verbthird conjugation
cōnscrībō
cōnscrībō (present infinitive cōnscrībere, perfect active cōnscrīpsī, supine cōnscrīptum)
Classical[kõːˈskriː.boː]Ecclesiastical[konˈskriː.bo]
Meaning
- to enroll or enlist, levy (write together in a list)
- to draw up, compose, write
Nunc autem vīsum est mihi dē senectūte aliquid ad tē cōnscrībere.
Now, however, I have resolved to write something to you on the subject of old age.106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Cato Maior De Senectute 1.1
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
enroll, levy
cōnscrībō -ere, -scrīpsī — in De Bello Gallico II and De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnscrībō | cōnscrībēbam | cōnscrībam | cōnscrīpsī | cōnscrīpseram | cōnscrīpserō |
| 2nd sg. | cōnscrībis | cōnscrībēbās | cōnscrībēs | cōnscrīpsistī | cōnscrīpserās | cōnscrīpseris |
| 3rd sg. | cōnscrībit | cōnscrībēbat | cōnscrībet | cōnscrīpsit | cōnscrīpserat | cōnscrīpserit |
| 1st pl. | cōnscrībimus | cōnscrībēbāmus | cōnscrībēmus | cōnscrīpsimus | cōnscrīpserāmus | cōnscrīpserimus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnscrībitis | cōnscrībēbātis | cōnscrībētis | cōnscrīpsistis | cōnscrīpserātis | cōnscrīpseritis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnscrībunt | cōnscrībēbant | cōnscrībent | cōnscrīpsērunt cōnscrīpsēre | cōnscrīpserant | cōnscrīpserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnscrībam | cōnscrīberem | cōnscrīpserim | cōnscrīpsissem |
| 2nd sg. | cōnscrībās | cōnscrīberēs | cōnscrīpserīs | cōnscrīpsissēs |
| 3rd sg. | cōnscrībat | cōnscrīberet | cōnscrīpserit | cōnscrīpsisset |
| 1st pl. | cōnscrībāmus | cōnscrīberēmus | cōnscrīpserīmus | cōnscrīpsissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnscrībātis | cōnscrīberētis | cōnscrīpserītis | cōnscrīpsissētis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnscrībant | cōnscrīberent | cōnscrīpserint | cōnscrīpsissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnscrībor | cōnscrībēbar | cōnscrībar |
| 2nd sg. | cōnscrīberis cōnscrībere | cōnscrībēbāris cōnscrībēbāre | cōnscrībēris cōnscrībēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnscrībitur | cōnscrībēbātur | cōnscrībētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnscrībimur | cōnscrībēbāmur | cōnscrībēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnscrībiminī | cōnscrībēbāminī | cōnscrībēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnscrībuntur | cōnscrībēbantur | cōnscrībentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnscrībar | cōnscrīberer |
| 2nd sg. | cōnscrībāris cōnscrībāre | cōnscrīberēris cōnscrīberēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnscrībātur | cōnscrīberētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnscrībāmur | cōnscrīberēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnscrībāminī | cōnscrīberēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnscrībantur | cōnscrīberentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cōnscrībe | cōnscrībere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cōnscrībite | cōnscrībiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cōnscrībitō | cōnscrībitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cōnscrībitō | cōnscrībitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cōnscrībitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cōnscrībuntō | cōnscrībuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cōnscrībere | cōnscrībī |
| perfect infinitive | cōnscrīpsisse | cōnscrīptum esse |
| future infinitive | cōnscrīptūrum esse | cōnscrīptum īrī |
| present participle | cōnscrībēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | cōnscrīptus cōnscrīpta, cōnscrīptā, cōnscrīptae, cōnscrīptam, cōnscrīptārum, cōnscrīptās, cōnscrīpte, cōnscrīptī, cōnscrīptīs, cōnscrīptō, cōnscrīptōrum, cōnscrīptōs |
| future participle | cōnscrīptūrus cōnscrīptūra, cōnscrīptūrā, cōnscrīptūrae, cōnscrīptūram, cōnscrīptūrārum, cōnscrīptūrās, cōnscrīptūre, cōnscrīptūrī, cōnscrīptūrīs, cōnscrīptūrō, cōnscrīptūrōrum, cōnscrīptūrōs, cōnscrīptūrum | cōnscrībendus cōnscrībundus, cōnscrībenda, cōnscrībendā, cōnscrībendae, cōnscrībendam, cōnscrībendārum, cōnscrībendās, cōnscrībende, cōnscrībendīs, cōnscrībendōrum, cōnscrībendōs |
gerundcōnscrībendī, cōnscrībendō, cōnscrībendumsupinecōnscrīptum, cōnscrīptū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- librum scribere, conscribere
- to write a book.
- testamentum facere, conscribere
- to make a will.
