verbfirst conjugation
vallō
vallō (present infinitive vallāre, perfect active vallāvī, supine vallātum)
Classical[ˈwal.loː]Ecclesiastical[ˈval.lo]
Meaning
- to surround, wall or fortify with a rampart or palisade
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vallō | vallābam | vallābō | vallāvī | vallāveram | vallāverō vallārō |
| 2nd sg. | vallās | vallābās | vallābis | vallāvistī vallāstī | vallāverās vallārās | vallāveris |
| 3rd sg. | vallat | vallābat | vallābit | vallāvit | vallāverat vallārat | vallāverit vallārit |
| 1st pl. | vallāmus | vallābāmus | vallābimus | vallāvimus | vallāverāmus | vallāverimus vallārimus |
| 2nd pl. | vallātis | vallābātis | vallābitis | vallāvistis vallāstis | vallāverātis vallārātis | vallāveritis vallāritis |
| 3rd pl. | vallant | vallābant | vallābunt | vallāvērunt vallāvēre, vallārunt | vallāverant vallārant | vallāverint vallārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vallem | vallārem | vallāverim vallārim | vallāvissem vallāssem |
| 2nd sg. | vallēs | vallārēs | vallāverīs | vallāvissēs vallāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | vallet | vallāret | vallāverit vallārit | vallāvisset vallāsset |
| 1st pl. | vallēmus | vallārēmus | vallāverīmus vallārīmus | vallāvissēmus vallāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | vallētis | vallārētis | vallāverītis vallārītis | vallāvissētis vallāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | vallent | vallārent | vallāverint vallārint | vallāvissent vallāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vallor | vallābar | vallābor |
| 2nd sg. | vallāris vallāre | vallābāris vallābāre | vallāberis vallābere |
| 3rd sg. | vallātur | vallābātur | vallābitur |
| 1st pl. | vallāmur | vallābāmur | vallābimur |
| 2nd pl. | vallāminī | vallābāminī | vallābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | vallantur | vallābantur | vallābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | valler | vallārer |
| 2nd sg. | vallēris vallēre | vallārēris vallārēre |
| 3rd sg. | vallētur | vallārētur |
| 1st pl. | vallēmur | vallārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | vallēminī | vallārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | vallentur | vallārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | vallā | vallāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | vallāte | vallāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | vallātō | vallātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | vallātō | vallātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | vallātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | vallantō | vallantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | vallāre | vallārī |
| perfect infinitive | vallāvisse vallāsse | vallātum esse |
| future infinitive | vallātūrum esse | vallātum īrī |
| present participle | vallāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | vallātus vāllāta, vāllātā, vāllātae, vāllātam, vāllātārum, vāllātās, vāllātī, vāllātōrum, vāllātōs |
| future participle | vallātūrus vāllātūra, vāllātūrā, vāllātūrae, vāllātūram, vāllātūrārum, vāllātūrās, vāllātūre, vāllātūrī, vāllātūrīs, vāllātūrō, vāllātūrōrum, vāllātūrōs, vāllātūrum | vallandus vāllanda, vāllandā, vāllandae, vāllandam, vāllandārum, vāllandās, vāllande, vāllandīs, vāllandōrum, vāllandōs |
gerundvallandī, vallandō, vallandumsupinevallātum, vallātū
vallo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. vallum, in milit. lang.,
I. to surround with a rampart and palisades, to palisade, intrench, circumvallate (syn. saepio).
I. Lit.:
castra vallantem Fabium adorti sunt, Liv. 9, 41, 15: castra vallari placuit, Tac. H. 2, 19; so, castra, Auct. B. Alex. 27, 6; 30, 2; Plin. 15, 18, 20, § 76: vallare noctem, i. e. to intrench themselves at night, Tac. G. 30: nulli vallārant oppida muri, Luc. 4, 224.—Absol.: muniendo vallandoque militem firmabant, Tac. H. 4, 26.—II. Transf., in gen., to fortify, protect, defend with something:
elephantis aciem utrimque vallaverat, Flor. 2, 8 fin.: Macedoniam suam armis ferroque, id. 2, 12, 4: Pontus et regiis opibus et ipsā naturā regionis vallatus, Cic. Arch. 9, 21: urbs Capsa in mediā Africā sita anguibus arenisque vallata, Flor. 3, 1, 14: cum gladio te vallare scieris, vallum ferre desinito, Liv. Epit. 57: vallatus bello, Luc. 6, 29: videbant Catilinam ... vallatum indicibus atque sicariis, Cic. Mur. 24, 49: haec omnia quasi saepimento aliquo vallabit disserendi ratione, id. Leg. 1, 24, 62: jus legatorum divino jure esse vallatum, id. Har. Resp. 16, 34: ignotae cumulis vallatus harenae, Prop. 3, 16 (4, 15), 29: templa praesenti numine vallata, Val. Max. 9, 11, ext. 4: hydra venenatis vallata colubris, Lucr. 5, 27; cf. Val. Fl. 1, 697; Sen. Herc. Oet. 1932; Sil. 7, 407: sol radiis frontem vallatus acutis, Ov. H. 4, 159: vallantur planctibus arae, Stat. Th. 10, 564.—To surround: abyssus vallavit me, Vulg. Jonae, 2, 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
vāllō āvī, ātus, āre
vallum, to fortify with a rampart, surround with palisades, intrench, circumvallate: castra, L.: noctem, i. e. intrench themselves at night, Ta.—Fig., to fortify, protect, defend: Pontus et naturā et regione vallatus: haec omnia quasi saepimento aliquo vallabit disserendi ratione: Catilina vallatus sicariis.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *walso- Latin vallum 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 vallō From vallum (“wall, rampart”) + -ō.
Descendants
- Italianvallare
- Spanishvallar
- Galicianvalar