oleo

See also óleo, and oleo-

English

Etymology

From Latin oleō, ablative singular of oleum (“olive oil”).

Noun

oleo (usually uncountable; plural oleos)

1. (US) The various fats and oils that go into the making of margarine.
2. (US) (by extension) margarine, an abbreviation of oleomargarine.

See also

• oleo-

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Esperanto

Noun

oleo (plural oleoj, accusative singular oleon, accusative plural oleojn)

1. oil

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈo.le.oː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-.

Verb

present active oleō, present infinitive olēre, perfect active oluī. (no supine)

1. I smell; I emit an odor, especially a bad odor.
2. I am given away by smell; I smell of.
3. I am observed, betrayed.

Inflection

    Second Conjugation No Passive

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	oleō	olēs	olet	olēmus	olētis	olent
	future	olēbō	olēbis	olēbit	olēbimus	olēbitis	olēbunt
	imperfect	olēbam	olēbās	olēbat	olēbāmus	olēbātis	olēbant
	perfect	oluī	oluistī	oluit	oluimus	oluistis	oluērunt
	future perfect	oluerō	olueris	oluerit	oluerimus	olueritis	oluerint
	pluperfect	olueram	oluerās	oluerat	oluerāmus	oluerātis	oluerant
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	oleam	oleās	oleat	oleāmus	oleātis	oleant
	imperfect	olērem	olērēs	olēret	olērēmus	olērētis	olērent
	perfect	oluerim	oluerīs	oluerit	oluerīmus	oluerītis	oluerint
	pluperfect	oluissem	oluissēs	oluisset	oluissēmus	oluissētis	oluissent
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	olē	olētō	olētō	—	—	—
	plural	olēte	olētōte	olentō	—	—	—
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		olēre	oluisse	—	—	—	—
participles		olēns (olentis)	—	—	—	—	—

Synonyms

• (smell, emit an odor): fragrō

Derived terms

adoleō oboleō olēns

olentia olentica olenticētum

olētum olidus peroleō

praeoleō redoleō suboleō

Related terms

• olētō

Descendants

• Italian: olire
• Spanish: oler

See also

• odōrō
• olfaciō

Etymology 2

Verb

oleō (found only in compounds)

1. I increase, grow.

Usage notes

Found only in compounds, not attested as an independent verb in Classical texts.

Derived terms

• aboleō
• adoleō
• olēscō

Etymology 3

Inflected form of oleum (“olive oil”).

Noun

oleō

1. dative singular of oleum
2. ablative singular of oleum

References

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