LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

dēspeculō

dēspeculō (present infinitive dēspeculāre, perfect active dēspeculāvī, supine dēspeculātum)
Classical[deːsˈpɛ.kʊ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[desˈpɛː.ku.lo]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto steal or rob a mirror from

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.dēspeculōdēspeculābamdēspeculābōdēspeculāvīdēspeculāveramdēspeculāverō
2nd sg.dēspeculāsdēspeculābāsdēspeculābisdēspeculāvistīdēspeculāverāsdēspeculāveris
3rd sg.dēspeculatdēspeculābatdēspeculābitdēspeculāvitdēspeculāveratdēspeculāverit
1st pl.dēspeculāmusdēspeculābāmusdēspeculābimusdēspeculāvimusdēspeculāverāmusdēspeculāverimus
2nd pl.dēspeculātisdēspeculābātisdēspeculābitisdēspeculāvistisdēspeculāverātisdēspeculāveritis
3rd pl.dēspeculantdēspeculābantdēspeculābuntdēspeculāvērunt
dēspeculāvēre
dēspeculāverantdēspeculāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.dēspeculemdēspeculāremdēspeculāverimdēspeculāvissem
2nd sg.dēspeculēsdēspeculārēsdēspeculāverīsdēspeculāvissēs
3rd sg.dēspeculetdēspeculāretdēspeculāveritdēspeculāvisset
1st pl.dēspeculēmusdēspeculārēmusdēspeculāverīmusdēspeculāvissēmus
2nd pl.dēspeculētisdēspeculārētisdēspeculāverītisdēspeculāvissētis
3rd pl.dēspeculentdēspeculārentdēspeculāverintdēspeculāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.dēspeculordēspeculābardēspeculābor
2nd sg.dēspeculāris
dēspeculāre
dēspeculābāris
dēspeculābāre
dēspeculāberis
dēspeculābere
3rd sg.dēspeculāturdēspeculābāturdēspeculābitur
1st pl.dēspeculāmurdēspeculābāmurdēspeculābimur
2nd pl.dēspeculāminīdēspeculābāminīdēspeculābiminī
3rd pl.dēspeculanturdēspeculābanturdēspeculābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.dēspeculerdēspeculārer
2nd sg.dēspeculēris
dēspeculēre
dēspeculārēris
dēspeculārēre
3rd sg.dēspeculēturdēspeculārētur
1st pl.dēspeculēmurdēspeculārēmur
2nd pl.dēspeculēminīdēspeculārēminī
3rd pl.dēspeculenturdēspeculārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.dēspeculādēspeculāre
pres. 2nd pl.dēspeculātedēspeculāminī
fut. 2nd sg.dēspeculātōdēspeculātor
fut. 3rd sg.dēspeculātōdēspeculātor
fut. 2nd pl.dēspeculātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.dēspeculantōdēspeculantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedēspeculāredēspeculārī
perfect infinitivedēspeculāvissedēspeculātum esse
future infinitivedēspeculātūrum essedēspeculātum īrī
present participledēspeculāns—
perfect participle—dēspeculātus
future participledēspeculātūrusdēspeculandus
gerunddēspeculandī, dēspeculandō, dēspeculandumsupinedēspeculātum, dēspeculātū

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēspeculō

Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom Latin speculum 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 dēspeculō From dē- (“de-”) + speculum (“mirror”) + -ō (verb suffix).

Quick answers

What does dēspeculō mean in Latin?
dēspeculō, a verb, means “to steal or rob a mirror from”.
What are the principal parts of dēspeculō?
dēspeculō, dēspeculāre, dēspeculāvī, dēspeculātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce dēspeculō?
In classical Latin, [deːsˈpɛ.kʊ.ɫoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [desˈpɛː.ku.lo].
Where does dēspeculō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēspeculō.