verbfirst conjugation
dēcollō
dēcollō (present infinitive dēcollāre, perfect active dēcollāvī, supine dēcollātum)
Classical[deːˈkɔl.loː]Ecclesiastical[deˈkɔl.lo]
Meaning
- to decapitate or behead
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
caput abscīdōdecollō -āre — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 10
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēcollō | dēcollābam | dēcollābō | dēcollāvī | dēcollāveram | dēcollāverō dēcollārō |
| 2nd sg. | dēcollās | dēcollābās | dēcollābis | dēcollāvistī dēcollāstī | dēcollāverās dēcollārās | dēcollāveris |
| 3rd sg. | dēcollat | dēcollābat | dēcollābit | dēcollāvit | dēcollāverat dēcollārat | dēcollāverit dēcollārit |
| 1st pl. | dēcollāmus | dēcollābāmus | dēcollābimus | dēcollāvimus | dēcollāverāmus | dēcollāverimus dēcollārimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēcollātis | dēcollābātis | dēcollābitis | dēcollāvistis dēcollāstis | dēcollāverātis dēcollārātis | dēcollāveritis dēcollāritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēcollant | dēcollābant | dēcollābunt | dēcollāvērunt dēcollāvēre, dēcollārunt | dēcollāverant dēcollārant | dēcollāverint dēcollārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēcollem | dēcollārem | dēcollāverim dēcollārim | dēcollāvissem dēcollāssem |
| 2nd sg. | dēcollēs | dēcollārēs | dēcollāverīs | dēcollāvissēs dēcollāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēcollet | dēcollāret | dēcollāverit dēcollārit | dēcollāvisset dēcollāsset |
| 1st pl. | dēcollēmus | dēcollārēmus | dēcollāverīmus dēcollārīmus | dēcollāvissēmus dēcollāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēcollētis | dēcollārētis | dēcollāverītis dēcollārītis | dēcollāvissētis dēcollāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēcollent | dēcollārent | dēcollāverint dēcollārint | dēcollāvissent dēcollāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēcollor | dēcollābar | dēcollābor |
| 2nd sg. | dēcollāris dēcollāre | dēcollābāris dēcollābāre | dēcollāberis dēcollābere |
| 3rd sg. | dēcollātur | dēcollābātur | dēcollābitur |
| 1st pl. | dēcollāmur | dēcollābāmur | dēcollābimur |
| 2nd pl. | dēcollāminī | dēcollābāminī | dēcollābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēcollantur | dēcollābantur | dēcollābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēcoller | dēcollārer |
| 2nd sg. | dēcollēris dēcollēre | dēcollārēris dēcollārēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēcollētur | dēcollārētur |
| 1st pl. | dēcollēmur | dēcollārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēcollēminī | dēcollārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēcollentur | dēcollārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēcollā | dēcollāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēcollāte | dēcollāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēcollātō | dēcollātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēcollātō | dēcollātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēcollātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēcollantō | dēcollantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēcollāre | dēcollārī |
| perfect infinitive | dēcollāvisse dēcollāsse | dēcollātum esse |
| future infinitive | dēcollātūrum esse | dēcollātum īrī |
| present participle | dēcollāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēcollātus dēcollāta, dēcollātā, dēcollātae, dēcollātam, dēcollātārum, dēcollātās, dēcollātī, dēcollātōrum, dēcollātōs |
| future participle | dēcollātūrus dēcollātūra, dēcollātūrā, dēcollātūrae, dēcollātūram, dēcollātūrārum, dēcollātūrās, dēcollātūre, dēcollātūrī, dēcollātūrīs, dēcollātūrō, dēcollātūrōrum, dēcollātūrōs, dēcollātūrum | dēcollandus dēcollanda, dēcollandā, dēcollandae, dēcollandam, dēcollandārum, dēcollandās, dēcollande, dēcollandīs, dēcollandōrum, dēcollandōs |
gerunddēcollandī, dēcollandō, dēcollandumsupinedēcollātum, dēcollātū
dē-collo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. collum. *
I. To take off from the neck:
ex collo deponere, Non. 97, 25: in tuo collo est: decolles cave, Caecil. ib.—B. Trop., to deprive, rob of a thing: quibus fructibus me decollavi, Lucil. ap. Diom. p. 361, P.—
II. (lit., to strike off the head; and hence with personal object), to decollate, decapitate, behead (mostly post-class.): piratas, Fenest. ap. Diom. p. 361 P.:
homines, Sen. Apocol. 6, 2; Petron. 51, 6; Schol. Juv. 13, 178; Sen. de Ira, 3, 18, 4; Vulg. Matth. 14, 10; Luc. 9, 9 al.; Aur. Vict. Epit. 19; Scrib. Comp. 194.—Absol.: miles decollandi artifex, * Suet. Calig. 32; Sen. Contr. 9, 25, 4.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēcollō
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der.? Latin collum 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 dēcollō From dē- + collum + -ō.
Descendants
- Catalandegollar
- Englishdecollate
- Italiandecollare
- Portuguesedegolarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese degolar
- Spanishdegollar
- Galiciandegolarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese degolar