verbfirst conjugation
perfricō
perfricō (present infinitive perfricāre, perfect active perfricuī, supine perfricātum or perfrictum)
Classical[ˈpɛr.frɪ.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.fri.ko]
Meaning
- to rub all over
- to put on a bold face (rub away blushes)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perfricō | perfricābam | perfricābō | perfricuī | perfricueram | perfricuerō perfricārō |
| 2nd sg. | perfricās | perfricābās | perfricābis | perfricuistī perfricāstī | perfricuerās perfricārās | perfricueris |
| 3rd sg. | perfricat | perfricābat | perfricābit | perfricuit | perfricuerat perfricārat | perfricuerit perfricārit |
| 1st pl. | perfricāmus | perfricābāmus | perfricābimus | perfricuimus | perfricuerāmus | perfricuerimus perfricārimus |
| 2nd pl. | perfricātis | perfricābātis | perfricābitis | perfricuistis perfricāstis | perfricuerātis perfricārātis | perfricueritis perfricāritis |
| 3rd pl. | perfricant | perfricābant | perfricābunt | perfricuērunt perfricuēre, perfricārunt | perfricuerant perfricārant | perfricuerint perfricārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perfricem | perfricārem | perfricuerim perfricārim | perfricuissem perfricāssem |
| 2nd sg. | perfricēs | perfricārēs | perfricuerīs | perfricuissēs perfricāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | perfricet | perfricāret | perfricuerit perfricārit | perfricuisset perfricāsset |
| 1st pl. | perfricēmus | perfricārēmus | perfricuerīmus perfricārīmus | perfricuissēmus perfricāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | perfricētis | perfricārētis | perfricuerītis perfricārītis | perfricuissētis perfricāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | perfricent | perfricārent | perfricuerint perfricārint | perfricuissent perfricāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perfricor | perfricābar | perfricābor |
| 2nd sg. | perfricāris perfricāre | perfricābāris perfricābāre | perfricāberis perfricābere |
| 3rd sg. | perfricātur | perfricābātur | perfricābitur |
| 1st pl. | perfricāmur | perfricābāmur | perfricābimur |
| 2nd pl. | perfricāminī | perfricābāminī | perfricābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | perfricantur | perfricābantur | perfricābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perfricer | perfricārer |
| 2nd sg. | perfricēris perfricēre | perfricārēris perfricārēre |
| 3rd sg. | perfricētur | perfricārētur |
| 1st pl. | perfricēmur | perfricārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | perfricēminī | perfricārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | perfricentur | perfricārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | perfricā | perfricāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | perfricāte | perfricāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | perfricātō | perfricātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | perfricātō | perfricātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | perfricātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | perfricantō | perfricantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | perfricāre | perfricārī |
| perfect infinitive | perfricuisse perfricāsse | perfricātum esse perfrictum esse |
| future infinitive | perfricātūrum esse perfrictūrum esse | perfricātum īrī perfrictum īrī |
| present participle | perfricāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | perfricātus perfrictus, perfricāta, perfricātā, perfricātae, perfricātam, perfricātārum, perfricātās, perfricātī, perfricātōrum, perfricātōs |
| future participle | perfricātūrus perfrictūrus, perfricātūra, perfricātūrā, perfricātūrae, perfricātūram, perfricātūrārum, perfricātūrās, perfricātūre, perfricātūrī, perfricātūrīs, perfricātūrō, perfricātūrōrum, perfricātūrōs, perfricātūrum | perfricandus perfricanda, perfricandā, perfricandae, perfricandam, perfricandārum, perfricandās, perfricande, perfricandīs, perfricandōrum, perfricandōs |
gerundperfricandī, perfricandō, perfricandumsupineperfricātum, perfricātū
per-frĭco, cui, cātum, and ctum, āre, v. a.
I. Lit., to rub all over, to rub or scratch (class.):
caput unguento, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 62: totam faciem fuligine, Petr. 22; Cels. 3, 14: totum corpus, id. 1, 3; Plin. 28, 12, 51, § 190: perfrictis oculis, App. M. 2, p. 125, 28: dentes, Ov. A. A. 3, 216: caput sinistrā manu perfricans, scratching his head, Cic. Pis. 25, 61.—II. Transf.: frontem, faciem, os, to rub one's forehead or face, in order to make one's blushes disappear; hence, to lay aside all sense of shame, to cast off shame, summon one's assurance, put on a bold face (class.):
cum os perfricuisti, Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 41: vitiosa sunt illa ... perfricare faciem et quasi improbam facere, Quint. 11, 3, 160: cum perfricuit frontem posuitque pudorem, Mart. 11, 27, 7: perfrica frontem et dic, Calv. ap. Quint. 9, 2, 25: perfricui faciem, Plin. H. N. praef. § 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-fricō cuī, —, āre,
to rub all over, scratch: caput manu.—With os, to rub away blushes, cast off shame: cum os perfricuisti.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰriH-o-s Proto-Italic *frios 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 friō Latin -ic- ▲ Latin -ō Latin -icō Latin fricō Latin perfricō From per- + fricō.
Descendants
- Englishperfricate
In English words that came into English from perfricō
- perfricationperfricātiō