LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

inculcō

inculcō (present infinitive inculcāre, perfect active inculcāvī, supine inculcātum)
Classical[ɪŋˈkʊɫ.koː]Ecclesiastical[iŋˈkul.ko]
inculcāte 2nd pl. pres. act. imper.

Meaning

  1. to trample in, tread down
  2. to stuff, force in
  3. to inculcate in, force upon

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.inculcōinculcābaminculcābōinculcāvīinculcāveraminculcāverō
inculcārō
2nd sg.inculcāsinculcābāsinculcābisinculcāvistī
inculcāstī		inculcāverās
inculcārās		inculcāveris
3rd sg.inculcatinculcābatinculcābitinculcāvitinculcāverat
inculcārat		inculcāverit
inculcārit
1st pl.inculcāmusinculcābāmusinculcābimusinculcāvimusinculcāverāmusinculcāverimus
inculcārimus
2nd pl.inculcātisinculcābātisinculcābitisinculcāvistis
inculcāstis		inculcāverātis
inculcārātis		inculcāveritis
inculcāritis
3rd pl.inculcantinculcābantinculcābuntinculcāvērunt
inculcāvēre, inculcārunt		inculcāverant
inculcārant		inculcāverint
inculcārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.inculceminculcāreminculcāverim
inculcārim		inculcāvissem
inculcāssem
2nd sg.inculcēsinculcārēsinculcāverīsinculcāvissēs
inculcāssēs
3rd sg.inculcetinculcāretinculcāverit
inculcārit		inculcāvisset
inculcāsset
1st pl.inculcēmusinculcārēmusinculcāverīmus
inculcārīmus		inculcāvissēmus
inculcāssēmus
2nd pl.inculcētisinculcārētisinculcāverītis
inculcārītis		inculcāvissētis
inculcāssētis
3rd pl.inculcentinculcārentinculcāverint
inculcārint		inculcāvissent
inculcāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.inculcorinculcābarinculcābor
2nd sg.inculcāris
inculcāre		inculcābāris
inculcābāre		inculcāberis
inculcābere
3rd sg.inculcāturinculcābāturinculcābitur
1st pl.inculcāmurinculcābāmurinculcābimur
2nd pl.inculcāminīinculcābāminīinculcābiminī
3rd pl.inculcanturinculcābanturinculcābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.inculcerinculcārer
2nd sg.inculcēris
inculcēre		inculcārēris
inculcārēre
3rd sg.inculcēturinculcārētur
1st pl.inculcēmurinculcārēmur
2nd pl.inculcēminīinculcārēminī
3rd pl.inculcenturinculcārentur
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.inculcāinculcāre
pres. 2nd pl.inculcāteinculcāminī
fut. 2nd sg.inculcātōinculcātor
fut. 3rd sg.inculcātōinculcātor
fut. 2nd pl.inculcātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.inculcantōinculcantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveinculcāreinculcārī
perfect infinitiveinculcāvisse
inculcāsse		inculcātum esse
future infinitiveinculcātūrum esseinculcātum īrī
present participleinculcāns
inculcante, inculcantem, inculcantēs, inculcantī, inculcantia, inculcantibus, inculcantis, inculcantīs, inculcantium		—
perfect participle—inculcātus
inculcāta, inculcātā, inculcātae, inculcātam, inculcātārum, inculcātās, inculcātī, inculcātōrum, inculcātōs
future participleinculcātūrus
inculcātūra, inculcātūrā, inculcātūrae, inculcātūram, inculcātūrārum, inculcātūrās, inculcātūre, inculcātūrī, inculcātūrīs, inculcātūrō, inculcātūrōrum, inculcātūrōs, inculcātūrum		inculcandus
inculcanda, inculcandā, inculcandae, inculcandam, inculcandārum, inculcandās, inculcande, inculcandīs, inculcandōrum, inculcandōs
gerundinculcandī, inculcandō, inculcandumsupineinculcātum, inculcātū

in-culco, āvi, ātum, āre, v. a. in-calco,
I. to tread in, tread down (class., esp. in the trop. signif.).
I. Lit., to tread down, ram down: aliquid, Col. 2, 20, 1: semen obrutum pavicula, id. 11, 3, 34.—
II. Trop.
A. To stuff, press, or force in: Graeca verba, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 111: leviora, id. Or. 15, 50; id. Att. 16, 3, 1; Col. 6, 12, 2.—
B. To force upon, to impress on or inculcate in: id quod tradatur, vel etiam inculcetur, posse percipere animo, Cic. de Or. 1, 28, 127; cf. Quint. 3, 1, 6; Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 2: vos non modo oculis imagines, sed etiam animis inculcatis: tanta est impunitas garriendi, Cic. N. D. 1, 38, 108 fin.: firmissima quaeque memoriae judicis, Quint. 6, 4, 5; cf. judicibus, id. 11, 3, 130: quibusdam offeram, quibusdam etiam inculcabo, Sen. Vit. Beat. 24, 1: inculcatum est Metello, te aratores evertisse, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 67, § 156: se, to obtrude one's self upon: Graeci, qui se inculcant auribus nostris, id. de Or. 2, 5, 19.— Hence, part. pass.: inculcātus, a, um, pressed, stuffed, or crammed in (class.).
A. Lit.: lana morsibus canis, Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 32: lapides, Col. 8, 15, 3.—
B. Trop., mixed or foisted in: inania verba, Cic. Or. 69, 250: ἀρχέτυπον crebris locis inculcatum et refectum, emphasized by additions, id. Att. 16, 3, 1.— Hence, inculcātē, adv., forcibly (late Lat.); comp.: inculcatius, Aug. cont. Julian. V. 16, 63.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latininculcō

Latin calx 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 calcō Latin inculcō From in- + calcō (“tread upon”).

Descendants
  • Catalaninculcar
  • Englishinculcate
  • Frenchinculquer
  • Italianinculcare
  • Portugueseinculcar
  • Spanishinculcar
  • Galicianinculcar

In English words that came into English from inculcō

  • inculcateinculcātus

Quick answers

What does inculcō mean in Latin?
inculcō, a verb, means “to trample in, tread down; to stuff, force in; to inculcate in, force upon”.
What are the principal parts of inculcō?
inculcō, inculcāre, inculcāvī, inculcātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce inculcō?
In classical Latin, [ɪŋˈkʊɫ.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iŋˈkul.ko].
Where does inculcō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin inculcō.