LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

maleficō

maleficō (present infinitive maleficāre, perfect active maleficāvī, supine maleficātum)
Classical[maˈɫɛ.fɪ.koː]Ecclesiastical[maˈlɛː.fi.ko]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinto enchant, ensorcell, bewitch
    Sed tunc ſequeretur illam fiam/deus eſt ergo hec fia non eſt bona/ non ſe maleficare, cuius oppoſitu omnes concedunt1529, Domingo de Soto, Summule fratris Dominici Soto Segobiensis ordinis predicatorum artium magistri, page 307:
    An generatium potentiam ſeu actom Venereum impedire, & maleficare poſſent1620, Henricus Institoris, Malleus Maleficarum, page 37:

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.maleficōmaleficābammaleficābōmaleficāvīmaleficāverammaleficāverō
2nd sg.maleficāsmaleficābāsmaleficābismaleficāvistīmaleficāverāsmaleficāveris
3rd sg.maleficatmaleficābatmaleficābitmaleficāvitmaleficāveratmaleficāverit
1st pl.maleficāmusmaleficābāmusmaleficābimusmaleficāvimusmaleficāverāmusmaleficāverimus
2nd pl.maleficātismaleficābātismaleficābitismaleficāvistismaleficāverātismaleficāveritis
3rd pl.maleficantmaleficābantmaleficābuntmaleficāvērunt
maleficāvēre
maleficāverantmaleficāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.maleficemmaleficāremmaleficāverimmaleficāvissem
2nd sg.maleficēsmaleficārēsmaleficāverīsmaleficāvissēs
3rd sg.maleficetmaleficāretmaleficāveritmaleficāvisset
1st pl.maleficēmusmaleficārēmusmaleficāverīmusmaleficāvissēmus
2nd pl.maleficētismaleficārētismaleficāverītismaleficāvissētis
3rd pl.maleficentmaleficārentmaleficāverintmaleficāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.maleficormaleficābarmaleficābor
2nd sg.maleficāris
maleficāre
maleficābāris
maleficābāre
maleficāberis
maleficābere
3rd sg.maleficāturmaleficābāturmaleficābitur
1st pl.maleficāmurmaleficābāmurmaleficābimur
2nd pl.maleficāminīmaleficābāminīmaleficābiminī
3rd pl.maleficanturmaleficābanturmaleficābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.maleficermaleficārer
2nd sg.maleficēris
maleficēre
maleficārēris
maleficārēre
3rd sg.maleficēturmaleficārētur
1st pl.maleficēmurmaleficārēmur
2nd pl.maleficēminīmaleficārēminī
3rd pl.maleficenturmaleficārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.maleficāmaleficāre
pres. 2nd pl.maleficātemaleficāminī
fut. 2nd sg.maleficātōmaleficātor
fut. 3rd sg.maleficātōmaleficātor
fut. 2nd pl.maleficātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.maleficantōmaleficantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivemaleficāremaleficārī
perfect infinitivemaleficāvissemaleficātum esse
future infinitivemaleficātūrum essemaleficātum īrī
present participlemaleficāns—
perfect participle—maleficātus
future participlemaleficātūrusmaleficandus
gerundmaleficandī, maleficandō, maleficandumsupinemaleficātum, maleficātū

Origins

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 maleficō From maleficus + -ō.

Descendants
  • Italianmaleficare
  • Spanishmaleficar

Quick answers

What does maleficō mean in Latin?
maleficō, a verb, means “to enchant, ensorcell, bewitch”.
What are the principal parts of maleficō?
maleficō, maleficāre, maleficāvī, maleficātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce maleficō?
In classical Latin, [maˈɫɛ.fɪ.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [maˈlɛː.fi.ko].