From Proto-Indo-European *leyk- (“to prepare for sale”), with no certain cognates outside of Italic. Cognate with liceor, liceō, Oscan (líkítud, “it is permitted”); outside of Italic, compare perhaps Lithuanian reikė́ti (“to need”).
licet (present infinitive licēre, perfect active licuit or licitum est, future participle licitūrus); second conjugation, no passive
Conjugation of licet (second conjugation, mostly impersonal, active only) | |||||||
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indicative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | — | — | licet | — | — | licent |
imperfect | — | — | licēbat | — | — | licēbant | |
future | — | — | licēbit | — | — | — | |
perfect | — | — | licuit, licitum est |
— | — | — | |
pluperfect | — | — | licuerat, licitum erat |
— | — | — | |
future perfect | — | — | licuerit, licitum erit |
— | — | — | |
subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | — | — | liceat | — | — | liceant |
imperfect | — | — | licēret | — | — | — | |
perfect | — | — | licuerit, licitum sit |
— | — | — | |
pluperfect | — | — | licuisset, licitum esset |
— | — | — | |
imperative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | — | — | — | — | — | — |
future | — | licētō | licētō | — | — | — | |
non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
infinitives | licēre | licuisse, licitum esse |
licitūrum esse | — | — | — | |
participles | licēns | licitus | licitūrus | — | — | — |