calleo

Latin

Etymology

From callum (“hardened skin; callousness”) +‎ -eō, possibly via an older lost adjective *callus (“hard”).

Pronunciation

Verb

calleō (present infinitive callēre, perfect active calluī); second conjugation, no passive

  1. (intransitive) I am callous or thickskinned.
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) I am hardened or unfeeling.
  3. (intransitive) I am skillful or wise by experience (in), versed (in).
  4. (transitive) I know (by experience), have knowledge of, understand.

Inflection
   Conjugation of calleo (second conjugation, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present calleō callēs callet callēmus callētis callent
imperfect callēbam callēbās callēbat callēbāmus callēbātis callēbant
future callēbō callēbis callēbit callēbimus callēbitis callēbunt
perfect calluī calluistī calluit calluimus calluistis calluērunt, calluēre
pluperfect callueram calluerās calluerat calluerāmus calluerātis calluerant
future perfect calluerō callueris calluerit calluerimus callueritis calluerint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present calleam calleās calleat calleāmus calleātis calleant
imperfect callērem callērēs callēret callērēmus callērētis callērent
perfect calluerim calluerīs calluerit calluerimus callueritis calluerint
pluperfect calluissem calluissēs calluisset calluissēmus calluissētis calluissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — callē — — callēte —
future — callētō callētō — callētōte callentō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives callēre calluisse — — — —
participles callēns — — — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
callēre callendī callendō callendum — —

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • calleo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • calleo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • calleo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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