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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From scrūta, as the original sense of the verb was to search through trash. Compare the possibly parallel development of Old High German scrutōn. Compare also Old English sċrūtnian (“to examine, scrutinise”).

Pronunciation

Verb

scrūtor (present infinitive scrūtārī or scrūtārier, perfect active scrūtātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to search carefully, search into or out, examine thoroughly, explore a thing, investigate
    Synonyms: indāgō, scīscitor, quaerō, scīscō, investīgō, explōrō
  2. to seek for
    Synonyms: inquīrō, requīrō, conquīrō, quaesō, circumspiciō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of scrūtor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present scrūtor scrūtāris,
scrūtāre 		scrūtātur scrūtāmur scrūtāminī scrūtantur
imperfect scrūtābar scrūtābāris,
scrūtābāre 		scrūtābātur scrūtābāmur scrūtābāminī scrūtābantur
future scrūtābor scrūtāberis,
scrūtābere 		scrūtābitur scrūtābimur scrūtābiminī scrūtābuntur
perfect scrūtātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect scrūtātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect scrūtātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present scrūter scrūtēris,
scrūtēre 		scrūtētur scrūtēmur scrūtēminī scrūtentur
imperfect scrūtārer scrūtārēris,
scrūtārēre 		scrūtārētur scrūtārēmur scrūtārēminī scrūtārentur
perfect scrūtātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect scrūtātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — scrūtāre — — scrūtāminī —
future — scrūtātor scrūtātor — — scrūtantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present scrūtārī,
scrūtārier1 		— scrūtāns —
future scrūtātūrum esse — scrūtātūrus scrūtandus
perfect scrūtātum esse — scrūtātus —
future perfect scrūtātum fore — — —
perfect potential scrūtātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
scrūtandī scrūtandō scrūtandum scrūtandō scrūtātum scrūtātū

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

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