LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

bisecō

bisecō (present infinitive bisecāre, perfect active bisecuī, supine bisectum)
Classical[ˈbɪ.sɛ.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbiː.s̬e.ko]

Meaning

  1. to bisect; to cut into two equal parts

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.bisecōbisecābambisecābōbisecuībisecuerambisecuerō
2nd sg.bisecāsbisecābāsbisecābisbisecuistībisecuerāsbisecueris
3rd sg.bisecatbisecābatbisecābitbisecuitbisecueratbisecuerit
1st pl.bisecāmusbisecābāmusbisecābimusbisecuimusbisecuerāmusbisecuerimus
2nd pl.bisecātisbisecābātisbisecābitisbisecuistisbisecuerātisbisecueritis
3rd pl.bisecantbisecābantbisecābuntbisecuērunt
bisecuēre
bisecuerantbisecuerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.bisecembisecārembisecuerimbisecuissem
2nd sg.bisecēsbisecārēsbisecuerīsbisecuissēs
3rd sg.bisecetbisecāretbisecueritbisecuisset
1st pl.bisecēmusbisecārēmusbisecuerīmusbisecuissēmus
2nd pl.bisecētisbisecārētisbisecuerītisbisecuissētis
3rd pl.bisecentbisecārentbisecuerintbisecuissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.bisecorbisecābarbisecābor
2nd sg.bisecāris
bisecāre
bisecābāris
bisecābāre
bisecāberis
bisecābere
3rd sg.bisecāturbisecābāturbisecābitur
1st pl.bisecāmurbisecābāmurbisecābimur
2nd pl.bisecāminībisecābāminībisecābiminī
3rd pl.bisecanturbisecābanturbisecābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.bisecerbisecārer
2nd sg.bisecēris
bisecēre
bisecārēris
bisecārēre
3rd sg.bisecēturbisecārētur
1st pl.bisecēmurbisecārēmur
2nd pl.bisecēminībisecārēminī
3rd pl.bisecenturbisecārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.bisecābisecāre
pres. 2nd pl.bisecātebisecāminī
fut. 2nd sg.bisecātōbisecātor
fut. 3rd sg.bisecātōbisecātor
fut. 2nd pl.bisecātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.bisecantōbisecantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivebisecārebisecārī
perfect infinitivebisecuissebisectum esse
future infinitivebisectūrum essebisectum īrī
present participlebisecāns—
perfect participle—bisectus
future participlebisectūrusbisecandus
gerundbisecandī, bisecandō, bisecandumsupinebisectum, bisectū

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbisecō

Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin bisecō From bi- (“two”) + secō (“to cut”).

Quick answers

What does bisecō mean in Latin?
bisecō, a verb, means “to bisect; to cut into two equal parts”.
What are the principal parts of bisecō?
bisecō, bisecāre, bisecuī, bisectum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce bisecō?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɪ.sɛ.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbiː.s̬e.ko].
Where does bisecō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Proto-Indo-European *dwi- → Proto-Italic *dwi- → Latin bisecō.