verbfirst conjugation
percōlō
percōlō (present infinitive percōlāre, perfect active percōlāvī, supine percōlātum)
Classical[pɛrˈkoː.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[perˈkɔː.lo]
Meaning
- to strain or filter through; to percolate
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | percōlō | percōlābam | percōlābō | percōlāvī | percōlāveram | percōlāverō percōlārō |
| 2nd sg. | percōlās | percōlābās | percōlābis | percōlāvistī percōlāstī | percōlāverās percōlārās | percōlāveris |
| 3rd sg. | percōlat | percōlābat | percōlābit | percōlāvit | percōlāverat percōlārat | percōlāverit percōlārit |
| 1st pl. | percōlāmus | percōlābāmus | percōlābimus | percōlāvimus | percōlāverāmus | percōlāverimus percōlārimus |
| 2nd pl. | percōlātis | percōlābātis | percōlābitis | percōlāvistis percōlāstis | percōlāverātis percōlārātis | percōlāveritis percōlāritis |
| 3rd pl. | percōlant | percōlābant | percōlābunt | percōlāvērunt percōlāvēre, percōlārunt | percōlāverant percōlārant | percōlāverint percōlārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | percōlem | percōlārem | percōlāverim percōlārim | percōlāvissem percōlāssem |
| 2nd sg. | percōlēs | percōlārēs | percōlāverīs | percōlāvissēs percōlāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | percōlet | percōlāret | percōlāverit percōlārit | percōlāvisset percōlāsset |
| 1st pl. | percōlēmus | percōlārēmus | percōlāverīmus percōlārīmus | percōlāvissēmus percōlāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | percōlētis | percōlārētis | percōlāverītis percōlārītis | percōlāvissētis percōlāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | percōlent | percōlārent | percōlāverint percōlārint | percōlāvissent percōlāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | percōlor | percōlābar | percōlābor |
| 2nd sg. | percōlāris percōlāre | percōlābāris percōlābāre | percōlāberis percōlābere |
| 3rd sg. | percōlātur | percōlābātur | percōlābitur |
| 1st pl. | percōlāmur | percōlābāmur | percōlābimur |
| 2nd pl. | percōlāminī | percōlābāminī | percōlābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | percōlantur | percōlābantur | percōlābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | percōler | percōlārer |
| 2nd sg. | percōlēris percōlēre | percōlārēris percōlārēre |
| 3rd sg. | percōlētur | percōlārētur |
| 1st pl. | percōlēmur | percōlārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | percōlēminī | percōlārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | percōlentur | percōlārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | percōlā | percōlāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | percōlāte | percōlāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | percōlātō | percōlātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | percōlātō | percōlātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | percōlātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | percōlantō | percōlantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | percōlāre | percōlārī |
| perfect infinitive | percōlāvisse percōlāsse | percōlātum esse |
| future infinitive | percōlātūrum esse | percōlātum īrī |
| present participle | percōlāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | percōlātus percōlāta, percōlātā, percōlātae, percōlātam, percōlātārum, percōlātās, percōlātī, percōlātōrum, percōlātōs |
| future participle | percōlātūrus percōlātūra, percōlātūrā, percōlātūrae, percōlātūram, percōlātūrārum, percōlātūrās, percōlātūre, percōlātūrī, percōlātūrīs, percōlātūrō, percōlātūrōrum, percōlātūrōs, percōlātūrum | percōlandus percōlanda, percōlandā, percōlandae, percōlandam, percōlandārum, percōlandās, percōlande, percōlandīs, percōlandōrum, percōlandōs |
gerundpercōlandī, percōlandō, percōlandumsupinepercōlātum, percōlātū
per-cōlo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I. to strain through, to filter, percolate.
I. Lit.:
tum vinum percolato, polentam abicito, Cato, R. R. 108; Cels. 6, 9; Col. 12, 41, 2; Plin. 31, 6, 37, § 70.—II. Transf., in gen., to cause to pass through:
umor per terras percolatur, passes through, Lucr. 2, 475: cibos et potiones, to pass through one, i. e. to swallow and digest, Sen. Q. N. praef. § 3: terra bibula crebros imbros percolat atque transmittit, Plin. 18, 11, 29, § 110.per-cŏlo, cŏlŭi, cultum, 3, v. a.
I. Lit.
A. To cultivate, of the soil; hence, to inhabit:
Eleusiniam glebam, App. M. 11, 2, p. 257.—B. To perfect, finish:
incohata percolui, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 41.—II. Transf.
A. To cleanse:
os curā, App. Mag. 8.—B. To deck, beautify, adorn:
aliquid eloquentiā, Tac. Agr. 10.—C. To honor greatly, to revere, reverence:
si patrem percoles, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 4: conjugem liberosque, Tac. A. 4, 68: multos praefecturis et procurationibus, plerosque senatorii ordinis honore, id. H. 2, 82: deos, Sol. 22, 7: dei numen in uxoris laboribus percolens, App. M. 6, 15, p. 179: Aegyptii cerimoniis me propriis percolentes appellant Isidem, id. ib. 11. 5, p. 259: initia Cereris, celebrate, Aur. Vict. Caes. 14, 4: funus, id. ib. 20, 30.—D. To persecute, pursue, cultivate:
vestras disciplinas studiosius, App. Flor. 4, 18, p. 361: cumulata habent quae sedulo percolunt, id. Deo Soc. 22, p. 54.—Hence, percultus, a, um, P. a.: femina perculta, highly adorned, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 22.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-colō coluī, —, ere,
to deck, beautify, adorn: quae priores eloquentiā percoluere, Ta.—To honor: coniugem, Ta.: multos praefecturis, Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Latin cōlō Latin percōlō From per- (“through”) + cōlō (“to filter, strain, purify”).
Descendants
- Englishpercolate
- Frenchpercoler
- Italianpercolare
- Portuguesepercolar
- Romanianpercola
- Spanishpercolar