verbthird conjugation, deponent
pacīscor
pacīscor (present infinitive pacīscī, perfect active pactus sum)
Classical[paˈkiːs.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[paˈt͡ʃis.kor]
Meaning
- deponentto make a bargain, contract or agreement with
- broadlydeponentto betroth
ex qua pactus esset vir domo in matrimonium duceret
27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 4 - deponentto barter, hazard, stake
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
foedus faciōpaciscor -ī, pactus — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 1
Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pacīscor | pacīscēbar | pacīscar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | pacīsceris pacīscere | pacīscēbāris pacīscēbāre | pacīscēris pacīscēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | pacīscitur | pacīscēbātur | pacīscētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | pacīscimur | pacīscēbāmur | pacīscēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | pacīsciminī | pacīscēbāminī | pacīscēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | pacīscuntur | pacīscēbantur | pacīscentur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pacīscar | pacīscerer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | pacīscāris pacīscāre | pacīscerēris pacīscerēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | pacīscātur | pacīscerētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | pacīscāmur | pacīscerēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | pacīscāminī | pacīscerēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | pacīscantur | pacīscerentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | pacīscere | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | pacīsciminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | pacīscitor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | pacīscitor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | pacīscuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | pacīscī | — |
| perfect infinitive | pactum esse | — |
| future infinitive | pactūrum esse | — |
| present participle | pacīscēns | — |
| perfect participle | pactus | — |
| future participle | pactūrus | pacīscendus pacīscundus |
gerundpacīscendī, pacīscendō, pacīscendumsupinepactum, pactū
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
păciscor, pactus, 3,
I. v. dep. n. and a. (act. collat. form, v. supra) [1. paco], to make a bargain, contract, or agreement with any one; to covenant, agree, stipulate, bargain, contract respecting any thing (cf.: transigo, stipulor, pango).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.
(a). Neutr.:
pacisci cum illo paululā pecuniā potes, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 24; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 14, § 36; Ov. M. 4, 702: paciscitur magnā mercede cum Celtiberorum principibus, ut, etc., Liv. 25, 33; cf.: pacti sunt inter se, ut die statutā, Just. 1, 10, 4; 16, 4, 7; 38, 3, 5; cf. esp. id. 3, 6, 10: votis pacisci, Ne Cypriae Tyriaeque merces Addant avaro divitias mari (= votis transigere cum dis), Hor. C. 3, 29, 59: de mercedibus, Suet. Gram. 7.—(b). Act.:
quae pacisci modo scis, set quod pacta's, non scis solvere, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 89: argentum, id. ib. arg. 1, 9: quam (provinciam) sibi pactus erat, Cic. Sest. 25, 55: rem, Auct. Her. 2, 13, 20: pecuniam cum aliquo, Auct. B. Alex. 55: omnibus proscriptis, reditum salutemque pactus est, Vell. 2, 77, 2: ab aliquo vitam, Sall. J. 26, 1; so, pactus in singulos (homines) minas decem a tyranno, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 99: cum Xerxe nuptias filiae, Just. 2, 15, 14.—With object-clause: Leucippo fieri pactus uterque gener, Ov. F. 5, 702: dimitti (eum) pactus, si, etc., Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 18.—In part. fut. pass.: ut firma fierent paciscenda, Amm. 31, 12, 13.—B. In partic., of a marriage-contract, to betroth a woman (syn.:
despondeo, spondeo): ex quā pactus esset vir domo, in matrimonium duceret, Liv. 4, 4, 10: Etutam pacto fratri eum invidisse, id. 44, 30, 4.—II. Trop., to barter, hazard, stake (poet.):
vitam pro laude, Verg. A. 5, 230: letum pro laude, id. ib. 12, 49: aevum pro luce, Stat. Th. 1, 317.Origins
From pacō (“to come to an agreement”) + -īscō (inchoative suffix). Related to pactum (“agreement, means”) and pāx (“peace”).