verbfirst conjugation, deponent, no perfect or supine stems
comprecor
comprecor (present infinitive comprecārī)
Meaning
- deponentto pray, supplicate, or invoke (with someone else or others to a deity or deities)
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | comprecor | comprecābar | comprecābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | comprecāris comprecāre | comprecābāris comprecābāre | comprecāberis comprecābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | comprecātur | comprecābātur | comprecābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | comprecāmur | comprecābāmur | comprecābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | comprecāminī | comprecābāminī | comprecābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | comprecantur | comprecābantur | comprecābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | comprecer | comprecārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | comprecēris comprecēre | comprecārēris comprecārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | comprecētur | comprecārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | comprecēmur | comprecārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | comprecēminī | comprecārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | comprecentur | comprecārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | comprecāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | comprecāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | comprecātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | comprecātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | comprecantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | comprecārī | — |
| present participle | comprecāns | — |
| future participle | — | comprecandus |
gerundcomprecandī, comprecandō, comprecandum
com-prĕcor (conp-), ātus, āri, v. dep. (lit. to worship a deity with all the usages belonging thereto; hence, in gen.),
I. to pray to, supplicate, implore (mostly ante-class. and rare; not in Cic.); constr. alicui, aliquem, aliquid, or absol.:
Jovi molā salsā, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 108: deos, Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 65 and 70: caelestūm fidem, * Cat. 64, 191.— Absol., to pray, supplicate: abi intro et conprecare, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 41: Cythereïa, comprecor, ausis Assit, Ov. M. 10, 640; 12, 285; 14, 379.—With dat. of pers., to imprecate, wish for a person: tunc mortem comprecantur sibi, Sen. Ep. 99, 16: iratum principem alicui, Plin. Ep. 4, 25, 2; so absol., Plin. Pan. 2 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
com-precor (conp-) ātus, ārī, dep.,
to pray to, supplicate, implore: deos, T.: caelestūm fidem, Ct.: Cythereïa, comprecor, ausis Adsit, O.
Origins
From con- (variant of the preposition cum (“with”)) + precor, from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- (“to request, ask”).