verbsecond conjugation, no perfect or supine stems
flacceō
flacceō (present infinitive flaccēre)
Classical[ˈfɫak.ke.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈflat.t͡ʃe.o]
Meaning
- to be flabby or flaccid
- figurativelyto be faint, languid or weak; flag, droop
Conjugation conjugation 2 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | flacceō | flaccēbam | flaccēbō | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | flaccēs | flaccēbās | flaccēbis | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | flaccet | flaccēbat | flaccēbit | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | flaccēmus | flaccēbāmus | flaccēbimus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | flaccētis | flaccēbātis | flaccēbitis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | flaccent | flaccēbant | flaccēbunt | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | flacceam | flaccērem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | flacceās | flaccērēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | flacceat | flaccēret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | flacceāmus | flaccērēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | flacceātis | flaccērētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | flacceant | flaccērent | — | — |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | flacceor | flaccēbar | flaccēbor |
| 2nd sg. | flaccēris flaccēre | flaccēbāris flaccēbāre | flaccēberis flaccēbere |
| 3rd sg. | flaccētur | flaccēbātur | flaccēbitur |
| 1st pl. | flaccēmur | flaccēbāmur | flaccēbimur |
| 2nd pl. | flaccēminī | flaccēbāminī | flaccēbiminī |
| 3rd pl. | flaccentur | flaccēbantur | flaccēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | flaccear | flaccērer |
| 2nd sg. | flacceāris flacceāre | flaccērēris flaccērēre |
| 3rd sg. | flacceātur | flaccērētur |
| 1st pl. | flacceāmur | flaccērēmur |
| 2nd pl. | flacceāminī | flaccērēminī |
| 3rd pl. | flacceantur | flaccērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | flaccē | flaccēre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | flaccēte | flaccēminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | flaccētō | flaccētor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | flaccētō | flaccētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | flaccētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | flaccentō | flaccentor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | flaccēre | flaccērī |
| perfect infinitive | flaccisse | — |
| present participle | flaccēns | — |
| future participle | — | flaccendus flaccenda, flaccendā, flaccendae, flaccendam, flaccendārum, flaccendās, flaccende, flaccendīs, flaccendōrum, flaccendōs |
gerundflaccendī, flaccendō, flaccendum
flaccĕo, ēre, v. n. flaccus,
I. to be flabby or flaccid.
I. Lit. (post-class.):
aures pendulae atque flaccentes, Lact. Opif. D. 8, 8. —II. Trop., to be faint, languid, weak; to flag, droop:
flaccet, languet, deficit, Non. 110, 10 (mostly ante- and post-class.): sceptra flaccent, Att. ap. Non. 110, 12: flaccet fortitudo. Afran. ib. 13: sin flaccebunt condiciones, Enn. ap. Non. 110, 14 (Trag. v. 401 ed. Vahl.): oratio vestra rebus flaccet, spiritu viget, App. Apol. p. 290: Messala flaccet, flags, loses courage, * Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 14, 4 (cf.: Messala languet, id. Att. 4, 15, 7): erunt irrigua ejus flaccentia, i. e. dried up, Vulg. Isa. 19, 10.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
flacceō —, —, ēre
flaccus, to be flaccid, flag, droop : Messala flaccet, loses courage .
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin flacceō From flaccus (“flabby, flaccid”) + -eō.
In English words that came into English from flacceō
- flaccidflaccidus