Latin edit

Etymology edit

From sinus (curve, fold).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

sinuō (present infinitive sinuāre, perfect active sinuāvī, supine sinuātum); first conjugation

  1. to bend, wind, curve
  2. to hollow out, excavate

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of sinuō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present sinuō sinuās sinuat sinuāmus sinuātis sinuant
imperfect sinuābam sinuābās sinuābat sinuābāmus sinuābātis sinuābant
future sinuābō sinuābis sinuābit sinuābimus sinuābitis sinuābunt
perfect sinuāvī sinuāvistī sinuāvit sinuāvimus sinuāvistis sinuāvērunt,
sinuāvēre
pluperfect sinuāveram sinuāverās sinuāverat sinuāverāmus sinuāverātis sinuāverant
future perfect sinuāverō sinuāveris sinuāverit sinuāverimus sinuāveritis sinuāverint
passive present sinuor sinuāris,
sinuāre
sinuātur sinuāmur sinuāminī sinuantur
imperfect sinuābar sinuābāris,
sinuābāre
sinuābātur sinuābāmur sinuābāminī sinuābantur
future sinuābor sinuāberis,
sinuābere
sinuābitur sinuābimur sinuābiminī sinuābuntur
perfect sinuātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect sinuātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect sinuātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present sinuem sinuēs sinuet sinuēmus sinuētis sinuent
imperfect sinuārem sinuārēs sinuāret sinuārēmus sinuārētis sinuārent
perfect sinuāverim sinuāverīs sinuāverit sinuāverīmus sinuāverītis sinuāverint
pluperfect sinuāvissem sinuāvissēs sinuāvisset sinuāvissēmus sinuāvissētis sinuāvissent
passive present sinuer sinuēris,
sinuēre
sinuētur sinuēmur sinuēminī sinuentur
imperfect sinuārer sinuārēris,
sinuārēre
sinuārētur sinuārēmur sinuārēminī sinuārentur
perfect sinuātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect sinuātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present sinuā sinuāte
future sinuātō sinuātō sinuātōte sinuantō
passive present sinuāre sinuāminī
future sinuātor sinuātor sinuantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives sinuāre sinuāvisse sinuātūrum esse sinuārī sinuātum esse sinuātum īrī
participles sinuāns sinuātūrus sinuātus sinuandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
sinuandī sinuandō sinuandum sinuandō sinuātum sinuātū

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References edit

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