veto, vetare, vetavi, vetatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Age:
- Late
- Field:
- Poetry
forbid, prohibit; reject, veto; be an obstacle to; prevent;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | veto | vetamus |
| 2 | vetas | vetatis |
| 3 | vetat | vetant |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | vetare |
| active | perfect | vetavisse |
| passive | present | vetari |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | veta | vetate |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | vetato | vetatote |
| 3 | vetato | vetanto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | vetare | vetamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | vetator | — |
| 3 | vetator | vetantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | vetatus | vetati |
| Gen. | vetati | vetatorum |
| Dat. | vetato | — |
| Acc. | vetatum | vetatos |
| Voc. | vetate | vetati |
| Abl. | vetato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | vetata | vetatae |
| Gen. | vetatae | vetatarum |
| Dat. | vetatae | — |
| Acc. | vetatam | vetatas |
| Voc. | vetata | vetatae |
| Abl. | vetata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | vetatum | vetata |
| Gen. | vetati | vetatorum |
| Dat. | vetato | — |
| Acc. | vetatum | vetata |
| Voc. | vetatum | vetata |
| Abl. | vetato | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | vetandus | — |
| Gen. | vetandi | — |
| Dat. | vetando | — |
| Acc. | vetandum | — |
| Voc. | vetande | — |
| Abl. | vetando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | vetanda | — |
| Gen. | vetandae | — |
| Dat. | vetandae | — |
| Acc. | vetandam | — |
| Voc. | vetanda | — |
| Abl. | vetanda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | vetandum | — |
| Gen. | vetandi | — |
| Dat. | vetando | — |
| Acc. | vetandum | — |
| Voc. | vetandum | — |
| Abl. | vetando | — |
Supines
accusative: vetatum; ablative: vetatu
Examples
- T
Curculio
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Nempe obloqui me iusseras. Phaed. At nunc veto. sed ita uti occepi dicere: ei ancillula est. Pal. Nempe..." - T
Bacchides
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...amator perieret. ego neque te iubeo neque veto, neque suadeo. NIC. Miseret me illius. CHRYS. Tuos..." - P
Heauton Timorumenos
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...sinam inquam. CLIT. quaeso paullisper. SY. veto. CLIT. saltem salutem . . SY. abeas si sapias. CLIT. eo. quid istic..." - L
Liber IV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...invictus animus est. Summitti te ac deprimi veto. Laborem si non recuses, parum est: posce. 'Quid ergo?' inquis..." - L
Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...vetat fieri. Nec tu intentionem vocis contempseris, quam veto te per gradus et certos modos extollere, deinde deprimere..." 
Liber Quartus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...precibus, tum me lacrimis et supplice dextra attemptare veto. rerum mihi firma potestas. i, Furias Veneremque move, dabit..."- P
Aeneid XII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...deformare domum et luctu miscere hymenaeos: ulterius temptare veto.' sic Iuppiter orsus; sic dea summisso contra Saturnia vultu..." - P
Ars Amatoria III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...praebere capillos, Ut iaceant fusi per tua terga, veto. Illo praecipue ne sis morosa caveto Tempore, nec lapsas..."