verbfirst conjugation
auscultō
auscultō (present infinitive auscultāre, perfect active auscultāvī, supine auscultātum)
Classical[au̯sˈkʊɫ.toː]Ecclesiastical[au̯sˈkul.to]
Meaning
- to listen; hear
- to believe (what one has heard)
- to obey; heed
Quid tū autem huic, asine, auscultās?
And why do you pay attention to him, you ass?160 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Adelphoe
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
aurē occultā audiōauscultō -āre — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 2
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Audire · Auscultare
Audire (from ausis, auris, οὖας) means to hear, ἀκούειν, as a mere passive sensation, like olfacere; on the other hand, auscultare (from auricula), to hearken, ἀκροᾶσθαι, that is, to wish to hear, and to hear attentively, whether secretly or openly, by an act of the will, like odorari. Ter. And. iv. 5, 45. Æsch. Pater, obsecro, ausculta. Mic. Æschine, audivi omnia. Cato ap. Gell. i. 15. Pacuv. ap. Cic. Div. i. 57. (iii. 293.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | auscultō | auscultābam | auscultābō | auscultāvī | auscultāveram | auscultāverō auscultārō |
| 2nd sg. | auscultās | auscultābās | auscultābis | auscultāvistī auscultāstī | auscultāverās auscultārās | auscultāveris |
| 3rd sg. | auscultat | auscultābat | auscultābit | auscultāvit | auscultāverat auscultārat | auscultāverit auscultārit |
| 1st pl. | auscultāmus | auscultābāmus | auscultābimus | auscultāvimus | auscultāverāmus | auscultāverimus auscultārimus |
| 2nd pl. | auscultātis | auscultābātis | auscultābitis | auscultāvistis auscultāstis | auscultāverātis auscultārātis | auscultāveritis auscultāritis |
| 3rd pl. | auscultant | auscultābant | auscultābunt | auscultāvērunt auscultāvēre, auscultārunt | auscultāverant auscultārant | auscultāverint auscultārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | auscultem | auscultārem | auscultāverim auscultārim | auscultāvissem auscultāssem |
| 2nd sg. | auscultēs | auscultārēs | auscultāverīs | auscultāvissēs auscultāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | auscultet | auscultāret | auscultāverit auscultārit | auscultāvisset auscultāsset |
| 1st pl. | auscultēmus | auscultārēmus | auscultāverīmus auscultārīmus | auscultāvissēmus auscultāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | auscultētis | auscultārētis | auscultāverītis auscultārītis | auscultāvissētis auscultāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | auscultent | auscultārent | auscultāverint auscultārint | auscultāvissent auscultāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | auscultor | auscultābar | auscultābor |
| 2nd sg. | auscultāris auscultāre | auscultābāris auscultābāre | auscultāberis auscultābere |
| 3rd sg. | auscultātur | auscultābātur | auscultābitur |
| 1st pl. | auscultāmur | auscultābāmur | auscultābimur |
| 2nd pl. | auscultāminī | auscultābāminī | auscultābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | auscultantur | auscultābantur | auscultābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ausculter | auscultārer |
| 2nd sg. | auscultēris auscultēre | auscultārēris auscultārēre |
| 3rd sg. | auscultētur | auscultārētur |
| 1st pl. | auscultēmur | auscultārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | auscultēminī | auscultārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | auscultentur | auscultārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | auscultā | auscultāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | auscultāte | auscultāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | auscultātō | auscultātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | auscultātō | auscultātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | auscultātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | auscultantō | auscultantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | auscultāre | auscultārī |
| perfect infinitive | auscultāvisse auscultāsse | auscultātum esse |
| future infinitive | auscultātūrum esse | auscultātum īrī |
| present participle | auscultāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | auscultātus auscultāta, auscultātā, auscultātae, auscultātam, auscultātārum, auscultātās, auscultātī, auscultātōrum, auscultātōs |
| future participle | auscultātūrus auscultātūra, auscultātūrā, auscultātūrae, auscultātūram, auscultātūrārum, auscultātūrās, auscultātūre, auscultātūrī, auscultātūrīs, auscultātūrō, auscultātūrōrum, auscultātūrōs, auscultātūrum | auscultandus auscultanda, auscultandā, auscultandae, auscultandam, auscultandārum, auscultandās, auscultande, auscultandīs, auscultandōrum, auscultandōs |
gerundauscultandī, auscultandō, auscultandumsupineauscultātum, auscultātū
ausculto, āvi, ātum, 1,
I. v. freq. [perh. a union of two roots, that of audio, auris ausis, and of the Sanscr. çru = to hear; v. Bopp, Gloss. p. 396 b.], to hear any person or thing with attention, to listen to, give ear to, ἀκροᾶσθαι (cf. audio init.; in the anteclass. per. freq., but not in Lucr.; in the class. per. rare).
