umeo

Latin

Alternative forms

hūmeō

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *ūmo- (“wet”), of uncertain origin.

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ- (“wet; to irrigate; ox”), and compared with Ancient Greek ὑγρός (hugrós, “wet, moist, fluid”), Old Norse vǫkr (“moist, damp, wet”), English weaky.

However, Weiss and De Vaan are skeptical of this derivation, and instead derive the word from a Proto-Indo-European *uh₁mo- (“wet”). Cognates would include Lithuanian umas (“quick”), as well as perhaps ūrīna (“urine”) and Sanskrit वार् (vār, “water”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.me.oː/, [ˈuːmeoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.me.o/, [ˈuːmeo]

Verb

ūmeō (present infinitive ūmēre); second conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

to be moist, wet or damp

Conjugation

Conjugation of ūmeō (second conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active-only)

indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ūmeō	ūmēs	ūmet	ūmēmus	ūmētis	ūment
	imperfect	ūmēbam	ūmēbās	ūmēbat	ūmēbāmus	ūmēbātis	ūmēbant
	future	ūmēbō	ūmēbis	ūmēbit	ūmēbimus	ūmēbitis	ūmēbunt
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ūmeam	ūmeās	ūmeat	ūmeāmus	ūmeātis	ūmeant
active	imperfect	ūmērem	ūmērēs	ūmēret	ūmērēmus	ūmērētis	ūmērent
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	ūmē	—	—	ūmēte	—
active	future	—	ūmētō	ūmētō	—	ūmētōte	ūmentō
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		ūmēre	—	—	—	—	—
participles		ūmēns	—	—	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		ūmendī	ūmendō	ūmendum	ūmendō	—	—

Derived terms

Related terms

References

^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “ūmeō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 639-40

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

umeo (Cyrillic spelling умео)

masculine singular active past participle of umeti

[1] De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “ūmeō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 639-40

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