LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

intersecō

intersecō (present infinitive intersecāre, perfect active intersecuī, supine intersectum)
Classical[ɪnˈtɛr.sɛ.koː]Ecclesiastical[inˈtɛr.se.ko]

Meaning

  1. to cut apart, separate, divide
  2. to intersect

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Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.intersecōintersecābam
intersecēbam
intersecābō
intersecam
intersecuīintersecueramintersecuerō
2nd sg.intersecās
intersecis
intersecābās
intersecēbās
intersecābisintersecuistīintersecuerāsintersecueris
3rd sg.intersecat
intersecit
intersecābat
intersecēbat
intersecābitintersecuitintersecueratintersecuerit
1st pl.intersecāmus
intersecimus
intersecābāmus
intersecēbāmus
intersecābimusintersecuimusintersecuerāmusintersecuerimus
2nd pl.intersecātis
intersecitis
intersecābātis
intersecēbātis
intersecābitisintersecuistisintersecuerātisintersecueritis
3rd pl.intersecant
intersecunt
intersecābant
intersecēbant
intersecābuntintersecuērunt
intersecuēre
intersecuerantintersecuerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.intersecem
intersecam
intersecārem
intersecerem
intersecuerimintersecuissem
2nd sg.intersecēsintersecārēs
intersecerēs
intersecuerīsintersecuissēs
3rd sg.intersecetintersecāret
interseceret
intersecueritintersecuisset
1st pl.intersecēmusintersecārēmus
intersecerēmus
intersecuerīmusintersecuissēmus
2nd pl.intersecētisintersecārētis
intersecerētis
intersecuerītisintersecuissētis
3rd pl.intersecentintersecārent
intersecerent
intersecuerintintersecuissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.intersecorintersecābar
intersecēbar
intersecābor
intersecar
2nd sg.intersecāris
intersecāre
intersecābāris
intersecābāre, intersecēbāre, intersecēbāris
intersecāberis
intersecābere
3rd sg.intersecātur
intersecitur
intersecābātur
intersecēbātur
intersecābitur
1st pl.intersecāmur
intersecimur
intersecābāmur
intersecēbāmur
intersecābimur
2nd pl.intersecāminīintersecābāminī
intersecēbāminī
intersecābiminī
3rd pl.intersecantur
intersecuntur
intersecābantur
intersecēbantur
intersecābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.intersecerintersecārer
intersecerer
2nd sg.intersecēris
intersecēre
intersecārēris
intersecārēre, intersecerēre, intersecerēris
3rd sg.intersecēturintersecārētur
intersecerētur
1st pl.intersecēmurintersecārēmur
intersecerēmur
2nd pl.intersecēminīintersecārēminī
intersecerēminī
3rd pl.intersecenturintersecārentur
intersecerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.intersecā
intersece
intersecāre
pres. 2nd pl.intersecāte
intersecite
intersecāminī
fut. 2nd sg.intersecātō
intersecitō
intersecātor
intersecitor
fut. 3rd sg.intersecātō
intersecitō
intersecātor
intersecitor
fut. 2nd pl.intersecātōte
intersecitōte
—
fut. 3rd pl.intersecantō
intersecuntō
intersecantor
intersecuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveintersecāreintersecārī
intersecī
perfect infinitiveintersecuisseintersectum esse
future infinitiveintersectūrum esseintersectum īrī
present participleintersecāns—
perfect participle—intersectus
intersecta, intersectā, intersectae, intersectam, intersectārum, intersectās, intersecte, intersectī, intersectīs, intersectō, intersectōrum, intersectōs
future participleintersectūrus
intersectūra, intersectūrā, intersectūrae, intersectūram, intersectūrārum, intersectūrās, intersectūre, intersectūrī, intersectūrīs, intersectūrō, intersectūrōrum, intersectūrōs, intersectūrum
intersecandus
intersecenda, intersecendā, intersecendae, intersecendam, intersecendārum, intersecendās, intersecende, intersecendī, intersecendīs, intersecendō, intersecendōrum, intersecendōs, intersecendum, intersecendus
gerundintersecandī, intersecandō, intersecandumsupineintersectum, intersectū

inter-sĕco, sĕcui, sectum, 1, v. a.,
I. to cut asunder, separate, divide, intersect (postclass.): Tiberis media intersecans moenia, Amm. 29, 6, 17: mediam paludem, id. 15, 4, 4: aquarum ductibus intersectis, id. 21, 12, 17: terras, id. 23, 6, 13: telluris complexum intersecat (Nilus) multitudine fluviorum, Mart. Cap. 6, § 626.—
II. Trop., to fix in channels, impress deeply: ipsa pronuntiatione eas res ... inserere atque insecare in animis auditorum, Auct. Her. 3, 14, 24.

Origins

From inter- + secō.

Descendants
  • Catalanintersecar-se
  • Englishintersect
  • Italianintersecare
  • Spanishintersecarse

Quick answers

What does intersecō mean in Latin?
intersecō, a verb, means “to cut apart, separate, divide; to intersect”.
What are the principal parts of intersecō?
intersecō, intersecāre, intersecuī, intersectum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce intersecō?
In classical Latin, [ɪnˈtɛr.sɛ.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈtɛr.se.ko].