queo

See also: quẹo

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷe.oː/, [ˈkʷeoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwe.o/, [ˈkwɛːo]

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

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwɛw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwɛw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wɛw˧˧]

Adjective

queo • (跳)

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

Derived terms

• cạn queo
• chèo queo
• chết queo
• cong queo
• còng queo
• héo queo
• khô queo
• lăn queo
• quăn queo
• quắt queo
• queo quắt
• tỉnh queo