Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ *celō (I hide), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéleti (verb), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (root). The same root is found in cēlō (I hide) and clam (secretly, stealthily).

Pronunciation

Verb

occulō (present infinitive occulere, perfect active occuluī, supine occultum); third conjugation

  1. to cover, hide, conceal
    Synonyms: vēlō, dissimulō, occultō, indūcō, operiō, obnūbō, condō, recondō, verrō, obruō, adoperiō, nūbō, tegō, abscondō, abdō, comprimō, prōtegō, cooperiō, obvolvō, premō, opprimō, mergō
    Antonyms: adaperiō, aperiō, patefaciō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of occulō (third conjugation)
indicativesingularplural
firstsecondthirdfirstsecondthird
activepresentocculōocculisocculitocculimusocculitisocculunt
imperfectocculēbamocculēbāsocculēbatocculēbāmusocculēbātisocculēbant
futureocculamocculēsocculetocculēmusocculētisocculent
perfectocculuīocculuistīocculuitocculuimusocculuistisocculuērunt,
occuluēre
pluperfectocculueramocculuerāsocculueratocculuerāmusocculuerātisocculuerant
future perfectocculuerōocculuerisocculueritocculuerimusocculueritisocculuerint
passivepresentocculorocculeris,
occulere
occuliturocculimurocculiminīocculuntur
imperfectocculēbarocculēbāris,
occulēbāre
occulēbāturocculēbāmurocculēbāminīocculēbantur
futureoccularocculēris,
occulēre
occulēturocculēmurocculēminīocculentur
perfectoccultus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfectoccultus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfectoccultus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctivesingularplural
firstsecondthirdfirstsecondthird
activepresentocculamocculāsocculatocculāmusocculātisocculant
imperfectocculeremocculerēsocculeretocculerēmusocculerētisocculerent
perfectocculuerimocculuerīsocculueritocculuerīmusocculuerītisocculuerint
pluperfectocculuissemocculuissēsocculuissetocculuissēmusocculuissētisocculuissent
passivepresentoccularocculāris,
occulāre
occulāturocculāmurocculāminīocculantur
imperfectocculererocculerēris,
occulerēre
occulerēturocculerēmurocculerēminīocculerentur
perfectoccultus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfectoccultus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperativesingularplural
firstsecondthirdfirstsecondthird
activepresentocculeocculite
futureocculitōocculitōocculitōteocculuntō
passivepresentocculereocculiminī
futureocculitorocculitorocculuntor
non-finite formsactivepassive
presentperfectfuturepresentperfectfuture
infinitivesocculereocculuisseoccultūrum esseocculīoccultum esseoccultum īrī
participlesocculēnsoccultūrusoccultusocculendus,
occulundus
verbal nounsgerundsupine
genitivedativeaccusativeablativeaccusativeablative
occulendīocculendōocculendumocculendōoccultumoccultū

References

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