saluto

Esperanto

Etymology

From saluti +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [saˈluto]
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Rhymes: -uto
Hyphenation: sa‧lu‧to

Noun

saluto (accusative singular saluton, plural salutoj, accusative plural salutojn)

greeting

Ido

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saˈluto/

Noun

saluto (plural saluti)

greeting

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saˈlu.to/
Rhymes: -uto
Hyphenation: sa‧lù‧to

Etymology 1

From salutare.

Noun

saluto m (plural saluti)

hello, good morning, good night, goodbye, farewell
greetings, regards
nod, wave of the hand
(military) salute
short visit to a person

Related terms

salutare

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

saluto

first-person singular present indicative of salutare

Latin

Etymology

From salūs (“health”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /saˈluː.toː/, [s̠äˈɫ̪uːt̪oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /saˈlu.to/, [säˈluːt̪o]

Verb

salūtō (present infinitive salūtāre, perfect active salūtāvī, supine salūtātum); first conjugation

to preserve, keep safe
to greet, salute
Synonym: cōnsalūtō
to pay respects
to bid farewell, take leave

Conjugation

Conjugation of salūtō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	salūtō	salūtās	salūtat	salūtāmus	salūtātis	salūtant
	imperfect	salūtābam	salūtābās	salūtābat	salūtābāmus	salūtābātis	salūtābant
	future	salūtābō	salūtābis	salūtābit	salūtābimus	salūtābitis	salūtābunt
	perfect	salūtāvī	salūtāvistī, salūtāstī¹	salūtāvit, salūtāt¹	salūtāvimus, salūtāmus¹	salūtāvistis, salūtāstis¹	salūtāvērunt, salūtāvēre, salūtārunt¹
	pluperfect	salūtāveram, salūtāram¹	salūtāverās, salūtārās¹	salūtāverat, salūtārat¹	salūtāverāmus, salūtārāmus¹	salūtāverātis, salūtārātis¹	salūtāverant, salūtārant¹
	future perfect	salūtāverō, salūtārō¹	salūtāveris, salūtāris¹	salūtāverit, salūtārit¹	salūtāverimus, salūtārimus¹	salūtāveritis, salūtāritis¹	salūtāverint, salūtārint¹
passive	present	salūtor	salūtāris, salūtāre	salūtātur	salūtāmur	salūtāminī	salūtantur
	imperfect	salūtābar	salūtābāris, salūtābāre	salūtābātur	salūtābāmur	salūtābāminī	salūtābantur
	future	salūtābor	salūtāberis, salūtābere	salūtābitur	salūtābimur	salūtābiminī	salūtābuntur
	perfect	salūtātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	salūtātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	salūtātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	salūtem	salūtēs	salūtet	salūtēmus	salūtētis	salūtent
	imperfect	salūtārem	salūtārēs	salūtāret	salūtārēmus	salūtārētis	salūtārent
	perfect	salūtāverim, salūtārim¹	salūtāverīs, salūtārīs¹	salūtāverit, salūtārit¹	salūtāverīmus, salūtārīmus¹	salūtāverītis, salūtārītis¹	salūtāverint, salūtārint¹
	pluperfect	salūtāvissem, salūtāssem¹	salūtāvissēs, salūtāssēs¹	salūtāvisset, salūtāsset¹	salūtāvissēmus, salūtāssēmus¹	salūtāvissētis, salūtāssētis¹	salūtāvissent, salūtāssent¹
passive	present	salūter	salūtēris, salūtēre	salūtētur	salūtēmur	salūtēminī	salūtentur
	imperfect	salūtārer	salūtārēris, salūtārēre	salūtārētur	salūtārēmur	salūtārēminī	salūtārentur
	perfect	salūtātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	salūtātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	salūtā	—	—	salūtāte	—
active	future	—	salūtātō	salūtātō	—	salūtātōte	salūtantō
passive	present	—	salūtāre	—	—	salūtāminī	—
passive	future	—	salūtātor	salūtātor	—	—	salūtantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		salūtāre	salūtāvisse, salūtāsse¹	salūtātūrum esse	salūtārī	salūtātum esse	salūtātum īrī
participles		salūtāns	—	salūtātūrus	—	salūtātus	salūtandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		salūtandī	salūtandō	salūtandum	salūtandō	salūtātum	salūtātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: saludar
Friulian: saludâ
Italian: salutare
Megleno-Romanian: sărut, sărutari
Old French: saluer, saluder
- Middle French: saluer
  - French: saluer
- Norman: saluer
Occitan: saludar
Piedmontese: saluté
Old Galician-Portuguese: saudar
- Galician: saudar
- Portuguese: saudar
Romanian: săruta, sărutare
Romansch: salidar, salüder, salüdar
Sardinian: saludai, saludare, salurai
Sicilian: salutari
Spanish: saludar
Venetan: sałudar
→ English: salute
→ Esperanto: saluti
→ Romanian: saluta
→ German: salutieren

References

“saluto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“saluto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
saluto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- in some one's name; on some one's behalf (not nomine alicuius): verbis alicuius, e.g. salutare (Liv. 9. 36)
- (ambiguous) to risk one's life: salutem, vitam suam in discrimen offerre (not exponere)
- (ambiguous) to bring aid to; to rescue: auxilium, opem, salutem ferre alicui
- (ambiguous) to deliver, rescue a person: salutem alicui afferre
- (ambiguous) to effect a person's deliverance: salutem expedire
- (ambiguous) to bless (curse) a person: precari alicui bene (male) or omnia bona (mala), salutem
- (ambiguous) I drink your health: propīno tibi hoc (poculum, salutem)
- (ambiguous) to greet a person: salutem alicui dicere, impertire, nuntiare
- (ambiguous) Cicero sends cordial greetings to Atticus: Cicero Attico S.D.P. (salutem dicit plurimam)
- (ambiguous) my best wishes for your welfare: tibi plurimam salutem
- (ambiguous) remember me to your brother: nuntia fratri tuo salutem verbis meis (Fam. 7. 14)
- (ambiguous) to add to one's letter good wishes to some one: adscribere alicui salutem (Att. 5. 20. 9)
- (ambiguous) to devote oneself body and soul to the good of the state: totum et animo et corpore in salutem rei publicae se conferre
- (ambiguous) to beg for mercy from the conqueror: salutem petere a victore
- (ambiguous) to seek safety in flight: fuga salutem petere