provoco

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See also: provocó and provocò

Catalan

Verb

provoco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of provocar

Italian

Verb

provoco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of provocare

Latin

Etymology

From prō- (“in front of, for”) +‎ vocō (“call”).

Pronunciation

Verb

prōvocō (present infinitive prōvocāre, perfect active prōvocāvī, supine prōvocātum); first conjugation

  1. to call forth, summon
    Synonyms: advocō, ēvocō, invocō, invītō, acciō, arcessō, citō, inclāmō, exciō
    Antonym: āvocō
  2. to challenge
  3. to provoke

Conjugation

   Conjugation of prōvocō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōvocō prōvocās prōvocat prōvocāmus prōvocātis prōvocant
imperfect prōvocābam prōvocābās prōvocābat prōvocābāmus prōvocābātis prōvocābant
future prōvocābō prōvocābis prōvocābit prōvocābimus prōvocābitis prōvocābunt
perfect prōvocāvī prōvocāvistī,
prōvocāstī1 		prōvocāvit,
prōvocāt1 		prōvocāvimus,
prōvocāmus1 		prōvocāvistis,
prōvocāstis1 		prōvocāvērunt,
prōvocārunt,
prōvocāvēre1
pluperfect prōvocāveram,
prōvocāram1 		prōvocāverās,
prōvocārās1 		prōvocāverat,
prōvocārat1 		prōvocāverāmus,
prōvocārāmus1 		prōvocāverātis,
prōvocārātis1 		prōvocāverant,
prōvocārant1
future perfect prōvocāverō,
prōvocārō1 		prōvocāveris,
prōvocāris1 		prōvocāverit,
prōvocārit1 		prōvocāverimus,
prōvocārimus1 		prōvocāveritis,
prōvocāritis1 		prōvocāverint,
prōvocārint1
passive present prōvocor prōvocāris,
prōvocāre 		prōvocātur prōvocāmur prōvocāminī prōvocantur
imperfect prōvocābar prōvocābāris,
prōvocābāre 		prōvocābātur prōvocābāmur prōvocābāminī prōvocābantur
future prōvocābor prōvocāberis,
prōvocābere 		prōvocābitur prōvocābimur prōvocābiminī prōvocābuntur
perfect prōvocātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect prōvocātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect prōvocātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōvocem prōvocēs prōvocet prōvocēmus prōvocētis prōvocent
imperfect prōvocārem prōvocārēs prōvocāret prōvocārēmus prōvocārētis prōvocārent
perfect prōvocāverim,
prōvocārim1 		prōvocāverīs,
prōvocārīs1 		prōvocāverit,
prōvocārit1 		prōvocāverīmus,
prōvocārīmus1 		prōvocāverītis,
prōvocārītis1 		prōvocāverint,
prōvocārint1
pluperfect prōvocāvissem,
prōvocāssem1 		prōvocāvissēs,
prōvocāssēs1 		prōvocāvisset,
prōvocāsset1 		prōvocāvissēmus,
prōvocāssēmus1 		prōvocāvissētis,
prōvocāssētis1 		prōvocāvissent,
prōvocāssent1
passive present prōvocer prōvocēris,
prōvocēre 		prōvocētur prōvocēmur prōvocēminī prōvocentur
imperfect prōvocārer prōvocārēris,
prōvocārēre 		prōvocārētur prōvocārēmur prōvocārēminī prōvocārentur
perfect prōvocātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect prōvocātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — prōvocā — — prōvocāte —
future — prōvocātō prōvocātō — prōvocātōte prōvocantō
passive present — prōvocāre — — prōvocāminī —
future — prōvocātor prōvocātor — — prōvocantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives prōvocāre prōvocāvisse,
prōvocāsse1 		prōvocātūrum esse prōvocārī prōvocātum esse prōvocātum īrī
participles prōvocāns — prōvocātūrus — prōvocātus prōvocandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
prōvocandī prōvocandō prōvocandum prōvocandō prōvocātum prōvocātū

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

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Descendants

References

  • “provoco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “provoco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • provoco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to appeal to the people: provocare ad populum (Liv. 2. 55)
    • to provoke the enemy to battle: proelio (ad pugnam) hostes lacessere, provocare

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: -ɔku
  • Hyphenation: pro‧vo‧co

Verb

provoco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of provocar

Spanish

Verb

provoco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of provocar
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