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verbfirst conjugation

offōcō

offōcō (present infinitive offōcāre, perfect active offōcāvī, supine offōcātum)
Classical[ɔfˈfoː.koː]Ecclesiastical[ofˈfɔː.ko]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto strangle, throttle, choke, suffocate

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.offōcōoffōcābamoffōcābōoffōcāvīoffōcāveramoffōcāverō
offōcārō
2nd sg.offōcāsoffōcābāsoffōcābisoffōcāvistī
offōcāstī
offōcāverās
offōcārās
offōcāveris
3rd sg.offōcatoffōcābatoffōcābitoffōcāvitoffōcāverat
offōcārat
offōcāverit
offōcārit
1st pl.offōcāmusoffōcābāmusoffōcābimusoffōcāvimusoffōcāverāmusoffōcāverimus
offōcārimus
2nd pl.offōcātisoffōcābātisoffōcābitisoffōcāvistis
offōcāstis
offōcāverātis
offōcārātis
offōcāveritis
offōcāritis
3rd pl.offōcantoffōcābantoffōcābuntoffōcāvērunt
offōcāvēre, offōcārunt
offōcāverant
offōcārant
offōcāverint
offōcārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.offōcemoffōcāremoffōcāverim
offōcārim
offōcāvissem
offōcāssem
2nd sg.offōcēsoffōcārēsoffōcāverīsoffōcāvissēs
offōcāssēs
3rd sg.offōcetoffōcāretoffōcāverit
offōcārit
offōcāvisset
offōcāsset
1st pl.offōcēmusoffōcārēmusoffōcāverīmus
offōcārīmus
offōcāvissēmus
offōcāssēmus
2nd pl.offōcētisoffōcārētisoffōcāverītis
offōcārītis
offōcāvissētis
offōcāssētis
3rd pl.offōcentoffōcārentoffōcāverint
offōcārint
offōcāvissent
offōcāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.offōcoroffōcābaroffōcābor
2nd sg.offōcāris
offōcāre
offōcābāris
offōcābāre
offōcāberis
offōcābere
3rd sg.offōcāturoffōcābāturoffōcābitur
1st pl.offōcāmuroffōcābāmuroffōcābimur
2nd pl.offōcāminīoffōcābāminīoffōcābiminī
3rd pl.offōcanturoffōcābanturoffōcābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.offōceroffōcārer
2nd sg.offōcēris
offōcēre
offōcārēris
offōcārēre
3rd sg.offōcēturoffōcārētur
1st pl.offōcēmuroffōcārēmur
2nd pl.offōcēminīoffōcārēminī
3rd pl.offōcenturoffōcārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.offōcāoffōcāre
pres. 2nd pl.offōcāteoffōcāminī
fut. 2nd sg.offōcātōoffōcātor
fut. 3rd sg.offōcātōoffōcātor
fut. 2nd pl.offōcātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.offōcantōoffōcantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveoffōcāreoffōcārī
perfect infinitiveoffōcāvisse
offōcāsse
offōcātum esse
future infinitiveoffōcātūrum esseoffōcātum īrī
present participleoffōcāns—
perfect participle—offōcātus
offōcāta, offōcātā, offōcātae, offōcātam, offōcātārum, offōcātās, offōcātī, offōcātōrum, offōcātōs
future participleoffōcātūrus
offōcātūra, offōcātūrā, offōcātūrae, offōcātūram, offōcātūrārum, offōcātūrās, offōcātūre, offōcātūrī, offōcātūrīs, offōcātūrō, offōcātūrōrum, offōcātūrōs, offōcātūrum
offōcandus
offōcanda, offōcandā, offōcandae, offōcandam, offōcandārum, offōcandās, offōcande, offōcandīs, offōcandōrum, offōcandōs
gerundoffōcandī, offōcandō, offōcandumsupineoffōcātum, offōcātū

offōco (obf-; collat. form offuco;
I. v. in the foll.), āre, v. a. ob-faux, to strangle, choke, suffocate (post-class.): cum oflocan das invicem fauces praebuissent (al. effo candas), Flor. 2, 11, 6; Sen. Brev. Vit. 2, 3: quicumque fluctus ejus offocant, Tert. Idol. 24: offucare aquam in fauces ad sorbendum dare, Paul. ex Fest. p. 192 Müll.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Latin fōc- 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 offōcō From ob- + fōc- (“throat”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanofegar
  • Catalanaufegar
  • Occitanofegar
  • Occitanaufegar
  • Catalanafogar
  • Occitanafogar
  • Occitanafojar
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseofegar
  • Portugueseafogarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese afogar
  • Spanishahogarfrom Old Spanish afogar
  • Galiciananfegar
  • Galicianoufegar
  • Aragoneseafocar
  • Aragoneseafogar
  • Asturianafogar
  • Galicianafogarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese afogar
Italo-Romance
  • Italianaffogare
  • Sardinianaffogarefrom Italian affogare
  • Sicilianaffucari

Quick answers

What does offōcō mean in Latin?
offōcō, a verb, means “to strangle, throttle, choke, suffocate”.
What are the principal parts of offōcō?
offōcō, offōcāre, offōcāvī, offōcātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce offōcō?
In classical Latin, [ɔfˈfoː.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ofˈfɔː.ko].