lacto
See also: lactó and lacto-
Latin
Etymology 1
From lac + -ō.
Verb
lactō (present infinitive lactāre, perfect active lactāvī, supine lactātum); first conjugation
- I contain or give milk, suckle.
- I suck milk from the breast.
- I am full of milk
Inflection
| Conjugation of lacto (first conjugation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | lactō | lactās | lactat | lactāmus | lactātis | lactant |
| imperfect | lactābam | lactābās | lactābat | lactābāmus | lactābātis | lactābant | |
| future | lactābō | lactābis | lactābit | lactābimus | lactābitis | lactābunt | |
| perfect | lactāvī | lactāvistī | lactāvit | lactāvimus | lactāvistis | lactāvērunt, lactāvēre | |
| pluperfect | lactāveram | lactāverās | lactāverat | lactāverāmus | lactāverātis | lactāverant | |
| future perfect | lactāverō | lactāveris | lactāverit | lactāverimus | lactāveritis | lactāverint | |
| passive | present | lactor | lactāris, lactāre | lactātur | lactāmur | lactāminī | lactantur |
| imperfect | lactābar | lactābāris, lactābāre | lactābātur | lactābāmur | lactābāminī | lactābantur | |
| future | lactābor | lactāberis, lactābere | lactābitur | lactābimur | lactābiminī | lactābuntur | |
| perfect | lactātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | lactātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | lactātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | lactem | lactēs | lactet | lactēmus | lactētis | lactent |
| imperfect | lactārem | lactārēs | lactāret | lactārēmus | lactārētis | lactārent | |
| perfect | lactāverim | lactāverīs | lactāverit | lactāverimus | lactāveritis | lactāverint | |
| pluperfect | lactāvissem | lactāvissēs | lactāvisset | lactāvissēmus | lactāvissētis | lactāvissent | |
| passive | present | lacter | lactēris, lactēre | lactētur | lactēmur | lactēminī | lactentur |
| imperfect | lactārer | lactārēris, lactārēre | lactārētur | lactārēmur | lactārēminī | lactārentur | |
| perfect | lactātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | lactātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | lactā | — | — | lactāte | — |
| future | — | lactātō | lactātō | — | lactātōte | lactantō | |
| passive | present | — | lactāre | — | — | lactāminī | — |
| future | — | lactātor | lactātor | — | — | lactantor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | lactāre | lactāvisse | lactātūrus esse | lactārī | lactātus esse | lactātum īrī | |
| participles | lactāns | — | lactātūrus | — | lactātus | lactandus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| nominative | genitive | dative/ablative | accusative | accusative | ablative | ||
| lactāre | lactandī | lactandō | lactandum | lactātum | lactātū | ||
Related terms
- lac
- lactāneus
- lactāris
- lactārius
- lactātum
- lacteō
- lacteolus
- lactesco
- lacteus
- lacticīnium
- lactifer
- lactineus
- lactoris
- lactūca
- lactūcārius
Descendants
- English: lactate
- French: lacter
- Friulian: latâ
- Italian: lattare
- Spanish: lactar
Etymology 2
From laciō (“entice, allure”) + -tō
Verb
lactō (present infinitive lactāre, perfect active lactāvī, supine lactātum); first conjugation
- I wheedle, flatter, deceive with flattery.
Inflection
| Conjugation of lacto (first conjugation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | lactō | lactās | lactat | lactāmus | lactātis | lactant |
| imperfect | lactābam | lactābās | lactābat | lactābāmus | lactābātis | lactābant | |
| future | lactābō | lactābis | lactābit | lactābimus | lactābitis | lactābunt | |
| perfect | lactāvī | lactāvistī | lactāvit | lactāvimus | lactāvistis | lactāvērunt, lactāvēre | |
| pluperfect | lactāveram | lactāverās | lactāverat | lactāverāmus | lactāverātis | lactāverant | |
| future perfect | lactāverō | lactāveris | lactāverit | lactāverimus | lactāveritis | lactāverint | |
| passive | present | lactor | lactāris, lactāre | lactātur | lactāmur | lactāminī | lactantur |
| imperfect | lactābar | lactābāris, lactābāre | lactābātur | lactābāmur | lactābāminī | lactābantur | |
| future | lactābor | lactāberis, lactābere | lactābitur | lactābimur | lactābiminī | lactābuntur | |
| perfect | lactātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | lactātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | lactātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | lactem | lactēs | lactet | lactēmus | lactētis | lactent |
| imperfect | lactārem | lactārēs | lactāret | lactārēmus | lactārētis | lactārent | |
| perfect | lactāverim | lactāverīs | lactāverit | lactāverimus | lactāveritis | lactāverint | |
| pluperfect | lactāvissem | lactāvissēs | lactāvisset | lactāvissēmus | lactāvissētis | lactāvissent | |
| passive | present | lacter | lactēris, lactēre | lactētur | lactēmur | lactēminī | lactentur |
| imperfect | lactārer | lactārēris, lactārēre | lactārētur | lactārēmur | lactārēminī | lactārentur | |
| perfect | lactātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | lactātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | lactā | — | — | lactāte | — |
| future | — | lactātō | lactātō | — | lactātōte | lactantō | |
| passive | present | — | lactāre | — | — | lactāminī | — |
| future | — | lactātor | lactātor | — | — | lactantor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | lactāre | lactāvisse | lactātūrus esse | lactārī | lactātus esse | lactātum īrī | |
| participles | lactāns | — | lactātūrus | — | lactātus | lactandus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| nominative | genitive | dative/ablative | accusative | accusative | ablative | ||
| lactāre | lactandī | lactandō | lactandum | lactātum | lactātū | ||
References
- lacto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lacto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lacto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Spanish
Verb
lacto
- First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of lactar.