LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

exsiccō

exsiccō (present infinitive exsiccāre, perfect active exsiccāvī, supine exsiccātum)
Classical[ɛksˈsɪk.koː]Ecclesiastical[eksˈsik.ko]
exsiccāns pres. act. ptcp.

Meaning

  1. to dry up
  2. to empty (a bottle)

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.exsiccōexsiccābamexsiccābōexsiccāvīexsiccāveramexsiccāverō
exsiccārō
2nd sg.exsiccāsexsiccābāsexsiccābisexsiccāvistī
exsiccāstī		exsiccāverās
exsiccārās		exsiccāveris
3rd sg.exsiccatexsiccābatexsiccābitexsiccāvitexsiccāverat
exsiccārat		exsiccāverit
exsiccārit
1st pl.exsiccāmusexsiccābāmusexsiccābimusexsiccāvimusexsiccāverāmusexsiccāverimus
exsiccārimus
2nd pl.exsiccātisexsiccābātisexsiccābitisexsiccāvistis
exsiccāstis		exsiccāverātis
exsiccārātis		exsiccāveritis
exsiccāritis
3rd pl.exsiccantexsiccābantexsiccābuntexsiccāvērunt
exsiccāvēre, exsiccārunt		exsiccāverant
exsiccārant		exsiccāverint
exsiccārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.exsiccemexsiccāremexsiccāverim
exsiccārim		exsiccāvissem
exsiccāssem
2nd sg.exsiccēsexsiccārēsexsiccāverīsexsiccāvissēs
exsiccāssēs
3rd sg.exsiccetexsiccāretexsiccāverit
exsiccārit		exsiccāvisset
exsiccāsset
1st pl.exsiccēmusexsiccārēmusexsiccāverīmus
exsiccārīmus		exsiccāvissēmus
exsiccāssēmus
2nd pl.exsiccētisexsiccārētisexsiccāverītis
exsiccārītis		exsiccāvissētis
exsiccāssētis
3rd pl.exsiccentexsiccārentexsiccāverint
exsiccārint		exsiccāvissent
exsiccāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.exsiccorexsiccābarexsiccābor
2nd sg.exsiccāris
exsiccāre		exsiccābāris
exsiccābāre		exsiccāberis
exsiccābere
3rd sg.exsiccāturexsiccābāturexsiccābitur
1st pl.exsiccāmurexsiccābāmurexsiccābimur
2nd pl.exsiccāminīexsiccābāminīexsiccābiminī
3rd pl.exsiccanturexsiccābanturexsiccābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.exsiccerexsiccārer
2nd sg.exsiccēris
exsiccēre		exsiccārēris
exsiccārēre
3rd sg.exsiccēturexsiccārētur
1st pl.exsiccēmurexsiccārēmur
2nd pl.exsiccēminīexsiccārēminī
3rd pl.exsiccenturexsiccārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.exsiccāexsiccāre
pres. 2nd pl.exsiccāteexsiccāminī
fut. 2nd sg.exsiccātōexsiccātor
fut. 3rd sg.exsiccātōexsiccātor
fut. 2nd pl.exsiccātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.exsiccantōexsiccantor
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveexsiccāreexsiccārī
perfect infinitiveexsiccāvisse
exsiccāsse		exsiccātum esse
future infinitiveexsiccātūrum esseexsiccātum īrī
present participleexsiccāns—
perfect participle—exsiccātus
exsiccāta, exsiccātā, exsiccātae, exsiccātam, exsiccātārum, exsiccātās, exsiccātī, exsiccātōrum, exsiccātōs
future participleexsiccātūrus
exsiccātūra, exsiccātūrā, exsiccātūrae, exsiccātūram, exsiccātūrārum, exsiccātūrās, exsiccātūre, exsiccātūrī, exsiccātūrīs, exsiccātūrō, exsiccātūrōrum, exsiccātūrōs, exsiccātūrum		exsiccandus
exsiccanda, exsiccandā, exsiccandae, exsiccandam, exsiccandārum, exsiccandās, exsiccande, exsiccandīs, exsiccandōrum, exsiccandōs
gerundexsiccandī, exsiccandō, exsiccandumsupineexsiccātum, exsiccātū

ex-sicco (exicc-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I. to dry up, make quite dry (class.).
I. In gen.: arbores, Cic. Div. 2, 14, 33: sulcos, Plin. 18, 26, 65, § 242.—Transf., of an abstr. subject: ebrietas, donec exsiccetur, is exhaled, passes off, Sen. Q. N. 3, 20 fin.— Trop.: spiritus tristis exsiccat ossa, Vulg. Prov. 17, 22.—
II. In partic., to drain dry, to empty a bottle (= epotare, cum aliqua aviditatis significatione): lagenae furtim exsiccatae, Q. Cic. ap. Cic. Fam. 16, 26, 2; for which poet.: vina culullis, Hor. C. 1, 31, 11; cf. of the sea: mare, Vulg. Nahum, 1, 4 al.—Hence, * exsiccātus (exicc-), a, um, P. a., dried up, dry, jejune: orationis genus, Cic. Brut. 84, 291.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Italic*eks
  3. Latinexsiccō

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *siskus? Latin siccus 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 siccō Latin exsiccō From ex- + siccō.

Descendants
  • Catalanaixecar
  • Englishexsiccate
  • Italianessiccare
  • Portugueseexsicar
  • Spanishensecar
  • Sicilianssiccari

In English words that came into English from exsiccō

  • exsiccateexsiccō
  • exsiccantexsiccans
  • exsiccatumexsiccatus
  • exsiccationexsiccatio

Quick answers

What does exsiccō mean in Latin?
exsiccō, a verb, means “to dry up; to empty (a bottle)”.
What are the principal parts of exsiccō?
exsiccō, exsiccāre, exsiccāvī, exsiccātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce exsiccō?
In classical Latin, [ɛksˈsɪk.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eksˈsik.ko].
Where does exsiccō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin exsiccō.
Which English words come from exsiccō?
English words that go back to Latin exsiccō include exsiccate, exsiccant, exsiccatum and exsiccation.