verbfirst conjugation
vibrō
vibrō (present infinitive vibrāre, perfect active vibrāvī, supine vibrātum)
Classical[ˈwɪ.broː]Ecclesiastical[ˈviː.bro]
Meaning
- to shake, agitate, brandish
- to launch, hurl
- to threaten
- to tremble, vibrate, quiver
- to glimmer, gleam
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Librare · Vibrare
Librare hastam (from λεῖος) means to raise the spear in a horizontal direction, in order to hurl it with greater force, and with a surer aim; vibrare (ὑφή) to brandish it backwards and forwards, or up and down, that is, either in a horizontal or perpendicular direction, in order to testify an eager desire for the combat. (v. 196.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vibrō | vibrābam | vibrābō | vibrāvī | vibrāveram | vibrāverō vibrārō |
| 2nd sg. | vibrās | vibrābās | vibrābis | vibrāvistī vibrāstī | vibrāverās vibrārās | vibrāveris |
| 3rd sg. | vibrat | vibrābat | vibrābit | vibrāvit | vibrāverat vibrārat | vibrāverit vibrārit |
| 1st pl. | vibrāmus | vibrābāmus | vibrābimus | vibrāvimus | vibrāverāmus | vibrāverimus vibrārimus |
| 2nd pl. | vibrātis | vibrābātis | vibrābitis | vibrāvistis vibrāstis | vibrāverātis vibrārātis | vibrāveritis vibrāritis |
| 3rd pl. | vibrant | vibrābant | vibrābunt | vibrāvērunt vibrāvēre, vibrārunt | vibrāverant vibrārant | vibrāverint vibrārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vibrem | vibrārem | vibrāverim vibrārim | vibrāvissem vibrāssem |
| 2nd sg. | vibrēs | vibrārēs | vibrāverīs | vibrāvissēs vibrāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | vibret | vibrāret | vibrāverit vibrārit | vibrāvisset vibrāsset |
| 1st pl. | vibrēmus | vibrārēmus | vibrāverīmus vibrārīmus | vibrāvissēmus vibrāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | vibrētis | vibrārētis | vibrāverītis vibrārītis | vibrāvissētis vibrāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | vibrent | vibrārent | vibrāverint vibrārint | vibrāvissent vibrāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vibror | vibrābar | vibrābor |
| 2nd sg. | vibrāris vibrāre | vibrābāris vibrābāre | vibrāberis vibrābere |
| 3rd sg. | vibrātur | vibrābātur | vibrābitur |
| 1st pl. | vibrāmur | vibrābāmur | vibrābimur |
| 2nd pl. | vibrāminī | vibrābāminī | vibrābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | vibrantur | vibrābantur | vibrābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vibrer | vibrārer |
| 2nd sg. | vibrēris vibrēre | vibrārēris vibrārēre |
| 3rd sg. | vibrētur | vibrārētur |
| 1st pl. | vibrēmur | vibrārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | vibrēminī | vibrārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | vibrentur | vibrārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | vibrā | vibrāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | vibrāte | vibrāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | vibrātō | vibrātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | vibrātō | vibrātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | vibrātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | vibrantō | vibrantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | vibrāre | vibrārī |
| perfect infinitive | vibrāvisse vibrāsse | vibrātum esse |
| future infinitive | vibrātūrum esse | vibrātum īrī |
| present participle | vibrāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | vibrātus vibrāta, vibrātā, vibrātae, vibrātam, vibrātārum, vibrātās, vibrātī, vibrātōrum, vibrātōs |
| future participle | vibrātūrus vibrātūra, vibrātūrā, vibrātūrae, vibrātūram, vibrātūrārum, vibrātūrās, vibrātūre, vibrātūrī, vibrātūrīs, vibrātūrō, vibrātūrōrum, vibrātūrōs, vibrātūrum | vibrandus vibranda, vibrandā, vibrandae, vibrandam, vibrandārum, vibrandās, vibrande, vibrandīs, vibrandōrum, vibrandōs |
gerundvibrandī, vibrandō, vibrandumsupinevibrātum, vibrātū
vī^bro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. cf. Sanscr. vip, to tremble.
I. Act., to set in tremulous motion, to move rapidly to and fro, to brandish, shake, agitate (class.; syn.: quatio, ventilo).
