queo

See also: quẹo

Latin

Etymology

Back-formation from nequeō, itself related to the irregular verb eō.

Pronunciation

Verb

queō (present infinitive quīre, perfect active quiī or quīvī, supine quitum); irregular conjugation

  1. to be able, can
    Synonyms: polleo, possum, valeō, praevaleō, vigeō
    Antonym: nequeō
    • 166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 804–805:
      CRĪTŌ: Quid vōs? Quō pactō hic? Satin rēctē? MȲSĪS: Nōsne? “Sīc / ut quīmus,” aiunt, “quandō ut volumus nōn licet.”
      CRITO: What about you all? How are things going here? Well enough?
      MYSIS: Us? “We do what we can,” as they say, “since we can’t do as we wish.”
      (More literally: “since what we want is not possible.”)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of queō (irregular conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present queō quīs quit quīmus quītis queunt
imperfect quībam quībās quībat quībāmus quībātis quībant
future quībō quībis quībit quībimus quībitis quībunt
perfect quiī,
quīvī 		quīstī,
quīvistī 		quiit,
quīvit 		quiimus quīstis quiērunt,
quiēre
pluperfect quieram quierās quierat quierāmus quierātis quierant
future perfect quierō quieris quierit quierimus quieritis quierint
passive present queor quīris,
quīre 		quītur quīmur quīminī queuntur
imperfect quībar quībāris,
quībāre 		quībātur quībāmur quībāminī quībantur
future quībor quīberis,
quībere 		quībitur quībimur quībiminī quībuntur
perfect quitus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect quitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect quitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present queam queās queat queāmus queātis queant
imperfect quīrem quīrēs quīret quīrēmus quīrētis quīrent
perfect quierim quierīs quierit quierīmus quierītis quierint
pluperfect quīssem quīssēs quīsset quīssēmus quīssētis quīssent
passive present quear queāris,
queāre 		queātur queāmur queāminī queantur
imperfect quīrer quīrēris,
quīrēre 		quīrētur quīrēmur quīrēminī quīrentur
perfect quitus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect quitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — quī — — quīte —
future — quītō quītō — quītōte queuntō
passive present — quīre — — quīminī —
future — quītor quītor — — queuntor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present quīre quīrī quiēns —
future quitūrum esse quitum īrī quitūrus queundus
perfect quīsse quitum esse — quitus
future perfect — quitum fore — —
perfect potential quitūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
queundī queundō queundum queundō quitum quitū

References

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

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

Adjective

queo • (跳)

  1. curved; curled; coiled; twisted
  2. (figurative) wrinkled; shriveled
  3. (figurative, of a narrative) distorted; manipulated; embellished

Derived terms

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