saluto

See also: salutò

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)

1. greeting

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈluto/

Noun

saluto (plural saluti)

1. greeting

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From salutare.

Noun

saluto m (plural saluti)

1. hello, good morning, good night, goodbye, farewell
2. greetings, regards
3. nod, wave of the hand
4. (military) salute
5. short visit to a person

Related terms

• salutare

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

saluto

1. first-person singular present indicative of salutare

Latin

Etymology

From salūs (“health”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) 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

1. to preserve, keep safe
2. to greet, salute

   Synonym: cōnsalūtō

3. to pay respects
4. to bid farewell, take leave

Conjugation

Conjugation of salūtō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		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
		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
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	salūtā	—	—	salūtāte	—
	future	—	salūtātō	salūtātō	—	salūtātōte	salūtantō
passive	present	—	salūtāre	—	—	salūtāminī	—
	future	—	salūtātor	salūtātor	—	—	salūtantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		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

• salūtābundus
• salūtātiō
• salūtātor
• salūtātōrium
• salūtātōrius
• salūtātrix

Related terms

• salūbris
• salūbritās
• salūbriter
• salūs
• salūtārē
• salūtāris
• salūtifer
• salūtificātor
• salūtiger
• salvē
• salvus

Descendants

• Aromanian: sãrut, sãrutari
• Catalan: saludar
• Friulian: saludâ
• Italian: salutare
• 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
• Venetian: 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