verbfirst conjugation, deponent
novercor
novercor (present infinitive novercārī, perfect active novercātus sum)
Classical[nɔˈwɛr.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[noˈvɛr.kor]
Meaning
- Late LatinMedieval Latindeponentwith dativeto act the stepmother to, to treat with harshness
cui nunquam temerāria praesūmptiō novercāta est, cum in omne perīculum quasi caecus irruerit
12th century CE, Walter Map, De nugis curialium 19rosae rubor suīs audet nōdīs explicārī, aquilōnem sibi gaudet
12th century CE, Peter of Blois, Carmina 1.3.8
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | novercor | novercābar | novercābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | novercāris novercāre | novercābāris novercābāre | novercāberis novercābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | novercātur | novercābātur | novercābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | novercāmur | novercābāmur | novercābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | novercāminī | novercābāminī | novercābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | novercantur | novercābantur | novercābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | novercer | novercārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | novercēris novercēre | novercārēris novercārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | novercētur | novercārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | novercēmur | novercārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | novercēminī | novercārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | novercentur | novercārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | novercāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | novercāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | novercātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | novercātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | novercantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | novercārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | novercātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | novercātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | novercāns | — |
| perfect participle | novercātus | — |
| future participle | novercātūrus | novercandus |
gerundnovercandī, novercandō, novercandumsupinenovercātum, novercātū
nŏvercor, āri, v. dep. id.,
I. to act the step-mother to, to treat with harshness:
alicui, Sid. Ep. 7, 14 med.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 novercor From noverca (“stepmother”) + -ō.