# floreo
## Latin
### Alternative forms

* flōriō (Late Latin)

### Etymology

From flōr- (“flower”) +‎ -eō.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈfloː.re.oː/, [ˈfɫ̪oːreoː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈflo.re.o/, [ˈflɔːreo]

### Verb

flōreō (present infinitive flōrēre, perfect active flōruī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
* to bloom, blossom, flower
** 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 5.263–266:‘sī bene flōruerint segetēs, erit āreā dīves; sī bene flōruerit vīnea, Bacchus erit; sī bene flōruerint oleae, nitidissimus annus, pōmaque prōventum temporis huius habent.’“If the crops blossom well, the threshing floor will be rich; if the vineyard blossoms well, Bacchus will be [pleased]; if the olive trees blossom well, the year [will be] most polished [with oil], and fruits [will also] have the prosperity of this season.” (Translating the Latin future perfect tense as English present tense. The poetic voice is that of Flora (mythology).)
* to flourish; prosper, abound with; be filled with
    Synonyms: niteō, abundō, affluō, supersum, superfluō
    Antonyms: careō, egeō, dēsum, dēlinquō, deficiō, cessō
* to be colorful, bright
* (of wine) to froth

#### Derived terms

* afflōreō
* auflōreō
* deflōreō
* disflōreō
* efflōreō
* flōrēns
* flōrenter
* flōrentēs
* flōrēscō
* flōridus
* inflōreō
* praeflōreō
* reflōreō

#### Descendants

(See also flōrēscō, flōriō)
* >? Dalmatian: inflorer
* >? Vulgar Latin: *flōridiāre
** Catalan: florejar
** Italian: fioreggiare
** Portuguese: florear
** Spanish: florear

### Adjective

flōreō
* dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of flōreus

### References

* “floreo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “floreo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* floreo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co. to be in the prime of life: aetate florere, vigere to be very rich; to be in a position of affluence: opibus maxime florere to be highly favoured by; to be influential with..: florere gratia alicuius to possess great authority; to be an influential person: auctoritate valere or florere to be very famous, illustrious: gloria, laude florere to have reached the highest pinnacle of eminence: summa gloria florere learning, scientific knowledge is flourishing: artium studia or artes vigent (not florent) to be distinguished as a poet: poetica laude florere to be very eloquent: dicendi arte florere to be a distinguished orator: eloquentiae laude florere to be of noble family: generis antiquitate florere to have great influence: opibus, gratia, auctoritate valere, florere (ambiguous) flowers of rhetoric; embellishments of style: lumina, flores dicendi (De Or. 3. 25. 96) (ambiguous) a glorious expanse of flowers: laetissimi flores (Verr. 4. 48. 107)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /floˈɾeo/ [floˈɾe.o]
* Rhymes: -eo
* Syllabification: flo‧re‧o

### Etymology 1

Deverbal from florear.

#### Noun

floreo m (plural floreos)
* (fencing) flourish
* (music) flourish
* small talk

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

floreo
* first-person singular present indicative of florear

### Further reading

* “floreo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10