mitto

Latin

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-, *mith₂- (“to exchange, remove”). From the original meaning "to exchange" a semantic shift occurred to "to give, bestow" and then "to let go, send". Cognates include Sanskrit मेथेते (methete, “to become hostile, quarrel”) and Gothic 𐌹𐌽-𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (in-maidjan, “to change”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈmit.toː/

Verb

present active mittō, present infinitive mittere, perfect active mīsī, supine missum.

1. I send, cause to go, let go, release, discharge.
2. I announce, tell, report, send word, advise.
3. I yield, furnish, produce, export.
4. I put an end to.
5. I let or bring out, put or send forth, send out, emit; let blood, bleed; utter a sound, speak, say.
6. I throw, hurl, cast, launch, send; throw down, sprinkle.
7. I attend, guide, escort.
8. I dismiss, disregard.

   Mitte hunc mea gratia.

   Let him alone for my sake.

Inflection

Third Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	mittō	mittis	mittit	mittimus	mittitis	mittunt
	future	mittam	mittēs	mittet	mittēmus	mittētis	mittent
	imperfect	mittēbam	mittēbās	mittēbat	mittēbāmus	mittēbātis	mittēbant
	perfect	mīsī	mīsistī	mīsit	mīsimus	mīsistis	mīsērunt
	future perfect	mīserō	mīseris	mīserit	mīserimus	mīseritis	mīserint
	pluperfect	mīseram	mīserās	mīserat	mīserāmus	mīserātis	mīserant
passive	present	mittor	mitteris	mittitur	mittimur	mittiminī	mittuntur
	future	mittar	mittēris	mittētur	mittēmur	mittēminī	mittentur
	imperfect	mittēbar	mittēbāris	mittēbātur	mittēbāmur	mittēbāminī	mittēbantur
	perfect	Use missus m, missa f, missum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use missus m, missa f, missum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use missus m, missa f, missum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	mittam	mittās	mittat	mittāmus	mittātis	mittant
	imperfect	mitterem	mitterēs	mitteret	mitterēmus	mitterētis	mitterent
	perfect	mīserim	mīserīs	mīserit	mīserīmus	mīserītis	mīserint
	pluperfect	mīsissem	mīsissēs	mīsisset	mīsissēmus	mīsissētis	mīsissent
passive	present	mittar	mittāris	mittātur	mittāmur	mittāminī	mittantur
	imperfect	mitterer	mitterēris	mitterētur	mitterēmur	mitterēminī	mitterentur
	perfect	Use missus m, missa f, missum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use missus m, missa f, missum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	mitte	mittitō	mittitō	mittere	mittitor	mittitor
	plural	mittite	mittitōte	mittuntō	mittiminī	—	mittuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		mittere	mīsisse	missūrus esse	mittī	missus esse	missum īrī
participles		mittēns (mittentis)	—	missūrus-ra, -rum	—	missus-a, -um	mittendus-nda, -ndum

Synonyms

• (send forth, emit): ēmittō, iaciō
• (throw, hurl): iaciō, iaculor, lībrō

Derived terms

Derived terms

admittō āmittō circummittō committō dēmittō dīmittō ēmittō immittō

intermittō intrōmittō missa missāticum missīcius missiculō missilis missiō

missitō missīvus missor missōrium missum missus mittēns omittō

permittō praemittō praetermittō prōmittō remittō submittō supermittō trānsmittō

Related terms

• comprōmittō
• missālis
• permitto

Descendants

English: mittimus French: mettre Galician: meter

Italian: mettere Portuguese: meter Spanish: meter

References

• mitto in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879