verbirregular conjugation, suppletive, impersonal, no passive, no supine stem except in the future active participle, no gerund
coest
coest (present infinitive coesse, perfect active cōnfuit, future active participle cōnfutūrus)
Classical[ˈko.ɛst]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.est]
Meaning
- Old Latinimpersonalraresuppletiveto happen (in a positive way); to be achieved; to turn out well
Acr. Datne ab se mulier operam? Per. Lepidissume et compsissume. Acr. Confido confuturum. ubi facta erit conlatio nostrarum malitiarum,
Translation by Paul Nixon Is the girl herself helping us? Oh, delightfully, toutafaitly! I trust things will turn out well. When we've lumped together our talents for mischief, I have no fear of our being beaten at artful wiles.c. 206 BCE, Plautus, Miles Gloriosus 3.3.66–68 (lines 939–941)sin eveniat quod volo, in Pamphilo ut nil sit morae, restat Chremes,
Translation by Henry Thomas Riley If it should turn out, as I wish, that there is no delay on the part of Pamphilus, Chremes remains to be prevailed upon by me; and I do hope that all will go well.166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 1.1.138–140 - Late LatinMedieval Latinimpersonalsuppletiveto occur at the same time, to coexist
Est autem praescientia tua, Deus, ipsa sapientia tua, quae ab aeterno tibi aeternaliter coest, (etiam si nulla esset creatura)[…]
Moreover, Thy foreknowledge, O my God, is one thing with Thy wisdom, which is with Thee from and to all eternity, and so would it have been with Thee, had never a creature existed.William of Saint Thierry, Meditativae orationes 1.7.52
Conjugation future irregular no supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | coest | coerat | coerit | cōnfuit | cōnfuerat | cōnfuerit |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | cōnsit cōnsiet, cōnfuat | coesset cōnforet | cōnfuerit | cōnfuisset |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| fut. 3rd sg. | coestō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | coesse | — |
| perfect infinitive | cōnfuisse | — |
| future infinitive | cōnfutūrum esse cōnfore | — |
| present participle | cōnsēns | — |
| future participle | cōnfutūrus cōnfutūra, cōnfutūrā, cōnfutūrae, cōnfutūram, cōnfutūrārum, cōnfutūrās, cōnfutūre, cōnfutūrī, cōnfutūrīs, cōnfutūrō, cōnfutūrōrum, cōnfutūrōs, cōnfutūrum | — |
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincoest
Latin est Latin coest From con- + est. Compare Russian сбы́ться (sbýtʹsja, “to come true, happen”), a parallel formation but with a reflexive particle.