floreo

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

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, 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)
    

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /floˈɾeo/ [floˈɾe.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: flo‧re‧o

Etymology 1

Deverbal from florear.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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