floreo

See also: floreó

Latin

Alternative forms

• flōriō (Late Latin)

Etymology

From flōr- (“flower”) +‎ -eō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfloː.re.oː/, [ˈfɫ̪oːreoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈflo.re.o/, [ˈflɔːreo]

Verb

flōreō (present infinitive flōrēre, perfect active flōruī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

1. to bloom, blossom, flower
   • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 5.263–266:

     ‘sī bene flōruerint segetēs, erit āreā dīves;
     sī bene flōruerit vīnea, Bacchus erit;
     sī bene flōruerint oleae, nitidissimus annus,
     pōmaque prōventum temporis huius habent.’

     “If the crops blossom well, the threshing floor will be rich; if the vineyard blossoms well, Bacchus will be [pleased]; if the olive trees blossom well, the year [will be] most polished [with oil], and fruits [will also] have the prosperity of this season.”
     (Translating the Latin future perfect tense as English present tense. The poetic voice is that of Flora (mythology).)

2. to flourish; prosper, abound with; be filled with

   Synonyms: niteō, abundō, affluō, supersum, superfluō

   Antonyms: careō, egeō, dēsum, dēlinquō, deficiō, cessō

3. to be colorful, bright
4. (of wine) to froth

Conjugation

Conjugation of flōreō (second conjugation, no supine stem, active only)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	flōreō	flōrēs	flōret	flōrēmus	flōrētis	flōrent
	imperfect	flōrēbam	flōrēbās	flōrēbat	flōrēbāmus	flōrēbātis	flōrēbant
	future	flōrēbō	flōrēbis	flōrēbit	flōrēbimus	flōrēbitis	flōrēbunt
	perfect	flōruī	flōruistī	flōruit	flōruimus	flōruistis	flōruērunt, flōruēre
	pluperfect	flōrueram	flōruerās	flōruerat	flōruerāmus	flōruerātis	flōruerant
	future perfect	flōruerō	flōrueris	flōruerit	flōruerimus	flōrueritis	flōruerint
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	flōream	flōreās	flōreat	flōreāmus	flōreātis	flōreant
	imperfect	flōrērem	flōrērēs	flōrēret	flōrērēmus	flōrērētis	flōrērent
	perfect	flōruerim	flōruerīs	flōruerit	flōruerīmus	flōruerītis	flōruerint
	pluperfect	flōruissem	flōruissēs	flōruisset	flōruissēmus	flōruissētis	flōruissent
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	flōrē	—	—	flōrēte	—
	future	—	flōrētō	flōrētō	—	flōrētōte	flōrentō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		flōrēre	flōruisse	—	—	—	—
participles		flōrēns	—	—	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		flōrendī	flōrendō	flōrendum	flōrendō	—	—

Derived terms

• afflōreō
• auflōreō
• deflōreō
• disflōreō
• efflōreō
• flōrenter
• flōrentēs
• flōridus
• flōrēns
• flōrēscō
• inflōreō
• praeflōreō
• reflōreō

 

Descendants

(See also flōrēscō, flōriō)

• >? Dalmatian: inflorer
• >? Vulgar Latin: *flōridiāre
  • Catalan: florejar
  • Italian: fioreggiare
  • Portuguese: florear
  • Spanish: florear

Adjective

flōreō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of flōreus

References

• “floreo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “floreo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• floreo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to be in the prime of life: aetate florere, vigere
    
  • to be very rich; to be in a position of affluence: opibus maxime florere
    
  • to be highly favoured by; to be influential with..: florere gratia alicuius
    
  • to possess great authority; to be an influential person: auctoritate valere or florere
    
  • to be very famous, illustrious: gloria, laude florere
    
  • to have reached the highest pinnacle of eminence: summa gloria florere
    
  • learning, scientific knowledge is flourishing: artium studia or artes vigent (not florent)
    
  • to be distinguished as a poet: poetica laude florere
    
  • to be very eloquent: dicendi arte florere
    
  • to be a distinguished orator: eloquentiae laude florere
    
  • to be of noble family: generis antiquitate florere
    
  • to have great influence: opibus, gratia, auctoritate valere, florere
    
  • (ambiguous) flowers of rhetoric; embellishments of style: lumina, flores dicendi (De Or. 3. 25. 96)
    
  • (ambiguous) a glorious expanse of flowers: laetissimi flores (Verr. 4. 48. 107)
    

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /floˈɾeo/ [floˈɾe.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: flo‧re‧o

Etymology 1

Deverbal from florear.

Noun

floreo m (plural floreos)

1. (fencing) flourish
2. (music) flourish
3. small talk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

floreo

1. first-person singular present indicative of florear

Further reading

• “floreo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014