intimo

See also: íntimo, intimó, intimò, and intīmo

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin intimus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.ti.mo/
• Rhymes: -intimo
• Hyphenation: ìn‧ti‧mo

Adjective

intimo (feminine intima, masculine plural intimi, feminine plural intime)

1. intimate, close

   Synonym: stretto

2. intimate, private, innermost

   Synonyms: privato, profondo, segreto

3. intimate, cosy, cozy

   Synonyms: accogliente, raccolto

4. having a close relationship; close

   amici intimi ― close friends

5. concealing a sensitive area of the body; of or relating to undergarments (of clothing)

   maglietta intima ― undershirt

   biancheria intima ― intimates

Derived terms

• intimamente
• intimismo
• intimità
• nell'intimo

Related terms

• intimare

Noun

intimo m (plural intimi)

1. underwear

   Synonym: biancheria intima

2. innermost part, heart

Noun

intimo m (plural intimi, feminine intima)

1. intimate, close friend, close relation

Etymology 2

Verb

intimo

1. first-person singular present indicative of intimare

Further reading

• intimo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• moniti, timoni

Latin

Etymology

From intimus (“inmost, innermost, most intimate”), superlative of intus (“within”), from in (“in”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɪn.tɪ.moː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈin.ti.mo]

Adjective

intimō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of intimus

Verb

intimō (present infinitive intimāre, perfect active intimāvī, supine intimātum); first conjugation

1. to tell, relate, narrate, recount, describe, intimate

Conjugation

   Conjugation of intimō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	intimō		intimās		intimat		intimāmus		intimātis		intimant
	imperfect	intimābam		intimābās		intimābat		intimābāmus		intimābātis		intimābant
	future	intimābō		intimābis		intimābit		intimābimus		intimābitis		intimābunt
	perfect	intimāvī		intimāvistī		intimāvit		intimāvimus		intimāvistis		intimāvērunt, intimāvēre
	pluperfect	intimāveram		intimāverās		intimāverat		intimāverāmus		intimāverātis		intimāverant
	future perfect	intimāverō		intimāveris		intimāverit		intimāverimus		intimāveritis		intimāverint
passive	present	intimor		intimāris, intimāre		intimātur		intimāmur		intimāminī		intimantur
	imperfect	intimābar		intimābāris, intimābāre		intimābātur		intimābāmur		intimābāminī		intimābantur
	future	intimābor		intimāberis, intimābere		intimābitur		intimābimur		intimābiminī		intimābuntur
	perfect	intimātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	intimātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	intimātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	intimem		intimēs		intimet		intimēmus		intimētis		intiment
	imperfect	intimārem		intimārēs		intimāret		intimārēmus		intimārētis		intimārent
	perfect	intimāverim		intimāverīs		intimāverit		intimāverīmus		intimāverītis		intimāverint
	pluperfect	intimāvissem		intimāvissēs		intimāvisset		intimāvissēmus		intimāvissētis		intimāvissent
passive	present	intimer		intimēris, intimēre		intimētur		intimēmur		intimēminī		intimentur
	imperfect	intimārer		intimārēris, intimārēre		intimārētur		intimārēmur		intimārēminī		intimārentur
	perfect	intimātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	intimātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		intimā		—		—		intimāte		—
	future	—		intimātō		intimātō		—		intimātōte		intimantō
passive	present	—		intimāre		—		—		intimāminī		—
	future	—		intimātor		intimātor		—		—		intimantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		intimāre			intimārī			intimāns			—
future		intimātūrum esse			intimātum īrī			intimātūrus			intimandus
perfect		intimāvisse			intimātum esse			—			intimātus
future perfect		—			intimātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		intimātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		intimandī		intimandō		intimandum		intimandō		intimātum		intimātū

Derived terms

• intimātiō

Descendants

• Catalan: intimar
• Galician: intimar
• Italian: intimare
• Portuguese: intimar
• Spanish: intimar

References

• “intimo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “intimo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

intimo

1. first-person singular present indicative of intimar

Spanish

Verb

intimo

1. first-person singular present indicative of intimar