foculo

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Latin

Etymology 1

From fōculum (device for warming) +‎ -ō, -āre (verb-forming suffix). Cf. Latin foveō (to warm, cherish, relieve), fōmentum (soothing application, remedy).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

fōculō (present infinitive fōculāre, perfect active fōculāvī, supine fōculātum); first conjugation

  1. to cherish, resuscitate, refresh, revive
Conjugation
   Conjugation of fōculō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present fōculō fōculās fōculat fōculāmus fōculātis fōculant
imperfect fōculābam fōculābās fōculābat fōculābāmus fōculābātis fōculābant
future fōculābō fōculābis fōculābit fōculābimus fōculābitis fōculābunt
perfect fōculāvī fōculāvistī fōculāvit fōculāvimus fōculāvistis fōculāvērunt,
fōculāvēre
pluperfect fōculāveram fōculāverās fōculāverat fōculāverāmus fōculāverātis fōculāverant
future perfect fōculāverō fōculāveris fōculāverit fōculāverimus fōculāveritis fōculāverint
passive present fōculor fōculāris,
fōculāre
fōculātur fōculāmur fōculāminī fōculantur
imperfect fōculābar fōculābāris,
fōculābāre
fōculābātur fōculābāmur fōculābāminī fōculābantur
future fōculābor fōculāberis,
fōculābere
fōculābitur fōculābimur fōculābiminī fōculābuntur
perfect fōculātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect fōculātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect fōculātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present fōculem fōculēs fōculet fōculēmus fōculētis fōculent
imperfect fōculārem fōculārēs fōculāret fōculārēmus fōculārētis fōculārent
perfect fōculāverim fōculāverīs fōculāverit fōculāverīmus fōculāverītis fōculāverint
pluperfect fōculāvissem fōculāvissēs fōculāvisset fōculāvissēmus fōculāvissētis fōculāvissent
passive present fōculer fōculēris,
fōculēre
fōculētur fōculēmur fōculēminī fōculentur
imperfect fōculārer fōculārēris,
fōculārēre
fōculārētur fōculārēmur fōculārēminī fōculārentur
perfect fōculātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect fōculātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present fōculā fōculāte
future fōculātō fōculātō fōculātōte fōculantō
passive present fōculāre fōculāminī
future fōculātor fōculātor fōculantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives fōculāre fōculāvisse fōculātūrum esse fōculārī fōculātum esse fōculātum īrī
participles fōculāns fōculātūrus fōculātus fōculandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
fōculandī fōculandō fōculandum fōculandō fōculātum fōculātū

Etymology 2

Noun

foculō

  1. dative/ablative singular of foculus

References

Further reading

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