floreo

See also: floreó

Latin

Alternative forms

• flōriō (Late Latin)

Etymology

From flōr- (“flower”) +‎ -eō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) 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 passive, no supine stem)

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		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		flōrēre			—			flōrēns			—
perfect		flōruisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		flōrendī		flōrendō		flōrendum		flōrendō		—		—

Derived terms

• afflōreō
• auflōreō
• deflōreō
• disflōreō
• efflōreō
• flōrēns
• flōrenter
• flōrentēs
• flōrēscō
• flōridus
• 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 of 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10