verbfirst conjugation
exsecō
exsecō (present infinitive exsecāre, perfect active exsecuī, supine exsectum)
Classical[ˈɛks.sɛ.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛks.se.ko]
Meaning
- to cut off or out
- to castrate, geld
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exsecō | exsecābam | exsecābō | exsecuī | exsecueram | exsecuerō |
| 2nd sg. | exsecās | exsecābās | exsecābis | exsecuistī | exsecuerās | exsecueris |
| 3rd sg. | exsecat | exsecābat | exsecābit | exsecuit | exsecuerat | exsecuerit |
| 1st pl. | exsecāmus | exsecābāmus | exsecābimus | exsecuimus | exsecuerāmus | exsecuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | exsecātis | exsecābātis | exsecābitis | exsecuistis | exsecuerātis | exsecueritis |
| 3rd pl. | exsecant | exsecābant | exsecābunt | exsecuērunt exsecuēre | exsecuerant | exsecuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exsecem | exsecārem | exsecuerim | exsecuissem |
| 2nd sg. | exsecēs | exsecārēs | exsecuerīs | exsecuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | exsecet | exsecāret | exsecuerit | exsecuisset |
| 1st pl. | exsecēmus | exsecārēmus | exsecuerīmus | exsecuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | exsecētis | exsecārētis | exsecuerītis | exsecuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | exsecent | exsecārent | exsecuerint | exsecuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exsecor | exsecābar | exsecābor |
| 2nd sg. | exsecāris exsecāre | exsecābāris exsecābāre | exsecāberis exsecābere |
| 3rd sg. | exsecātur | exsecābātur | exsecābitur |
| 1st pl. | exsecāmur | exsecābāmur | exsecābimur |
| 2nd pl. | exsecāminī | exsecābāminī | exsecābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | exsecantur | exsecābantur | exsecābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exsecer | exsecārer |
| 2nd sg. | exsecēris exsecēre | exsecārēris exsecārēre |
| 3rd sg. | exsecētur | exsecārētur |
| 1st pl. | exsecēmur | exsecārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | exsecēminī | exsecārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | exsecentur | exsecārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | exsecā | exsecāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | exsecāte | exsecāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | exsecātō | exsecātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | exsecātō | exsecātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | exsecātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | exsecantō | exsecantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | exsecāre | exsecārī |
| perfect infinitive | exsecuisse | exsectum esse |
| future infinitive | exsectūrum esse | exsectum īrī |
| present participle | exsecāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | exsectus exsecta, exsectā, exsectae, exsectam, exsectārum, exsectās, exsecte, exsectī, exsectīs, exsectō, exsectōrum, exsectōs |
| future participle | exsectūrus exsectūra, exsectūrā, exsectūrae, exsectūram, exsectūrārum, exsectūrās, exsectūre, exsectūrī, exsectūrīs, exsectūrō, exsectūrōrum, exsectūrōs, exsectūrum | exsecandus exsecanda, exsecandā, exsecandae, exsecandam, exsecandārum, exsecandās, exsecande, exsecandīs, exsecandōrum, exsecandōs |
gerundexsecandī, exsecandō, exsecandumsupineexsectum, exsectū
ex-sĕco (also exĕco and exĭco, Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 34), cŭi, ctum, 1 (
I. perf. subj. exsecaveris, Cato, R. R. 42), v. a., to cut out or away.
I. Lit. (class.).
A. In gen.:
vitiosas partes, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 7: pestem aliquam tamquam strumam civitatis, id. Sest. 65, 135: linguam, id. Clu. 66: cornu (frontis), Hor. S. 1, 5, 59: varices, Sen. Ep. 78 med.: fetum ventri, Plin. 8, 55, 81, § 217: ventrem, Dig. 28, 2, 12: filium alicui mortuae, ib. 50, 16, 132: nervos, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91: fundum armarii, id. Clu. 64, 179.—B. In partic., to cut, castrate, geld:
vetus haec opinio Graeciam opplevit exsectum Caelum a filio Saturno, Cic. N. D. 2, 24, 63; Suet. Ner. 28; Mart. 6, 2, 2; and in a Greek construction: infelix ferro mollita juventus Atque exsecta virum, Luc. 10, 134.—II. Trop.:
exsectus et exemptus honoribus senatoriis, Plin. Ep. 2, 12, 3.—Poet., of interest: quinas hic capiti mercedes exsecat (=extorquet, extundit), cuts out, deducts, Hor. S. 1, 2, 14.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ex-secō or execō cuī, ctus, āre,
to cut out, cut away, remove: vitiosas partīs: linguam: cornu exsecto frons, H.: nervis urbis exsectis: Lichan iam matre peremptā, V.—To cut, castrate: alqm. —To deduct, take out, extort: quinas hic capiti mercedes, H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinexsecō
Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin exsecō From ex- + secō (“to cut”).
Descendants
- Englishexsect
In English words that came into English from exsecō
- exsectexsecō
- exsectionexsectiō