intimo

See also: íntimo, intimó, intimò, and intīmo

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin intimus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.ti.mo/
• Rhymes: -intimo
• Hyphenation: ìn‧ti‧mo

Adjective

intimo (feminine intima, masculine plural intimi, feminine plural intime)

1. intimate, close

   Synonym: stretto

2. intimate, private, innermost

   Synonyms: privato, profondo, segreto

3. intimate, cosy, cozy

   Synonyms: accogliente, raccolto

4. having a close relationship; close

   amici intimi ― close friends

5. concealing a sensitive area of the body; of or relating to undergarments (of clothing)

   maglietta intima ― undershirt

   biancheria intima ― intimates

Derived terms

• intimamente
• intimismo
• intimità
• nell'intimo

 

Related terms

• intimare

Noun

intimo m (plural intimi)

1. underwear

   Synonym: biancheria intima

2. innermost part, heart

Noun

intimo m (plural intimi, feminine intima)

1. intimate, close friend, close relation

Etymology 2

Verb

intimo

1. first-person singular present indicative of intimare

Further reading

• intimo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• moniti, timoni

Latin

Etymology

From intimus (“inmost, innermost, most intimate”), superlative of intus (“within”), from in (“in”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.ti.moː/, [ˈɪn̪t̪ɪmoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.ti.mo/, [ˈin̪t̪imo]

Verb

intimō (present infinitive intimāre, perfect active intimāvī, supine intimātum); first conjugation

1. to tell, relate, narrate, recount, describe, intimate

Conjugation

Conjugation of intimō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	intimō	intimās	intimat	intimāmus	intimātis	intimant
	imperfect	intimābam	intimābās	intimābat	intimābāmus	intimābātis	intimābant
	future	intimābō	intimābis	intimābit	intimābimus	intimābitis	intimābunt
	perfect	intimāvī	intimāvistī	intimāvit	intimāvimus	intimāvistis	intimāvērunt, intimāvēre
	pluperfect	intimāveram	intimāverās	intimāverat	intimāverāmus	intimāverātis	intimāverant
	future perfect	intimāverō	intimāveris	intimāverit	intimāverimus	intimāveritis	intimāverint
passive	present	intimor	intimāris, intimāre	intimātur	intimāmur	intimāminī	intimantur
	imperfect	intimābar	intimābāris, intimābāre	intimābātur	intimābāmur	intimābāminī	intimābantur
	future	intimābor	intimāberis, intimābere	intimābitur	intimābimur	intimābiminī	intimābuntur
	perfect	intimātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	intimātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	intimātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	intimem	intimēs	intimet	intimēmus	intimētis	intiment
	imperfect	intimārem	intimārēs	intimāret	intimārēmus	intimārētis	intimārent
	perfect	intimāverim	intimāverīs	intimāverit	intimāverīmus	intimāverītis	intimāverint
	pluperfect	intimāvissem	intimāvissēs	intimāvisset	intimāvissēmus	intimāvissētis	intimāvissent
passive	present	intimer	intimēris, intimēre	intimētur	intimēmur	intimēminī	intimentur
	imperfect	intimārer	intimārēris, intimārēre	intimārētur	intimārēmur	intimārēminī	intimārentur
	perfect	intimātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	intimātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	intimā	—	—	intimāte	—
	future	—	intimātō	intimātō	—	intimātōte	intimantō
passive	present	—	intimāre	—	—	intimāminī	—
	future	—	intimātor	intimātor	—	—	intimantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		intimāre	intimāvisse	intimātūrum esse	intimārī	intimātum esse	intimātum īrī
participles		intimāns	—	intimātūrus	—	intimātus	intimandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		intimandī	intimandō	intimandum	intimandō	intimātum	intimātū

Derived terms

• intimātiō

Descendants

• Catalan: intimar
• Galician: intimar
• Italian: intimare
• Portuguese: intimar
• Spanish: intimar

Adjective

intimō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of intimus

References

• “intimo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• intimo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

intimo

1. first-person singular present indicative of intimar

Spanish

Verb

intimo

1. first-person singular present indicative of intimar