allecto

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Latin

Etymology 1

From alliciō (“attract”) +‎ -tō.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

allectō (present infinitive allectāre, perfect active allectāvī, supine allectātum); first conjugation

  1. to allure, entice, encourage
Conjugation
   Conjugation of allectō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present allectō allectās allectat allectāmus allectātis allectant
imperfect allectābam allectābās allectābat allectābāmus allectābātis allectābant
future allectābō allectābis allectābit allectābimus allectābitis allectābunt
perfect allectāvī allectāvistī allectāvit allectāvimus allectāvistis allectāvērunt,
allectāvēre
pluperfect allectāveram allectāverās allectāverat allectāverāmus allectāverātis allectāverant
future perfect allectāverō allectāveris allectāverit allectāverimus allectāveritis allectāverint
passive present allector allectāris,
allectāre 		allectātur allectāmur allectāminī allectantur
imperfect allectābar allectābāris,
allectābāre 		allectābātur allectābāmur allectābāminī allectābantur
future allectābor allectāberis,
allectābere 		allectābitur allectābimur allectābiminī allectābuntur
perfect allectātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect allectātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect allectātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present allectem allectēs allectet allectēmus allectētis allectent
imperfect allectārem allectārēs allectāret allectārēmus allectārētis allectārent
perfect allectāverim allectāverīs allectāverit allectāverīmus allectāverītis allectāverint
pluperfect allectāvissem allectāvissēs allectāvisset allectāvissēmus allectāvissētis allectāvissent
passive present allecter allectēris,
allectēre 		allectētur allectēmur allectēminī allectentur
imperfect allectārer allectārēris,
allectārēre 		allectārētur allectārēmur allectārēminī allectārentur
perfect allectātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect allectātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — allectā — — allectāte —
future — allectātō allectātō — allectātōte allectantō
passive present — allectāre — — allectāminī —
future — allectātor allectātor — — allectantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present allectāre allectārī allectāns —
future allectātūrum esse allectātum īrī allectātūrus allectandus
perfect allectāvisse allectātum esse — allectātus
future perfect — allectātum fore — —
perfect potential allectātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
allectandī allectandō allectandum allectandō allectātum allectātū
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → English: allect (obsolete)
  • French: allécher
  • Italian: allettare
  • Romanian: aiepta

Etymology 2

Participle

allectō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of allectus (“chosen, elected, selected”)

Etymology 3

Participle

allectō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of allectus (“enticed, allured”)

References

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