speculor

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Latin

Etymology

From specula (“a watchtower”) +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

Verb

speculor (present infinitive speculārī, perfect active speculātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to watch, to observe
    • 63 BCE, Cicero, Catiline Orations Oratio in Catilinam Prima in Senatu Habita.6:
      Quam diu quisquam erit qui te defendere audeat, vives, et vives ita ut nunc vivis, multis meis et firmis praesidiis obsessus ne commovere te contra rem publicam possis. Multorum te etiam oculi et aures non sentientem, sicut adhuc fecerunt, speculabuntur atque custodient.
      As long as one person exists who can dare to defend you, yet shall live; but you shall live as you do now, surrounded by my many and trusty guards, so that you shall not be able to stir one finger against the republic: many eyes and ears shall still observe and watch you, as they have hitherto done, though you shall not perceive them.
  2. to examine, to explore
  3. to spy

Conjugation

   Conjugation of speculor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present speculor speculāris,
speculāre 		speculātur speculāmur speculāminī speculantur
imperfect speculābar speculābāris,
speculābāre 		speculābātur speculābāmur speculābāminī speculābantur
future speculābor speculāberis,
speculābere 		speculābitur speculābimur speculābiminī speculābuntur
perfect speculātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect speculātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect speculātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present speculer speculēris,
speculēre 		speculētur speculēmur speculēminī speculentur
imperfect speculārer speculārēris,
speculārēre 		speculārētur speculārēmur speculārēminī speculārentur
perfect speculātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect speculātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — speculāre — — speculāminī —
future — speculātor speculātor — — speculantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present speculārī — speculāns —
future speculātūrum esse — speculātūrus speculandus
perfect speculātum esse — speculātus —
future perfect speculātum fore — — —
perfect potential speculātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
speculandī speculandō speculandum speculandō speculātum speculātū

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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