verbthird conjugation
pectō
pectō (present infinitive pectere, perfect active pexī, supine pexum)
Classical[ˈpɛk.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛk.to]
Meaning
- to comb
- to card, heckle, comb
- broadlyto hoe, weed
- figurativelyto give someone a thrashing, thrash
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pectō | pectēbam | pectam | pexī | pexeram | pexerō |
| 2nd sg. | pectis | pectēbās | pectēs | pexistī | pexerās | pexeris |
| 3rd sg. | pectit | pectēbat | pectet | pexit | pexerat | pexerit |
| 1st pl. | pectimus | pectēbāmus | pectēmus | peximus | pexerāmus | pexerimus |
| 2nd pl. | pectitis | pectēbātis | pectētis | pexistis | pexerātis | pexeritis |
| 3rd pl. | pectunt | pectēbant | pectent | pexērunt pexēre | pexerant | pexerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pectam | pecterem | pexerim | pexissem |
| 2nd sg. | pectās | pecterēs | pexerīs | pexissēs |
| 3rd sg. | pectat | pecteret | pexerit | pexisset |
| 1st pl. | pectāmus | pecterēmus | pexerīmus | pexissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | pectātis | pecterētis | pexerītis | pexissētis |
| 3rd pl. | pectant | pecterent | pexerint | pexissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pector | pectēbar | pectar |
| 2nd sg. | pecteris pectere | pectēbāris pectēbāre | pectēris pectēre |
| 3rd sg. | pectitur | pectēbātur | pectētur |
| 1st pl. | pectimur | pectēbāmur | pectēmur |
| 2nd pl. | pectiminī | pectēbāminī | pectēminī |
| 3rd pl. | pectuntur | pectēbantur | pectentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pectar | pecterer |
| 2nd sg. | pectāris pectāre | pecterēris pecterēre |
| 3rd sg. | pectātur | pecterētur |
| 1st pl. | pectāmur | pecterēmur |
| 2nd pl. | pectāminī | pecterēminī |
| 3rd pl. | pectantur | pecterentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | pecte | pectere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | pectite | pectiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | pectitō | pectitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | pectitō | pectitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | pectitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | pectuntō | pectuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | pectere | pectī |
| perfect infinitive | pexisse | pexum esse |
| future infinitive | pexūrum esse | pexum īrī |
| present participle | pectēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | pexus pexa, pexā, pexae, pexam, pexārum, pexās, pexe, pexīs, pexō, pexōrum, pexōs |
| future participle | pexūrus pexūra, pexūrā, pexūrae, pexūram, pexūrārum, pexūrās, pexūre, pexūrī, pexūrīs, pexūrō, pexūrōrum, pexūrōs, pexūrum | pectendus pectundus, pectenda, pectendā, pectendae, pectendam, pectendārum, pectendās, pectende, pectendīs, pectendōrum, pectendōs |
gerundpectendī, pectendō, pectendumsupinepexum, pexū
pecto, pexi (pexui, Alcim. Ep. 77), pexum and pectĭtum, 3, v. a. Gr. πέκω, πεκτέω, to comb, shear; πόκος, fleece; Lat. pecten,
I. to comb.
I. Lit.:
tenues comas, Tib. 1, 9, 68: longas comas, id. 2, 5, 8: caesariem, Hor. C. 1, 15, 14: capillos, Ov. H. 13, 31; cf.: pexisti capillum, Maec. ap. Prisc. p. 903 P: barbam, Juv. 14, 216: pectebat ferum (cervum), Verg. A. 7, 489: capilli pexi, Juv. 11, 150: pexa barba, Mart. 7, 58, 2: ille pexus pinguisque doctor, Quint. 1, 5, 14.—In a Greek construction: ipsa comas pectar, Ov. H. 13, 39.—II. Transf.
A. To comb, card, heckle:
stuppa pectitur ferreis hamis, Plin. 19, 1, 3, § 17: pectitae lanae, Col. 12, 3, 6.—B. To dress, hoe, weed, Col. 10, 148:
pectita tellus, id. 10, 94.—Hence, III. Trop., comic.: aliquem fusti or pugnis, to give one a dressing or thrashing:
leno pugnis pectitur, Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 47: pugnis, id. Men. 5, 7, 28: aliquem fusti, id. Capt. 4, 2, 116.—Hence, pexus (as a surname, written PEXSVS, PEXSA, Inscr. Grut. 487, 1; Marin. Iscriz. Alb. p. 91), a, um, P. a., woolly, that still has the nap on, new: tunica, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 95: vestes, Plin. 8, 48, 73, § 191.—Hence: pexa munera, prob. a new woolly toga, Mart. 7, 46, 6.—B. Transf.:
folium, woolly, Col. 11, 3, 26.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pectō pēxī, pexus, ere
PEC-, to comb : pexo capillo: caesariem, H.: barbam, Iu.: ferum (cervum), V.: ipsa comas pectar, O.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *pektō, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to pluck”). Cognates include Ancient Greek πέκω (pékō, “comb or card wool”).