A. Lit.:
hastas ante pugnam, Cic. de Or. 2, 80, 325: hastam, id. Off. 2, 8, 29: flamina vestes, to cause to flutter, Ov. M. 1, 528: faces, Claud. Epith. 97: multifidas linguas (draco), Val. Fl. 1, 61: tremor vibrat ossa, makes tremble, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 152: viscera vibrantur (equitando), are shaken about, Tac. A. 12, 51: impositus scuto more gentis et sustinentium umeris vibratus, dux eligitur, id. H. 4, 15: digitis vibratis jactare sententias, Quint. 11, 3, 120: thyrsum manu, Sen. Oedip. 420: serpens squalidum crista caput vibrans, id. Herc. Oet. 1254.—Poet.: vibrata flammis aequora, i. e. glimmering, sparkling, Val. Fl. 8, 306: crines vibrati, i. e. curled, frizzled, Verg. A. 12, 100; Plin. 2, 78, 80, § 189.— Mid.: sic mea vibrari pallentia membra videres, Ov. H. 11, 77.—2. Transf., to throw with a vibratory motion, to launch, hurl:
sicas et spargere venena, Cic. Cat. 2, 10, 23: conferti et quasi cohaerentes tela vibrare non poterant, Curt. 3, 11, 4: tremulum excusso jaculum lacerto, Ov. H. 4, 43: per auras spicula, id. M. 8, 374: fulmina (Juppiter), id. ib. 2, 308; cf.: vibratus ab aethere fulgor, Verg. A. 8, 524: jaculum ex arborum ramis vibrari, Plin. 8, 23, 35, § 85. —B. Trop.
1. Of language, to fling, hurl, launch:
truces vibrare iambos, Cat. 36, 5; cf. 2. vibratus, II.—2. To threaten:
tela undique mortem vibrantia, Amm. 31, 13, 2. —II. Neutr., to be in tremulous motion, etc.
A. Lit.
1. In gen., to shake, quiver, vibrate, tremble:
linguā vibrante (serpentis), Lucr. 3, 657; Ov. M. 3, 34: terrae motus non simplici modo quatitur, sed tremit vibratque, Plin. 2, 80, 82, § 194.—2. Of the voice or sounds, to tremble:
(haec vox) sonat adhuc et vibrat in auribus meis, Sen. Prov. 3, 3; cf.: sonus lusciniae vibrans, Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 82: querelā adhuc vibrante, Val. Max. 5, 3, 2: ejusmodi fabulae vibrabant, Petr. 47.—3. To glimmer, glitter, gleam, scintillate, etc.:
mare, quā a sole collucet, albescit et vibrat, Cic. Ac. 2, 33, 105: signa, Flor. 3, 11: in tremulo vibrant incendia ponto, Sil. 2, 664; Val. Fl. 2, 583; 2, 342; Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 2.—Of bright weapons: juvenes Tela tenent dextrā lato vibrantia ferro, Ov. M. 8, 342: gladius, Verg. A. 9, 769; cf.: clipeum Vibranti medium cuspis transverberat ictu, id. ib. 10, 484.— B. Trop., of language:
cujus (Demosthenis) non tam vibrarent fulmina illa, nisi numeris contorta ferrentur, would not have been hurled with such vigor, Cic. Or. 70, 234; cf.: oratio incitata et vibrans, id. Brut. 95, 326: sententiae, Quint. 10, 1, 60; 11, 3, 120. —Hence, vĭbrātus, a, um, P. a., impetuous, forcible: iambus flammis fulminis vibratior, Aus. Ep. 21, 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
vibrō āvī, ātus, āre,
to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, brandish, shake, agitate: hastas ante pugnam: vibrabant flamina vestes, to cause to flutter, O.: crines Vibrati, i. e. curled, V.—To wield, brandish, throw, launch, hurl: sicas: tela, Cu.: fulmina (Iuppiter), O.: vibratus ab aethere fulgor, V.: truces vibrare iambos, Ct.—To be in tremulous motion, quiver, vibrate, tremble: Tresque vibrant linguae, O.—To glimmer, glitter, gleam, scintillate: mare, qua a sole conlucet, vibrat: Tela lato vibrantia ferro, O.: clipeum Vibranti cuspis medium transverberat ictu, V.—Fig., in speech, to gleam, dazzle: oratio incitata et vibrans.
Origins
Denominative of *wibros, from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to oscillate, swing”) or *weyb-. The root-final consonant is unclear, reflexes of both are found across Indo-European.
Descendants
- Englishvibrate
- Englishveer
- Frenchvibrer
- Frenchvirer
- Italianvibrare
- Portuguesevibrar
- Romanianvibra
- Spanishvibrar
- Galicianvibrar
- Piedmontesevibré