verbsecond conjugation, no passive
liceō
liceō (present infinitive licēre, perfect active licuī, supine licitum)
Classical[ˈlɪ.ke.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈliː.t͡ʃe.o]
Meaning
- to be for sale
- to have a price; to fetch; to value
Conjugation conjugation 2
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | liceō | licēbam | licēbō | licuī | licueram | licuerō |
| 2nd sg. | licēs | licēbās | licēbis | licuistī | licuerās | licueris |
| 3rd sg. | licet | licēbat | licēbit | licuit | licuerat | licuerit |
| 1st pl. | licēmus | licēbāmus | licēbimus | licuimus | licuerāmus | licuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | licētis | licēbātis | licēbitis | licuistis | licuerātis | licueritis |
| 3rd pl. | licent | licēbant | licēbunt | licuērunt licuēre | licuerant | licuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | liceam | licērem | licuerim | licuissem |
| 2nd sg. | liceās | licērēs | licuerīs | licuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | liceat | licēret | licuerit | licuisset |
| 1st pl. | liceāmus | licērēmus | licuerīmus | licuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | liceātis | licērētis | licuerītis | licuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | liceant | licērent | licuerint | licuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | licē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | licēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | licētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | licētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | licētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | licentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | licēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | licuisse | — |
| future infinitive | licitūrum esse | — |
| present participle | licēns | — |
| future participle | licitūrus licitūra, licitūrā, licitūrae, licitūram, licitūrārum, licitūrās, licitūre, licitūrī, licitūrīs, licitūrō, licitūrōrum, licitūrōs, licitūrum | — |
gerundlicendī, licendō, licendumsupinelicitum, licitū
lĭcĕo, cŭi, cĭtum, 2, v. n. Sanscr. root rik-, riktas, empty; Gr. λιπ-, λείπω, leave; Lat. lic-, linquo, licet, liceor; cf. Germ. leihen, verleihen,
I. to be for sale; to have a price put upon it, to be valued, esteemed at so much.
I. Lit. (rare but class.):
omnia vaenibunt, quiqui licebunt, praesenti pecunia, Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 97: quanti licuisse tu scribis (hortos), how much they were valued at, Cic. Att. 12, 23, 5: unius assis Non umquam pretio pluris licuisse, Hor. S. 1, 6, 13. —II. Transf., of the seller, to offer for sale, to fix the price, to value at so much (only post-Aug.):
percontanti quanti liceret opera effecta, parvum nescio quid dixerat, how much he asked for them, what he held them at, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 88: parvo cum pretio diu liceret, Mart. 6, 66, 4.liceo, v. licet.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
liceō cuī, —, ēre
LIC-, to be for sale, be priced, be valued : quanti licuisse tu scribis (hortos).—Poet.: unius assis Non umquam pretio pluris licuisse, esteemed a whit the more , H.
(liceō) see licet.
Origins
Uncertain. Related to liceor and licet.