verbfirst conjugation
claudicō
claudicō (present infinitive claudicāre, perfect active claudicāvī, supine claudicātum)
Classical[ˈkɫau̯.dɪ.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈklaːu̯.di.ko]
Meaning
- Classical Latinto limp, halt, be lame
- Classical Latinmetonymically(of other irregular or unbalanced motions) to waver, wabble, halt
- figurativelyto halt, waver; be wanting, incomplete, defective
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | claudicō | claudicābam | claudicābō | claudicāvī | claudicāveram | claudicāverō claudicārō |
| 2nd sg. | claudicās | claudicābās | claudicābis | claudicāvistī claudicāstī | claudicāverās claudicārās | claudicāveris |
| 3rd sg. | claudicat | claudicābat | claudicābit | claudicāvit | claudicāverat claudicārat | claudicāverit claudicārit |
| 1st pl. | claudicāmus | claudicābāmus | claudicābimus | claudicāvimus | claudicāverāmus | claudicāverimus claudicārimus |
| 2nd pl. | claudicātis | claudicābātis | claudicābitis | claudicāvistis claudicāstis | claudicāverātis claudicārātis | claudicāveritis claudicāritis |
| 3rd pl. | claudicant | claudicābant | claudicābunt | claudicāvērunt claudicāvēre, claudicārunt | claudicāverant claudicārant | claudicāverint claudicārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | claudicem | claudicārem | claudicāverim claudicārim | claudicāvissem claudicāssem |
| 2nd sg. | claudicēs | claudicārēs | claudicāverīs | claudicāvissēs claudicāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | claudicet | claudicāret | claudicāverit claudicārit | claudicāvisset claudicāsset |
| 1st pl. | claudicēmus | claudicārēmus | claudicāverīmus claudicārīmus | claudicāvissēmus claudicāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | claudicētis | claudicārētis | claudicāverītis claudicārītis | claudicāvissētis claudicāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | claudicent | claudicārent | claudicāverint claudicārint | claudicāvissent claudicāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | claudicor | claudicābar | claudicābor |
| 2nd sg. | claudicāris claudicāre | claudicābāris claudicābāre | claudicāberis claudicābere |
| 3rd sg. | claudicātur | claudicābātur | claudicābitur |
| 1st pl. | claudicāmur | claudicābāmur | claudicābimur |
| 2nd pl. | claudicāminī | claudicābāminī | claudicābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | claudicantur | claudicābantur | claudicābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | claudicer | claudicārer |
| 2nd sg. | claudicēris claudicēre | claudicārēris claudicārēre |
| 3rd sg. | claudicētur | claudicārētur |
| 1st pl. | claudicēmur | claudicārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | claudicēminī | claudicārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | claudicentur | claudicārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | claudicā | claudicāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | claudicāte | claudicāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | claudicātō | claudicātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | claudicātō | claudicātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | claudicātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | claudicantō | claudicantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | claudicāre | claudicārī |
| perfect infinitive | claudicāvisse claudicāsse | claudicātum esse |
| future infinitive | claudicātūrum esse | claudicātum īrī |
| present participle | claudicāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | claudicātus claudicāta, claudicātā, claudicātae, claudicātam, claudicātārum, claudicātās, claudicātī, claudicātōrum, claudicātōs |
| future participle | claudicātūrus claudicātūra, claudicātūrā, claudicātūrae, claudicātūram, claudicātūrārum, claudicātūrās, claudicātūre, claudicātūrī, claudicātūrīs, claudicātūrō, claudicātūrōrum, claudicātūrōs, claudicātūrum | claudicandus claudicanda, claudicandā, claudicandae, claudicandam, claudicandārum, claudicandās, claudicande, claudicandīs, claudicandōrum, claudicandōs |
gerundclaudicandī, claudicandō, claudicandumsupineclaudicātum, claudicātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- actio paulum claudicat
- the delivery is rather halting, poor.
claudĭco (clōdĭco, Cic. de Or. 2, 61, 249, like Claudius and Clodius, codex and caudex, etc., v. au), āre, v. n. claudeo; like albico, candico from albeo, candeo,
I. to limp, halt, be lame (class.).
I. Prop.:
Carvilio graviter claudicanti ex vulnere, Cic. de Or. 2, 61, 249; Ov. F. 3, 758; Col. 6, 12, 3; Suet. Aug. 80; Just. 6, 2, 6.—B. In Lucretius, meton., of other irregular or unbalanced motions, to waver, wabble, halt; of the lame wings of birds, Lucr. 6, 834;
of the wavering of balances or scales, id. 4, 515; and of the earth's axis, id: 6, 1107.—II. Trop., to halt, waver, to be wanting, incomplete or defective:
claudicat ingenium, Lucr. 3, 453: tota res vacillat et claudicat, Cic. N. D, 1, 38, 107: vereri ne tota amicitia quasi claudicare videatur, id. Fin. 1, 20, 69; so id. Brut. 63, 227; Liv. 22, 39, 3 (al. leg. claudo); Col. 4, 2, 1; Just. 6, 2, 5 and 6: ut constare possimus nobismet ipsis nec in ullo officio claudicare, Cic. Off. 1, 33, 119; cf.: in comoediā, claudicamus, Quint. 10, 1, 99.—So of discourse: ne sermo in aequalitate horum omnium sicut pedum claudicet, Quint. 11, 3, 43: si quid in nostrā oratione claudicat, Cic. de Or. 3, 51, 198.—And once of the measure of a verse: claudicat hic versus; haec, inquit, syllaba nutat, Claud. Epigr. 79, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
claudicō —, —, āre, v. n.
claudus, to limp, halt, be lame: ex volnere.—Fig., to halt, waver, be wanting, be defective: tota res claudicat: in ullo officio: si quid in nostrā oratione claudicat.
Origins
Latin -ic- 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 -icō Latin claudicō From claudus (“lame, limping, halting”) + -icō (verbal suffix).
Descendants
- Catalanclaudicar
- Englishclaudicate
- Frenchclaudiquer
- Frenchclocher
- Italianclaudicare
- Portugueseclaudicar
- Spanishclaudicar
- Galicianclaudicar
In English words that came into English from claudicō
- claudicantclaudicans
- claudicationclaudicātiō