
- Piedmonteseurlé