adumbro

Latin

Etymology

From ad (“to, towards, at”) + umbrō (“shade, shadow, cover”).

Verb

present active adumbrō, present infinitive adumbrāre, perfect active adumbrāvī, supine adumbrātum.

1. I bring a shadow over something, cast a shadow on, shade or overshadow something, cover, screen.
2. (especially in painting) I represent an object with light and shade, shade.
3. (especially in painting) I represent something only in outline, sketch in shadow, silhouette, outline, sketch.
4. I imitate, copy, counterfeit.

Inflection

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	adumbrō	adumbrās	adumbrat	adumbrāmus	adumbrātis	adumbrant
	future	adumbrābō	adumbrābis	adumbrābit	adumbrābimus	adumbrābitis	adumbrābunt
	imperfect	adumbrābam	adumbrābās	adumbrābat	adumbrābāmus	adumbrābātis	adumbrābant
	perfect	adumbrāvī	adumbrāvistī	adumbrāvit	adumbrāvimus	adumbrāvistis	adumbrāvērunt
	future perfect	adumbrāverō	adumbrāveris	adumbrāverit	adumbrāverimus	adumbrāveritis	adumbrāverint
	pluperfect	adumbrāveram	adumbrāverās	adumbrāverat	adumbrāverāmus	adumbrāverātis	adumbrāverant
passive	present	adumbror	adumbrāris	adumbrātur	adumbrāmur	adumbrāminī	adumbrantur
	future	adumbrābor	adumbrāberis	adumbrābitur	adumbrābimur	adumbrābiminī	adumbrābuntur
	imperfect	adumbrābar	adumbrābāris	adumbrābātur	adumbrābāmur	adumbrābāminī	adumbrābantur
	perfect	Use adumbrātus m, adumbrāta f, adumbrātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use adumbrātus m, adumbrāta f, adumbrātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use adumbrātus m, adumbrāta f, adumbrātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	adumbrem	adumbrēs	adumbret	adumbrēmus	adumbrētis	adumbrent
	imperfect	adumbrārem	adumbrārēs	adumbrāret	adumbrārēmus	adumbrārētis	adumbrārent
	perfect	adumbrāverim	adumbrāverīs	adumbrāverit	adumbrāverīmus	adumbrāverītis	adumbrāverint
	pluperfect	adumbrāvissem	adumbrāvissēs	adumbrāvisset	adumbrāvissēmus	adumbrāvissētis	adumbrāvissent
passive	present	adumbrer	adumbrēris	adumbrētur	adumbrēmur	adumbrēminī	adumbrentur
	imperfect	adumbrārer	adumbrārēris	adumbrārētur	adumbrārēmur	adumbrārēminī	adumbrārentur
	perfect	Use adumbrātus m, adumbrāta f, adumbrātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use adumbrātus m, adumbrāta f, adumbrātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	adumbrā	adumbrātō	adumbrātō	adumbrāre	adumbrātor	adumbrātor
	plural	adumbrāte	adumbrātōte	adumbrantō	adumbrāminī	—	adumbrantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		adumbrāre	adumbrāvisse	adumbrātūrus esse	adumbrārī	adumbrātus esse	adumbrātum īrī
participles		adumbrāns (adumbrantis)	—	adumbrātūrus-ra, -rum	—	adumbrātus-a, -um	adumbrandus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• adumbrātim
• adumbrātiō

Related terms

• inumbrō
• obumbrō
• umbrō

Descendants

• English: adumbrate
• Italian: adombrare
• Romanian: adumbri

References

• adumbro in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879