verbfirst conjugation, impersonal in the passive
cursō
cursō (present infinitive cursāre, perfect active cursāvī, supine cursātum)
Classical[ˈkʊr.soː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkur.so]
Meaning
- impersonalto run around; to run here and there
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cursō | cursābam | cursābō | cursāvī | cursāveram | cursāverō |
| 2nd sg. | cursās | cursābās | cursābis | cursāvistī | cursāverās | cursāveris |
| 3rd sg. | cursat | cursābat | cursābit | cursāvit | cursāverat | cursāverit |
| 1st pl. | cursāmus | cursābāmus | cursābimus | cursāvimus | cursāverāmus | cursāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | cursātis | cursābātis | cursābitis | cursāvistis | cursāverātis | cursāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | cursant | cursābant | cursābunt | cursāvērunt cursāvēre | cursāverant | cursāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cursem | cursārem | cursāverim | cursāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | cursēs | cursārēs | cursāverīs | cursāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | curset | cursāret | cursāverit | cursāvisset |
| 1st pl. | cursēmus | cursārēmus | cursāverīmus | cursāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cursētis | cursārētis | cursāverītis | cursāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | cursent | cursārent | cursāverint | cursāvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | cursātur | cursābātur | cursābitur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | cursētur | cursārētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cursā | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cursāte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cursātō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cursātō | cursātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cursātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cursantō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cursāre | cursārī |
| perfect infinitive | cursāvisse | cursātum esse |
| future infinitive | cursātūrum esse | cursātum īrī |
| present participle | cursāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | cursātum |
| future participle | cursātūrus | cursandum |
gerundcursandī, cursandō, cursandumsupinecursātum, cursātū
curso, āre,
I. v. freq. n. [curro], to run hither and thither, to and fro (rare but class.):
ultro et citro, Cic. Rosc. Am. 22, 60: huc illuc, id. Att. 9, 9, 2; Tac. A. 15, 50; id. H. 5, 20: ad aliquem, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 56 Bentl. N. cr.: per foros, Cic. Sen. 6, 17: per urbem, Tac. A. 2, 82: in omnes vias, Val. Fl. 4, 108.—Impers.: cursari rursum prorsum, Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 35.—II. Act. (late Lat.), to run over, traverse: nunc jam compactis cursanda syllaba est formis, Mart. Cap. poët. 3, § 262. (In Tac. Agr. 1 fin., instead of ni cursaturus, the right reading is incusaturus; Halm, Ritter, v. Orell. ad h. l.)
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cursō —, —, āre, freq.
curro, to run hither and thither, run constantly: ultro et citro: ad istam, T.: per foros: cursari rursum prorsum, T.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥séti
- Proto-Italic*korzō
- Latincursō
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 cursō From currō (“run”) + -tō.