I. In gen.: Ita est cupidus orationis, ut conducat qui auscultet, Cato ap. Gell. 1, 15, 9:
ausculto atque animum adverto sedulo, Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 40: In rem quod sit praevortaris quam re advorsā animo auscultes, id. Ps. 1, 3, 8; id. Trin. 3, 3, 50; id. Truc. 2, 4, 46: nimis eum ausculto libens, id. Poen. 4, 2, 19; id. Aul. 3, 5, 22: Ausculta paucis, nisi molestumst, Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 20; id. And. 3, 3, 4 and 5: jam scies: Ausculta, id. Phorm. 5, 8 (9), 7: illos ausculto lubens, Afran. ap Non. p. 246, 15: Nec populum auscultare, * Cat. 67, 39: sermonem, Vulg. Gen. 4, 23: verba, ib. Tob. 9, 1: aures diligenter auscultabunt, ib. Isa, 32, 3.—II. Esp
A. To listen to something believingly, to give credit to, etc.
a. With acc.:
crimina, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 12.—b. With dat. of pers.:
cui auscultabant, gave heed, Vulg. Act. 8, 10.—B. To listen in secret to something, to overhear:
quid habeat sermonis, auscultabo, Plaut. Poen. 4, 1, 6: omnia ego istaec auscultavi ab ostio, id. Merc. 2, 4, 9.—C. Of servants, to attend or wait at the door, as in Gr. ὑπακούειν:
ad fores auscultato atque serva has aedīs, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 1: jam dudum ausculto et cupiens tibi dicere servus Pauca, reformido, * Hor. S. 2, 7, 1 Heind.—D. Alicui or absol., to hear obediently, to obey, heed (cf. audio):
hi auscultare dicuntur, qui auditis parent, Varr. L. L. 6, § 83 Müll.: auscultare est obsequi: audire ignoti quod imperant soleo, non auscultare, Non. p. 246, 9 sq.: magis audiendum quam auscultandum censeo, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 57, 131: Age nunc vincito me auscultato filio, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 14: Qui mi auscultabunt, id. As. 1, 1, 50; id. Curc. 2, 1, 8; id. Most. 3, 1, 58; 3, 1, 99; id. Mil. 2, 6, 16; id. Ps. 1, 5, 38; id. Poen. 1, 1, 69; 1, 2, 98; id. Rud. 2, 6, 56; 3, 3, 32; id. Stich. 1, 2, 89: seni auscultare, Ter. And. 1, 3, 4: vin tu homini stulto mi auscultare? id. Heaut. 3, 3, 24; id. Ad. 3, 3, 66; 5, 8, 12: mihi ausculta: vide, ne tibi desis, * Cic. Rosc. Am. 36, 104.—With acc.: nisi me auscultas, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 36 (we should perhaps here, in accordance with the general idiom, read mi; so Ritschl).—In pass. impers.: De. Ad portum ne bitas, dico jam tibi. Ch. Auscultabitur, you shall be obeyed, it shall be done, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 127.!*? It is difficult to believe, in the verse of Afranius, videt ludos, hinc auscultavi procul, that auscultare is equivalent to videre, spectare, acc. to Non. p. 246, 16.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
auscultō āvī, ātus, āre
* ausculta for auricula, to hear with attention, listen to, give ear to: ausculta paucis, T.: populum, Ct.: Iamdudum ausculto, have listened long, H.: quod super est audaciae, T.—To heed, obey: seni, T.: mihi ausculta.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *auskoltā, from aus-, the original stem of auris (“ear”), + Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). Other theories take the second component to be Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to incline”) (which itself has been connected with *ḱlew-).
Elsewhere
- Catalanauscultar
- Englishauscultate
- Englishauscult
- Frenchausculter
- Italianauscultare
- Portugueseauscultar
- Romanianausculta
- Spanishauscultar
- Esperantoaŭskulti
- Franco-Provençalôscultar
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanescoltar
- Frenchécouterfrom Old French escouter
- Englishscoutfrom Old French escouter
- Occitanescotar
- Franco-Provençalahcutar
- Normanêcouterfrom Old French escouter
- Picardacouterfrom Old French escouter
- Walloonschoûterfrom Old French escouter
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueseescutarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese ascoitar
- Portugueseescuitarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese ascoitar
- Spanishescucharfrom Old Spanish ascuchar
- Ribagorçanescultarfrom Aragonese ascuitar
- Ribagorçanascultarfrom Aragonese ascuitar
- Asturianescucharfrom Old Leonese ascuchar
- Asturianascucharfrom Old Leonese ascuchar
- Asturianescuitsarfrom Old Leonese ascuchar
- Asturianascuitsarfrom Old Leonese ascuchar
- Asturianascuitarfrom Old Leonese ascuchar
Insular Romance
- Sardinianaiscultare
- Sardinianaiscurtare
- Sardinianascultare
Balkan Romance
- Romanianasculta
- Aromanianascultu
Italo-Romance
- Italianascoltare
- Idoaskoltarfrom Italian ascoltare
- Interlinguaascoltarfrom Italian ascoltare
- Sicilianascutari
Western Romance of N. Italy
- Emilianascultèr
- Emilianscultèr
- Friulianscoltâ
- Istriotscoltà
- Ladinscuter
- Lombardscoltar
- Lombardehcoltar
- Piedmontesescoté
- Venetanscoltar
In English words that came into English from auscultō
- scoutauscultō
- auscultatoryauscultātor