verbthird conjugation, deponent
minīscor
minīscor (present infinitive minīscī, perfect active mentus sum)
Classical[mɪˈniːs.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[miˈnis.kor]
Meaning
- deponentsynonym of reminīscor (“to recollect, remember”)
miniscitur, pro reminiscitur antiquitus dicebatur
"'miniscitur'" was—a long time ago—said instead of "reminiscitur"c. 2nd century, Sextus Pompeius Festus, De Verborum Significatione 126
Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | minīscor | minīscēbar | minīscar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | minīsceris minīscere | minīscēbāris minīscēbāre | minīscēris minīscēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | minīscitur | minīscēbātur | minīscētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | minīscimur | minīscēbāmur | minīscēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | minīsciminī | minīscēbāminī | minīscēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | minīscuntur | minīscēbantur | minīscentur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | minīscar | minīscerer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | minīscāris minīscāre | minīscerēris minīscerēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | minīscātur | minīscerētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | minīscāmur | minīscerēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | minīscāminī | minīscerēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | minīscantur | minīscerentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | minīscere | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | minīsciminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | minīscitor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | minīscitor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | minīscuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | minīscī | — |
| perfect infinitive | mentum esse | — |
| future infinitive | mentūrum esse | — |
| present participle | minīscēns | — |
| perfect participle | mentus | — |
| future participle | mentūrus | minīscendus minīscundus |
gerundminīscendī, minīscendō, minīscendumsupinementum, mentū
Origins
Uncertain. De Vaan considers the attestation in the works of Festus to be unreliable. Nevertheless, the forms showing -minīscī may derive from the application of the inchoative suffix -scō to Proto-Indo-European *mn̥yétor or possibly *ményetor. Ultimately from the root *men- (“to think”).