verbfirst conjugation
cattō
cattō (present infinitive cattāre, perfect active cattāvī, supine cattātum)
Meaning
- Late Latinto look at, see
Hunc vulgus cattum a captura vocant. Alii dicunt quod cattat, id est videt.
Commoners call [the cat] cattus, from the word captura ['catching']. Others say [that they call it so] because it 'cats', that is, it sees.Isidore, Etymologiae
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cattō | cattābam | cattābō | cattāvī | cattāveram | cattāverō |
| 2nd sg. | cattās | cattābās | cattābis | cattāvistī | cattāverās | cattāveris |
| 3rd sg. | cattat | cattābat | cattābit | cattāvit | cattāverat | cattāverit |
| 1st pl. | cattāmus | cattābāmus | cattābimus | cattāvimus | cattāverāmus | cattāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | cattātis | cattābātis | cattābitis | cattāvistis | cattāverātis | cattāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | cattant | cattābant | cattābunt | cattāvērunt cattāvēre | cattāverant | cattāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cattem | cattārem | cattāverim | cattāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | cattēs | cattārēs | cattāverīs | cattāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | cattet | cattāret | cattāverit | cattāvisset |
| 1st pl. | cattēmus | cattārēmus | cattāverīmus | cattāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cattētis | cattārētis | cattāverītis | cattāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | cattent | cattārent | cattāverint | cattāvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cattor | cattābar | cattābor |
| 2nd sg. | cattāris cattāre | cattābāris cattābāre | cattāberis cattābere |
| 3rd sg. | cattātur | cattābātur | cattābitur |
| 1st pl. | cattāmur | cattābāmur | cattābimur |
| 2nd pl. | cattāminī | cattābāminī | cattābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | cattantur | cattābantur | cattābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | catter | cattārer |
| 2nd sg. | cattēris cattēre | cattārēris cattārēre |
| 3rd sg. | cattētur | cattārētur |
| 1st pl. | cattēmur | cattārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cattēminī | cattārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cattentur | cattārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cattā | cattāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cattāte | cattāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cattātō | cattātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cattātō | cattātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cattātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cattantō | cattantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cattāre | cattārī |
| perfect infinitive | cattāvisse | cattātum esse |
| future infinitive | cattātūrum esse | cattātum īrī |
| present participle | cattāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | cattātus |
| future participle | cattātūrus | cattandus |
gerundcattandī, cattandō, cattandumsupinecattātum, cattātū
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
- Proto-Italic*kapjō
- Archaic Latinkapiō
- Latincattō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Classical Latin captō Latin catto From Classical Latin captō, in the sense of "strive to see", with Late Latin assimilation of /pt/ to /tt/.
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesecatarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese catar
- Spanishcatarfrom Old Spanish catar
- Asturiancatarfrom Old Leonese catar
- Leonesecatarfrom Old Leonese catar
- Leoneseacatarfrom Old Leonese catar
- Galiciancatarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese catar
- Ladinokatarfrom Old Spanish catar
- Ladinoקאטארfrom Old Spanish catar
Gallo-Romance
- Old Occitancatar