innuo

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Latin *nuō

Latin innuō

From in- (“to, towards”) + *nuō (“to nod”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɪn.nu.oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈin.nu.o]

Verb

innuō (present infinitive innuere, perfect active innuī, supine innūtum); third conjugation

to give a nod, sign; to hint with a gesture
Synonyms: indicō, iniciō
to intimate, signify

Conjugation

Conjugation of innuō (third conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	innuō	innuis		innuit	innuimus	innuitis		innuunt
	imperfect	innuēbam	innuēbās		innuēbat	innuēbāmus	innuēbātis		innuēbant
	future	innuam	innuēs		innuet	innuēmus	innuētis		innuent
	perfect	innuī	innuistī		innuit	innuimus	innuistis		innuērunt, innuēre
	pluperfect	innueram	innuerās		innuerat	innuerāmus	innuerātis		innuerant
	future perfect	innuerō	innueris		innuerit	innuerimus	innueritis		innuerint
passive	present	innuor	innueris, innuere		innuitur	innuimur	innuiminī		innuuntur
	imperfect	innuēbar	innuēbāris, innuēbāre		innuēbātur	innuēbāmur	innuēbāminī		innuēbantur
	future	innuar	innuēris, innuēre		innuētur	innuēmur	innuēminī		innuentur
	perfect	innūtus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	innūtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	innūtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	innuam	innuās		innuat	innuāmus	innuātis		innuant
	imperfect	innuerem	innuerēs		innueret	innuerēmus	innuerētis		innuerent
	perfect	innuerim	innuerīs		innuerit	innuerīmus	innuerītis		innuerint
	pluperfect	innuissem	innuissēs		innuisset	innuissēmus	innuissētis		innuissent
passive	present	innuar	innuāris, innuāre		innuātur	innuāmur	innuāminī		innuantur
	imperfect	innuerer	innuerēris, innuerēre		innuerētur	innuerēmur	innuerēminī		innuerentur
	perfect	innūtus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	innūtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	innue		—	—	innuite		—
active	future	—	innuitō		innuitō	—	innuitōte		innuuntō
passive	present	—	innuere		—	—	innuiminī		—
passive	future	—	innuitor		innuitor	—	—		innuuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		innuere		innuī		innuēns		—
future		innūtūrum esse		innūtum īrī		innūtūrus		innuendus
perfect		innuisse		innūtum esse		—		innūtus
future perfect		—		innūtum fore		—		—
perfect potential		innūtūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		innuendī	innuendō		innuendum	innuendō	innūtum		innūtū

Descendants

→ Italian: innuire
→ Spanish: innuir
→⇒ Dalmatian: innuando
→⇒ English: innuendo

References

“innuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“innuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
“innuo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.