baptizo

Latin

Alternative forms

baptidiō, baptiziō, babtizō, baptitzō, baptiszō, baptisō

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō, “to dip, plunge”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [bapˈtɪz.zoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [bapˈtid.d͡zo]

Verb

baptizō (present infinitive baptizāre, perfect active baptizāvī, supine baptizātum); first conjugation

(Late Latin) to dip or bathe in water
1. (Ecclesiastical Latin) to baptize

Conjugation

Conjugation of baptizō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	baptizō	baptizās		baptizat	baptizāmus	baptizātis		baptizant
	imperfect	baptizābam	baptizābās		baptizābat	baptizābāmus	baptizābātis		baptizābant
	future	baptizābō	baptizābis		baptizābit	baptizābimus	baptizābitis		baptizābunt
	perfect	baptizāvī	baptizāvistī		baptizāvit	baptizāvimus	baptizāvistis		baptizāvērunt, baptizāvēre
	pluperfect	baptizāveram	baptizāverās		baptizāverat	baptizāverāmus	baptizāverātis		baptizāverant
	future perfect	baptizāverō	baptizāveris		baptizāverit	baptizāverimus	baptizāveritis		baptizāverint
passive	present	baptizor	baptizāris, baptizāre		baptizātur	baptizāmur	baptizāminī		baptizantur
	imperfect	baptizābar	baptizābāris, baptizābāre		baptizābātur	baptizābāmur	baptizābāminī		baptizābantur
	future	baptizābor	baptizāberis, baptizābere		baptizābitur	baptizābimur	baptizābiminī		baptizābuntur
	perfect	baptizātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	baptizātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	baptizātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	baptizem	baptizēs		baptizet	baptizēmus	baptizētis		baptizent
	imperfect	baptizārem	baptizārēs		baptizāret	baptizārēmus	baptizārētis		baptizārent
	perfect	baptizāverim	baptizāverīs		baptizāverit	baptizāverīmus	baptizāverītis		baptizāverint
	pluperfect	baptizāvissem	baptizāvissēs		baptizāvisset	baptizāvissēmus	baptizāvissētis		baptizāvissent
passive	present	baptizer	baptizēris, baptizēre		baptizētur	baptizēmur	baptizēminī		baptizentur
	imperfect	baptizārer	baptizārēris, baptizārēre		baptizārētur	baptizārēmur	baptizārēminī		baptizārentur
	perfect	baptizātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	baptizātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	baptizā		—	—	baptizāte		—
active	future	—	baptizātō		baptizātō	—	baptizātōte		baptizantō
passive	present	—	baptizāre		—	—	baptizāminī		—
passive	future	—	baptizātor		baptizātor	—	—		baptizantor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		baptizāre		baptizārī		baptizāns		—
future		baptizātūrum esse		baptizātum īrī		baptizātūrus		baptizandus
perfect		baptizāvisse		baptizātum esse		—		baptizātus
future perfect		—		baptizātum fore		—		—
perfect potential		baptizātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		baptizandī	baptizandō		baptizandum	baptizandō	baptizātum		baptizātū

Related terms

Descendants

Eastern Romance:
- Aromanian: pãtedz, pãtidzari
- Istro-Romanian: botez
- Megleno-Romanian: batiz, bătizari
- Romanian: boteza, botezare
- → Albanian: pagëzoj
Italo-Romance:
- Italian: battezzare
- Sicilian: vattijari
Padanian:
- Emilian: batsar, batesar
- Friulian: batiâ
- Lombard: batesar, batsar; batagiär (Alpine)
- Piedmontese: batié, batsé, batesé
- Venetan: batizxar, batixar, batezar, batidar
Northern Gallo-Romance:
- Franco-Provençal: bapteyér
- Old French: batoyer → baptoier (semi-learned)
Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: batejar, bateiar (northwestern), batiar (balear)
- Occitan: batejar (most dialects)
  Gascon: batiar
  
  Vivaro-Alpine: bateiar
Ibero-Romance:
- Old Spanish: batear → baptear (semi-learned)
Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: batiài, batiare, batigiare
Borrowings:
- → Old French: baptisier
  - Middle French: baptiser, baptizer
    - French: baptiser
      - → Franco-Provençal: baptisiér
  - Jersey Norman: bâptîsi
  - → Middle English: baptisen, baptis, baptise, baptisi, baptize, baptizen
    - English: baptize, baptise
    - Scots: bapteese
- Semi-learned Iberian forms:
  - → Aragonese: baltizar
  - → Asturian: bautizar
  - → Old Galician-Portuguese: batiçar
    - → Portuguese: batizar
  - → Old Spanish: baptizar
    - Spanish: bautizar
      - → Galician: bautizar

References

“baptizo” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present
“baptizo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“baptizo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
baptizo in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Verb

baptizo

first-person singular present indicative of baptizar

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /babˈtiθo/ [baβ̞ˈt̪i.θo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
IPA^(key): /babˈtiso/ [baβ̞ˈt̪i.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iθo (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
Rhymes: -iso (Latin America, Philippines)
Syllabification: bap‧ti‧zo

Verb

baptizo

first-person singular present indicative of baptizar