verbfirst conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
cursitō
cursitō (present infinitive cursitāre)
Classical[ˈkʊr.sɪ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkur.si.to]
Meaning
- to run all around, run here and there
- to vibrate
Conjugation conjugation 1 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cursitō | cursitābam | cursitābō | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | cursitās | cursitābās | cursitābis | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | cursitat | cursitābat | cursitābit | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | cursitāmus | cursitābāmus | cursitābimus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | cursitātis | cursitābātis | cursitābitis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | cursitant | cursitābant | cursitābunt | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cursitem | cursitārem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | cursitēs | cursitārēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | cursitet | cursitāret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | cursitēmus | cursitārēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | cursitētis | cursitārētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | cursitent | cursitārent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cursitā | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cursitāte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cursitātō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cursitātō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cursitātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cursitantō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cursitāre | — |
| present participle | cursitāns | — |
gerundcursitandī, cursitandō, cursitandum
cursito, āre,
I. v. freq. n. [curso], to run about, run hither and thither (rare).
I. In gen.: sursum deorsum, * Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 47; cf.:
huc et illuc, Hor. C. 4, 11, 10; id. S. 2, 6, 107: modo ad Celsum modo ad Nepotem, Plin. Ep. 6, 5, 5; Suet. Tib. 38: excalciatos, id. Vesp. 10.—II. In partic.
A. To race, run races:
quomodo Ladas aut Boius cum Sicyoniis cursitarint, Auct. Her. 4, 3, 4.—B. Of the motion of atoms:
huc et illuc casu et temere, Cic. N. D. 2, 44, 115.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cursitō —, —, āre, freq.
curso, to run about, run hither and thither: sursum deorsum, T.: huc et illuc, H.—Of atoms, to vibrate: casu et temere.
Origins
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 Latin -itō Latin cursitō From cursō (“to run around”) + -itō (frequentative).