niteo
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ney- (“to shine”), see also Welsh nwyfiant (“splendor, gleam”), Old Irish niab (“strength”), noib (“holy”), Middle Irish niam (“splendor, gleam”), niamda (“shining”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈni.te.oː/, [ˈnɪ.te.oː]
Verb
niteō (present infinitive nitēre, perfect active nituī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter, sparkle, glisten.
- (figuratively, of animals) I am sleek or in good condition.
- (figuratively, of fields, plants) I look flourishing or thriving; thrive.
- (figuratively, of persons) I am brilliant, look bright or beautiful, shine.
- (figuratively, of wealth) I flourish, abound.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of niteō (second conjugation, no supine stem, active only) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | niteō | nitēs | nitet | nitēmus | nitētis | nitent |
| imperfect | nitēbam | nitēbās | nitēbat | nitēbāmus | nitēbātis | nitēbant | |
| future | nitēbō | nitēbis | nitēbit | nitēbimus | nitēbitis | nitēbunt | |
| perfect | nituī | nituistī | nituit | nituimus | nituistis | nituērunt, nituēre | |
| pluperfect | nitueram | nituerās | nituerat | nituerāmus | nituerātis | nituerant | |
| future perfect | nituerō | nitueris | nituerit | nituerimus | nitueritis | nituerint | |
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | niteam | niteās | niteat | niteāmus | niteātis | niteant |
| imperfect | nitērem | nitērēs | nitēret | nitērēmus | nitērētis | nitērent | |
| perfect | nituerim | nituerīs | nituerit | nituerīmus | nituerītis | nituerint | |
| pluperfect | nituissem | nituissēs | nituisset | nituissēmus | nituissētis | nituissent | |
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | nitē | — | — | nitēte | — |
| future | — | nitētō | nitētō | — | nitētōte | nitentō | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | nitēre | nituisse | — | — | — | — | |
| participles | nitēns | — | — | — | — | — | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
| nitendī | nitendō | nitendum | nitendō | — | — | ||
Synonyms
- (shine, glitter): fulgeō, splendeō
Derived terms
- ēniteō
- interniteō
- nitēla
- nitēns
- nitenter
- nitēscō
- nitidus
- nitor
- perniteō
- praeniteō
- reniteō
Related terms
- nitidē
- nitiditās
- nitidiusculē
- nitidiusculus
- nitidō
- nitidulus
Descendants
- → English: nit
See also
- nītor
References
- niteo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- niteo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- niteo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette