scitor

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Latin

Etymology

From scīscō (“seek to know; ask, inquire”), from sciō (“know”).

Pronunciation

Verb

scītor (present infinitive scītārī or scītārier, perfect active scītātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to seek to know; ask, inquire, question
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.114–115:
      suspensi Eurypylum scitatum oracula Phoebi mittimus
      We in suspense send Eurypylus to question the oracles of Apollo

Conjugation

   Conjugation of scītor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present scītor scītāris,
scītāre 		scītātur scītāmur scītāminī scītantur
imperfect scītābar scītābāris,
scītābāre 		scītābātur scītābāmur scītābāminī scītābantur
future scītābor scītāberis,
scītābere 		scītābitur scītābimur scītābiminī scītābuntur
perfect scītātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect scītātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect scītātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present scīter scītēris,
scītēre 		scītētur scītēmur scītēminī scītentur
imperfect scītārer scītārēris,
scītārēre 		scītārētur scītārēmur scītārēminī scītārentur
perfect scītātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect scītātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — scītāre — — scītāminī —
future — scītātor scītātor — — scītantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present scītārī,
scītārier1 		— scītāns —
future scītātūrum esse — scītātūrus scītandus
perfect scītātum esse — scītātus —
future perfect scītātum fore — — —
perfect potential scītātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
scītandī scītandō scītandum scītandō scītātum scītātū

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Derived terms

References

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