LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no passive

graecissō

graecissō (present infinitive graecissāre, perfect active graecissāvī, supine graecissātum)
Classical[ɡrae̯ˈkɪs.soː]Ecclesiastical[ɡreˈt͡ʃis.so]

Meaning

  1. to act in a Greek manner; to adopt Greek customs
    atque adeō hoc argūmentum graecissat, tamen nōn atticissat, vērum sicilicissitat.And indeed, the theme is Greek, though it is not Athenian, but rather, it is Sicilian.c. 200 BCE, Plautus, Menaechmi 11

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.graecissōgraecissābamgraecissābōgraecissāvīgraecissāveramgraecissāverō
2nd sg.graecissāsgraecissābāsgraecissābisgraecissāvistīgraecissāverāsgraecissāveris
3rd sg.graecissatgraecissābatgraecissābitgraecissāvitgraecissāveratgraecissāverit
1st pl.graecissāmusgraecissābāmusgraecissābimusgraecissāvimusgraecissāverāmusgraecissāverimus
2nd pl.graecissātisgraecissābātisgraecissābitisgraecissāvistisgraecissāverātisgraecissāveritis
3rd pl.graecissantgraecissābantgraecissābuntgraecissāvērunt
graecissāvēre
graecissāverantgraecissāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.graecissemgraecissāremgraecissāverimgraecissāvissem
2nd sg.graecissēsgraecissārēsgraecissāverīsgraecissāvissēs
3rd sg.graecissetgraecissāretgraecissāveritgraecissāvisset
1st pl.graecissēmusgraecissārēmusgraecissāverīmusgraecissāvissēmus
2nd pl.graecissētisgraecissārētisgraecissāverītisgraecissāvissētis
3rd pl.graecissentgraecissārentgraecissāverintgraecissāvissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.graecissā—
pres. 2nd pl.graecissāte—
fut. 2nd sg.graecissātō—
fut. 3rd sg.graecissātō—
fut. 2nd pl.graecissātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.graecissantō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivegraecissāre—
perfect infinitivegraecissāvisse—
future infinitivegraecissātūrum esse—
present participlegraecissāns
graecissante, graecissantem, graecissantēs, graecissantī, graecissantia, graecissantibus, graecissantis, graecissantīs, graecissantium
—
future participlegraecissātūrus
graecissātūra, graecissātūrā, graecissātūrae, graecissātūram, graecissātūrārum, graecissātūrās, graecissātūre, graecissātūrī, graecissātūrīs, graecissātūrō, graecissātūrōrum, graecissātūrōs, graecissātūrum
—
gerundgraecissandī, graecissandō, graecissandumsupinegraecissātum, graecissātū

graecisso (-izo), āre, v. n., = Γραικίζω,
I. to imitate the Greeks, to adopt a Grecian manner or tone: atque adeo hoc argumentum graecissat; tamen Non atticissat; verum sicelissat, Plaut. Men. prol. 7; v. Ritschl ad h. l.: graecizat, Consent. 1063 P.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γραικῐ́ζω (graikĭ́zō), equivalent to Graecus + -issō.

Descendants
  • Germangräzisieren

Quick answers

What does graecissō mean in Latin?
graecissō, a verb, means “to act in a Greek manner; to adopt Greek customs”.
What are the principal parts of graecissō?
graecissō, graecissāre, graecissāvī, graecissātum (first conjugation, no passive).
How do you pronounce graecissō?
In classical Latin, [ɡrae̯ˈkɪs.soː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡreˈt͡ʃis.so].