verbfirst conjugation
occentō
occentō (present infinitive occentāre, perfect active occentāvī, supine occentātum)
Classical[ɔkˈkɛn.toː]Ecclesiastical[otˈt͡ʃɛn.to]
Meaning
- transitiveto serenade
- transitiveto satirize in song
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | occentō | occentābam | occentābō | occentāvī | occentāveram | occentāverō |
| 2nd sg. | occentās | occentābās | occentābis | occentāvistī | occentāverās | occentāveris |
| 3rd sg. | occentat | occentābat | occentābit | occentāvit | occentāverat | occentāverit |
| 1st pl. | occentāmus | occentābāmus | occentābimus | occentāvimus | occentāverāmus | occentāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | occentātis | occentābātis | occentābitis | occentāvistis | occentāverātis | occentāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | occentant | occentābant | occentābunt | occentāvērunt occentāvēre | occentāverant | occentāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | occentem | occentārem | occentāverim | occentāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | occentēs | occentārēs | occentāverīs | occentāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | occentet | occentāret | occentāverit | occentāvisset |
| 1st pl. | occentēmus | occentārēmus | occentāverīmus | occentāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | occentētis | occentārētis | occentāverītis | occentāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | occentent | occentārent | occentāverint | occentāvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | occentor | occentābar | occentābor |
| 2nd sg. | occentāris occentāre | occentābāris occentābāre | occentāberis occentābere |
| 3rd sg. | occentātur | occentābātur | occentābitur |
| 1st pl. | occentāmur | occentābāmur | occentābimur |
| 2nd pl. | occentāminī | occentābāminī | occentābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | occentantur | occentābantur | occentābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | occenter | occentārer |
| 2nd sg. | occentēris occentēre | occentārēris occentārēre |
| 3rd sg. | occentētur | occentārētur |
| 1st pl. | occentēmur | occentārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | occentēminī | occentārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | occententur | occentārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | occentā | occentāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | occentāte | occentāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | occentātō | occentātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | occentātō | occentātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | occentātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | occentantō | occentantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | occentāre | occentārī |
| perfect infinitive | occentāvisse | occentātum esse |
| future infinitive | occentātūrum esse | occentātum īrī |
| present participle | occentāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | occentātus |
| future participle | occentātūrus | occentandus |
gerundoccentandī, occentandō, occentandumsupineoccentātum, occentātū
occento (obc-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. obcanto,
I. to sing at or before, i. e.,
I. To serenade a person:
senem, Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 66.—Absol.: quid, si adeam ad fores atque occentem? Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 57: hymenaeum, id. Cas. 4, 3, 9 (dub.; al. offundam).—II. In a bad sense, to sing a satirical song or pasquinade against any one (class.): occentassint antiqui dicebant, quod nunc convicium fecerint dicimus: quod id clare, et cum quodam canore fit, ut procul exaudiri possit, Paul. ex Fest. p. 181 Müll.: si quis occentavisset, sive carmen condidisset, quod infamiam faceret flagitiumve alteri, XII. Tab. ap. Cic. Rep. 4, 10, 12 (Fragm. ap. Aug. Civ. Dei, 2, 9); cf. Rein's Criminalrecht, p. 357 sq.—With acc. of the place: ostium, to sing a lampoon or pasquinade before one's door, Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 20; id. Merc. 2, 3, 73.—
B. Transf., of birds of ill omen:
bubo occentans funebria, singing dismal songs, Amm. 30, 5, 16.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
occentō āvī, ātus, āre
ob+canto, to satirize in song, lampoon, XII Tabb. ap. C.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō Latin cantō Latin occentō From ob- + cantō (“sing”).