verbthird conjugation, no perfect stem
dēpectō
dēpectō (present infinitive dēpectere, supine dēpexum)
Classical[deːˈpɛk.toː]Ecclesiastical[deˈpɛk.to]
Meaning
- raretransitiveto comb off, comb down, comb
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēpectō | dēpectēbam | dēpectam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dēpectis | dēpectēbās | dēpectēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēpectit | dēpectēbat | dēpectet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dēpectimus | dēpectēbāmus | dēpectēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dēpectitis | dēpectēbātis | dēpectētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dēpectunt | dēpectēbant | dēpectent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēpectam | dēpecterem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dēpectās | dēpecterēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēpectat | dēpecteret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dēpectāmus | dēpecterēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dēpectātis | dēpecterētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dēpectant | dēpecterent | — | — |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēpector | dēpectēbar | dēpectar |
| 2nd sg. | dēpecteris dēpectere | dēpectēbāris dēpectēbāre | dēpectēris dēpectēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēpectitur | dēpectēbātur | dēpectētur |
| 1st pl. | dēpectimur | dēpectēbāmur | dēpectēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēpectiminī | dēpectēbāminī | dēpectēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēpectuntur | dēpectēbantur | dēpectentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēpectar | dēpecterer |
| 2nd sg. | dēpectāris dēpectāre | dēpecterēris dēpecterēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēpectātur | dēpecterētur |
| 1st pl. | dēpectāmur | dēpecterēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēpectāminī | dēpecterēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēpectantur | dēpecterentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēpecte | dēpectere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēpectite | dēpectiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēpectitō | dēpectitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēpectitō | dēpectitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēpectitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēpectuntō | dēpectuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēpectere | dēpectī |
| perfect infinitive | — | dēpexum esse |
| future infinitive | dēpexūrum esse | dēpexum īrī |
| present participle | dēpectēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēpexus |
| future participle | dēpexūrus | dēpectendus dēpectundus |
gerunddēpectendī, dēpectendō, dēpectendumsupinedēpexum, dēpexū
dē-pecto, no
I. perf., xum, ĕre, v. a., to comb off, comb down, to comb (very rare):
crines buxo, Ov. F. 6, 229; cf. jubas, id. A. A. 1, 630: Liber depexus crinibus, id. F. 3, 465: ars depectendi digerendique lini, Plin. 19, 1, 3, § 18: vellera foliis, Verg. G. 2, 121; cf. Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 58; 6, 17, 20, § 54.— Jocosely, i. q. to curry one's hide, i. e. give him a beating, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 78; cf.: fusti pectito, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 116.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-pectō —, pexus, ere,
to comb off, comb down, comb: crinīs buxo, O.: depexus crinibus, O.: vellera foliis, V.—To comb down, flog, curry (colloq.), T.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēpectō
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *peḱ-der. Latin pectō Latin dēpectō From dē- + pectō (“to comb”).