floreo

See also: floreó

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From flōr- (“flower”) +‎ -eō.

Pronunciation

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

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, 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
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