- milites (exercitum) scribere, conscribere
- to levy troops.
con-scrībo, psi, ptum, 3,
I. v. a.; lit., to write together, i. e.,
I. To write together in a roll or list, to enroll; very freq. as a milit. t. t., of the levying of troops, Caes. B. G. 1, 10; 1, 24; 2, 2; 2, 8 et saep.; Lentul. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 15, 7:
cohortes veteranas tumulti causā, Sall. C. 59, 5: inter septimanos conscribi, Tac. H. 3, 25: inter nostros, Vulg. 1 Macc. 13, 40: conscripti in Ciliciam legiones, Suet. Caes. 8; 24; id. Galb. 10: exercitum adversum aliquem, Val. Max. 5, 4, 5.—And of the enrolment of colonists: decrevit senatus, ut C. Lentulus consul sex milia familiarum conscriberet, quae in eas colonias dividerentur, Liv. 37, 46, 10.—So of enrolling in a particular class of citizens, to inscribe, choose: eodem tempore et centuriae tres equitum conscriptae sunt, Liv. 1, 13, 8.—So the frequently occurring title of senators: Patres Conscripti (prop. Patres, conscripti, i. e. Patres et conscripti), chosen, elect, assembled fathers (lit. fathers and elect): traditum inde (sc. post reges exactos) fertur, ut in Senatum vocarentur, qui Patres quique Conscripti essent: Conscriptos videlicet in novum senatum appellabant lectos, Liv. 2, 1, 11; cf. Fest. p. 254, 22 Müll.; Paul. ex Fest. p. 7, 5, and p. 41, 13 ib.; Cic. Cat. 1, 11, 27; id. Planc. 35, 87; Nep. Hann. 12, 2; Liv. 3, 52, 6; 6, 26, 4; Dict. of Antiq.; and in imitation of this: di conscripti, App. M. 6, p. 182, 35.—In a play upon words (censured by Quint.): ne Patres conscripti videantur circumscripti, Auct. ap. Quint. 9, 3, 72.—Also in sing., of one senator: pater conscriptus, Cic. Phil. 13, 13, 28; and absol., poet. in sing.: conscriptus, i, m., a senator: quod sit conscripti, quod judicis officium, * Hor. A. P. 314.—So also of the enrolling of the people for the purpose of bribery, Cic. Planc. 18, 45; 19, 47; id. Sest. 15, 34: rex me opere oravit maximo ut sibi latrones cogerem et conscriberem, Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 76.—II. To put together in writing, to draw up, compose, write (class.).
(a). With acc.:
librum de consulatu, etc., Cic. Brut. 35, 132; cf. Nep. Lys. 4, 2: volumen, Cic. Rosc. Am. 35, 101: Topica Aristotelea, id. Fam. 7, 19 init.; Ov. P. 2, 9, 73: lepidas tabellas, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 26: epistulam, Cic. Att. 13, 50, 1: syngraphum inter me et amicam, Plaut. As. 4, 1, 1: imaginem, to delineate, sketch, Stat. S. 3, 1, 117: legem (consules), to draw up, Cic. Att. 4, 1, 7; cf. edicta, Suet. Tit. 6: condiciones, Liv. 26, 24, 8; cf. id. 29, 12, 15: foedus, id. 41, 24, 15: testamentum, Suet. Claud. 44: fortunas alterius litteris, Cic. Clu. 66, 186.—* (b). With rel.-clause:
cum pluribus conscripsisset, qui esset optimus rei publicae status, Cic. Fin. 5, 4, 11 Madv. N. cr.—(g). With de:
(illi), de quibus audivi et legi et ipse conscripsi, Cic. Sen. 23, 83; id. Att. 12, 19, 2; Quint. 2, 11, 24: de ratione dicendi, Auct. Her. 1, 1, 1.—(d). With acc. and inf.: ut in ordinem se coactum conscriberet, write down, notice that he should be, etc., Suet. Claud. 38: omni personae quam dotem suscepisse cum marito conscribitur, Cod. Just. 5, 15, 3.—
2. Esp., of physicians, to prescribe:
pro salutaribus mortifera, Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 13.—B. Meton., to write something all over, to fill with writing (rare; mostly poet.):
mensam vino, Ov. Am. 2, 5, 17; cf.: epistolium lacrimis, * Cat. 68, 2.— Humorously, to mark by beating, to cudgel: conscribere aliquem totum stilis ulmeis, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 132; cf. conscribillo.— 2. With in and abl., to write upon, mark upon:
signum sanguinis id est crucis in suā fronte, Lact. 4, 26, 39.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōn-scrībō īpsī, īptus, ere,
to write together, write in a roll, enroll, enlist, levy: milites: exercitūs, Cs.: cohortīs, S.: sex milia familiarum, L.: cum vicatim homines conscriberentur (i. e. for bribery). — To put together in writing, draw up, compose, write: edictum: legem: condiciones, L.: epistula Graecis litteris conscripta, Cs.: pro salutaribus mortifera, prescribe: qui esset optimus rei p. status: de quibus ipse conscripsi. — To write over, cover: conscripta vino mensa, O.: conscriptum lacrimis epistolium, Ct.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōnscrībō
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin cōnscrībō From con- + scrībō.
Descendants
- Englishconscribe
- Italiancoscrivere
- Romanianconscrie