verbfirst conjugation, deponent
exōsculor
exōsculor (present infinitive exōsculārī, perfect active exōsculātus sum)
Classical[ɛkˈsoːs.kʊ.ɫɔr]Ecclesiastical[eɡˈzɔs.ku.lor]
Meaning
- deponenttransitiveto kiss fondly, kiss eagerly
- deponentfigurativelytransitiveto greatly admire (a thing)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ōsculīs excipiōexōsculor -ārī — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 22
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exōsculor | exōsculābar | exōsculābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | exōsculāris exōsculāre | exōsculābāris exōsculābāre | exōsculāberis exōsculābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | exōsculātur | exōsculābātur | exōsculābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | exōsculāmur | exōsculābāmur | exōsculābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | exōsculāminī | exōsculābāminī | exōsculābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | exōsculantur | exōsculābantur | exōsculābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exōsculer | exōsculārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | exōsculēris exōsculēre | exōsculārēris exōsculārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | exōsculētur | exōsculārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | exōsculēmur | exōsculārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | exōsculēminī | exōsculārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | exōsculentur | exōsculārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | exōsculāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | exōsculāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | exōsculātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | exōsculātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | exōsculantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | exōsculārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | exōsculātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | exōsculātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | exōsculāns | — |
| perfect participle | exōsculātus | — |
| future participle | exōsculātūrus | exōsculandus |
gerundexōsculandī, exōsculandō, exōsculandumsupineexōsculātum, exōsculātū
ex-oscŭlor, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. a., to kiss eagerly, kiss fondly (post-Aug.).
I. Lit.:
multum ac diu exosculatus adolescentem, Plin. Ep. 5, 17, 4: aliquem, Suet. Vit. 7 fin.: collum uxoris, id. Calig. 33: manus cum fletu, id. Oth. 12; Tac. H. 2, 49; 1, 45; id. A. 1, 34.—II. Trop., to praise greatly, to approve, admire a thing:
scientiam rerum, Gell. 2, 26, 20; cf. Sen. Contr. 1, 2, 17 B.!*? exoscŭlātus, a, um, in pass. signif., kissed: vestigia deae, App. M. 11, p. 265, 24: manus ejus, id. ib. 4, p. 154, 8: homo, Amm. 22, 7.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ex-ōsculor —, arī, dep.,
to kiss fondly, kiss eagerly: manum, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinexōsculor
Latin ex- Latin ōsculor Latin exōsculor From ex- + ōsculor (“to kiss”).