LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

ūsō

ūsō (present infinitive ūsāre, perfect active ūsāvī, supine ūsātum)
Classical[ˈuː.soː]Ecclesiastical[ˈuː.s̬o]

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinto use
  2. EarlyMedieval Latinto enjoy use of

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.ūsōūsābamūsābōūsāvīūsāveramūsāverō
2nd sg.ūsāsūsābāsūsābisūsāvistīūsāverāsūsāveris
3rd sg.ūsatūsābatūsābitūsāvitūsāveratūsāverit
1st pl.ūsāmusūsābāmusūsābimusūsāvimusūsāverāmusūsāverimus
2nd pl.ūsātisūsābātisūsābitisūsāvistisūsāverātisūsāveritis
3rd pl.ūsantūsābantūsābuntūsāvērunt
ūsāvēre
ūsāverantūsāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.ūsemūsāremūsāverimūsāvissem
2nd sg.ūsēsūsārēsūsāverīsūsāvissēs
3rd sg.ūsetūsāretūsāveritūsāvisset
1st pl.ūsēmusūsārēmusūsāverīmusūsāvissēmus
2nd pl.ūsētisūsārētisūsāverītisūsāvissētis
3rd pl.ūsentūsārentūsāverintūsāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.ūsorūsābarūsābor
2nd sg.ūsāris
ūsāre
ūsābāris
ūsābāre
ūsāberis
ūsābere
3rd sg.ūsāturūsābāturūsābitur
1st pl.ūsāmurūsābāmurūsābimur
2nd pl.ūsāminīūsābāminīūsābiminī
3rd pl.ūsanturūsābanturūsābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.ūserūsārer
2nd sg.ūsēris
ūsēre
ūsārēris
ūsārēre
3rd sg.ūsēturūsārētur
1st pl.ūsēmurūsārēmur
2nd pl.ūsēminīūsārēminī
3rd pl.ūsenturūsārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.ūsāūsāre
pres. 2nd pl.ūsāteūsāminī
fut. 2nd sg.ūsātōūsātor
fut. 3rd sg.ūsātōūsātor
fut. 2nd pl.ūsātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.ūsantōūsantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveūsāreūsārī
perfect infinitiveūsāvisseūsātum esse
future infinitiveūsātūrum esseūsātum īrī
present participleūsāns—
perfect participle—ūsātus
future participleūsātūrusūsandus
gerundūsandī, ūsandō, ūsandumsupineūsātum, ūsātū

Origins

Frequentative from Classical Latin ūtor, via its past participle ūsus + -ō (verb-forming suffix). First attested in the eighth century CE.

Insular Romance
  • Sardinianusare
  • Sardinianusai
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanusar
  • Occitanusar
  • Old Frenchuser
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseusarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese usar
  • Spanishusarfrom Old Spanish usar
  • Asturianusar
  • Galicianusarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese usar
  • Ladinouzarfrom Old Spanish usar
Italo-Romance
  • Italianusare
  • Neapolitanusare
  • Sicilianusari
North Italian
  • Friulianusâ
  • Romanshüser
Conlangs
  • Idouzarfrom Esperanto uzi
  • Interlinguausar

Quick answers

What does ūsō mean in Latin?
ūsō, a verb, means “to use; to enjoy use of”.
What are the principal parts of ūsō?
ūsō, ūsāre, ūsāvī, ūsātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce ūsō?
In classical Latin, [ˈuː.soː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈuː.s̬o].