sciscitor

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From scīscō (“seek to know; ascertain”) +‎ -itō.

Pronunciation

Verb

scīscitor (present infinitive scīscitārī, perfect active scīscitātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to ask, inquire, question, examine, consult, interrogate
    Synonyms: quaerō, percontor, investīgō, scīscō, indāgō, requīrō, interrogō, scrūtor

Usage notes

  • Often in constructions using ab, dē, ex, or an indirect question.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of scīscitor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present scīscitor scīscitāris,
scīscitāre 		scīscitātur scīscitāmur scīscitāminī scīscitantur
imperfect scīscitābar scīscitābāris,
scīscitābāre 		scīscitābātur scīscitābāmur scīscitābāminī scīscitābantur
future scīscitābor scīscitāberis,
scīscitābere 		scīscitābitur scīscitābimur scīscitābiminī scīscitābuntur
perfect scīscitātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect scīscitātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect scīscitātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present scīsciter scīscitēris,
scīscitēre 		scīscitētur scīscitēmur scīscitēminī scīscitentur
imperfect scīscitārer scīscitārēris,
scīscitārēre 		scīscitārētur scīscitārēmur scīscitārēminī scīscitārentur
perfect scīscitātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect scīscitātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — scīscitāre — — scīscitāminī —
future — scīscitātor scīscitātor — — scīscitantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives scīscitārī scīscitātum esse scīscitātūrum esse — — —
participles scīscitāns scīscitātus scīscitātūrus — — scīscitandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
scīscitandī scīscitandō scīscitandum scīscitandō scīscitātum scīscitātū

Derived terms

References

  • “sciscitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “sciscitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sciscitor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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