verbfirst conjugation
occaecō
occaecō (present infinitive occaecāre, perfect active occaecāvī, supine occaecātum)
Classical[ɔkˈkae̯.koː]Ecclesiastical[otˈt͡ʃɛː.ko]
Meaning
- to make blind, deprive of sight
- figurativelyto darken, obscure
- figurativelyto hide, conceal, cover
- to render unintelligible
- to render senseless; to deprive of feeling, to paralyse
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | occaecō | occaecābam | occaecābō | occaecāvī | occaecāveram | occaecāverō occaecārō |
| 2nd sg. | occaecās | occaecābās | occaecābis | occaecāvistī occaecāstī | occaecāverās occaecārās | occaecāveris |
| 3rd sg. | occaecat | occaecābat | occaecābit | occaecāvit | occaecāverat occaecārat | occaecāverit occaecārit |
| 1st pl. | occaecāmus | occaecābāmus | occaecābimus | occaecāvimus | occaecāverāmus | occaecāverimus occaecārimus |
| 2nd pl. | occaecātis | occaecābātis | occaecābitis | occaecāvistis occaecāstis | occaecāverātis occaecārātis | occaecāveritis occaecāritis |
| 3rd pl. | occaecant | occaecābant | occaecābunt | occaecāvērunt occaecāvēre, occaecārunt | occaecāverant occaecārant | occaecāverint occaecārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | occaecem | occaecārem | occaecāverim occaecārim | occaecāvissem occaecāssem |
| 2nd sg. | occaecēs | occaecārēs | occaecāverīs | occaecāvissēs occaecāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | occaecet | occaecāret | occaecāverit occaecārit | occaecāvisset occaecāsset |
| 1st pl. | occaecēmus | occaecārēmus | occaecāverīmus occaecārīmus | occaecāvissēmus occaecāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | occaecētis | occaecārētis | occaecāverītis occaecārītis | occaecāvissētis occaecāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | occaecent | occaecārent | occaecāverint occaecārint | occaecāvissent occaecāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | occaecor | occaecābar | occaecābor |
| 2nd sg. | occaecāris occaecāre | occaecābāris occaecābāre | occaecāberis occaecābere |
| 3rd sg. | occaecātur | occaecābātur | occaecābitur |
| 1st pl. | occaecāmur | occaecābāmur | occaecābimur |
| 2nd pl. | occaecāminī | occaecābāminī | occaecābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | occaecantur | occaecābantur | occaecābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | occaecer | occaecārer |
| 2nd sg. | occaecēris occaecēre | occaecārēris occaecārēre |
| 3rd sg. | occaecētur | occaecārētur |
| 1st pl. | occaecēmur | occaecārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | occaecēminī | occaecārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | occaecentur | occaecārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | occaecā | occaecāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | occaecāte | occaecāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | occaecātō | occaecātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | occaecātō | occaecātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | occaecātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | occaecantō | occaecantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | occaecāre | occaecārī |
| perfect infinitive | occaecāvisse occaecāsse | occaecātum esse |
| future infinitive | occaecātūrum esse | occaecātum īrī |
| present participle | occaecāns occaecante, occaecantem, occaecantēs, occaecantī, occaecantia, occaecantibus, occaecantis, occaecantīs, occaecantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | occaecātus occaecāta, occaecātā, occaecātae, occaecātam, occaecātārum, occaecātās, occaecātī, occaecātōrum, occaecātōs |
| future participle | occaecātūrus occaecātūra, occaecātūrā, occaecātūrae, occaecātūram, occaecātūrārum, occaecātūrās, occaecātūre, occaecātūrī, occaecātūrīs, occaecātūrō, occaecātūrōrum, occaecātūrōs, occaecātūrum | occaecandus occaecanda, occaecandā, occaecandae, occaecandam, occaecandārum, occaecandās, occaecande, occaecandīs, occaecandōrum, occaecandōs |
gerundoccaecandī, occaecandō, occaecandumsupineoccaecātum, occaecātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- cupiditatibus occaecari (Fin. 1. 10. 33)
- to be blinded by passions.
- fortuna caecos homines efficit, animos occaecat
- Fortune makes men shortsighted, infatuates them.
occaeco (obc-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. obcaeco,
I. to make blind, to blind, to deprive of sight.
I. Lit.
A. In gen. (only postAug.; cf.
excaeco): quidam subito occaecati sunt, are made blind, lose their sight, Cels. 6, 6, 57: requirendum est, num oculi ejus occaecati sint, id. 8, 4: in occaecatum pulvere effuso hostem, Liv. 22, 43, 11; Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 9.—B. Transf.
1. To make dark; to darken, obscure:
solem vides, Satin' ut occaecatus est prae hujus corporis candoribus, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 66: densa caligo occaecaverat diem, Liv. 33, 7, 2.—Absol.: noctis et nimbūm occaecat nigror, Poët. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 39, 157.—2. To hide, conceal (so in Cic.):
terra semen occaecatum cohibet, Cic. Sen. 15, 51: fossas, Col. 2, 2, 9; 10.—II. Trop.
A. Of speech, to make dark, obscure, unintelligible:
obscura narratio totam occaecat orationem, Cic. de Or. 2, 80, 329.—B. Mentally, to make blind, to blind:
stultitiā occaecatus, Cic. Fam. 15, 1, 4: occaecatus cupiditate, id. Fin. 1, 10, 33: nec quid agerent, ira et pavore occaecatis animis, cernebant, Liv. 38, 21, 7: consilia, id. 42, 43, 3: occaecatus irā, id. 8, 32, 17.— C. To render senseless, deprive of feeling, to benumb (poet.):
timor occaecaverat artus, Verg. Cul. 198.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
occaecō (obc-) āvī, ātus, āre
ob+caeco, to make blind, blind, deprive of sight: occaecatus pulvere hostis, L.—To make dark, darken, obscure: noctis occaecat nigror, C. poët.: densa caligo occaecaverat diem, L.—To hide, conceal: semen occaecatum.—Fig., to darken, make obscure, render unintelligible: orationem.—To make blind, blind, delude: animos: stultitiā occaecatus: consilia, confound, L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos Proto-Italic *kaikos Latin caecus 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 caecō Latin occaecō From ob- + caecō (“make blind”).