queo

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See also: quẹo

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. to be able, can
    Synonyms: polleo, possum, valeō, praevaleō, vigeō
    Antonym: nequeō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of queō (irregular)
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 active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives quīre quīsse quitūrum esse quīrī quitum esse quitum īrī
participles quiēns quitūrus quitus queundus
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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Adjective

queo ()

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

Derived terms