verbthird conjugation
perscrībō
perscrībō (present infinitive perscrībere, perfect active perscrīpsī, supine perscrīptum)
Classical[pɛrˈskriː.boː]Ecclesiastical[perˈskriː.bo]
Meaning
- to write out; to write in full or in detail
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perscrībō | perscrībēbam | perscrībam | perscrīpsī | perscrīpseram | perscrīpserō |
| 2nd sg. | perscrībis | perscrībēbās | perscrībēs | perscrīpsistī | perscrīpserās | perscrīpseris |
| 3rd sg. | perscrībit | perscrībēbat | perscrībet | perscrīpsit | perscrīpserat | perscrīpserit |
| 1st pl. | perscrībimus | perscrībēbāmus | perscrībēmus | perscrīpsimus | perscrīpserāmus | perscrīpserimus |
| 2nd pl. | perscrībitis | perscrībēbātis | perscrībētis | perscrīpsistis | perscrīpserātis | perscrīpseritis |
| 3rd pl. | perscrībunt | perscrībēbant | perscrībent | perscrīpsērunt perscrīpsēre | perscrīpserant | perscrīpserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perscrībam | perscrīberem | perscrīpserim | perscrīpsissem |
| 2nd sg. | perscrībās | perscrīberēs | perscrīpserīs | perscrīpsissēs |
| 3rd sg. | perscrībat | perscrīberet | perscrīpserit | perscrīpsisset |
| 1st pl. | perscrībāmus | perscrīberēmus | perscrīpserīmus | perscrīpsissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | perscrībātis | perscrīberētis | perscrīpserītis | perscrīpsissētis |
| 3rd pl. | perscrībant | perscrīberent | perscrīpserint | perscrīpsissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perscrībor | perscrībēbar | perscrībar |
| 2nd sg. | perscrīberis perscrībere | perscrībēbāris perscrībēbāre | perscrībēris perscrībēre |
| 3rd sg. | perscrībitur | perscrībēbātur | perscrībētur |
| 1st pl. | perscrībimur | perscrībēbāmur | perscrībēmur |
| 2nd pl. | perscrībiminī | perscrībēbāminī | perscrībēminī |
| 3rd pl. | perscrībuntur | perscrībēbantur | perscrībentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perscrībar | perscrīberer |
| 2nd sg. | perscrībāris perscrībāre | perscrīberēris perscrīberēre |
| 3rd sg. | perscrībātur | perscrīberētur |
| 1st pl. | perscrībāmur | perscrīberēmur |
| 2nd pl. | perscrībāminī | perscrīberēminī |
| 3rd pl. | perscrībantur | perscrīberentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | perscrībe | perscrībere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | perscrībite | perscrībiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | perscrībitō | perscrībitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | perscrībitō | perscrībitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | perscrībitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | perscrībuntō | perscrībuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | perscrībere | perscrībī |
| perfect infinitive | perscrīpsisse | perscrīptum esse |
| future infinitive | perscrīptūrum esse | perscrīptum īrī |
| present participle | perscrībēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | perscrīptus perscrīpta, perscrīptā, perscrīptae, perscrīptam, perscrīptārum, perscrīptās, perscrīpte, perscrīptī, perscrīptīs, perscrīptō, perscrīptōrum, perscrīptōs |
| future participle | perscrīptūrus perscrīptūra, perscrīptūrā, perscrīptūrae, perscrīptūram, perscrīptūrārum, perscrīptūrās, perscrīptūre, perscrīptūrī, perscrīptūrīs, perscrīptūrō, perscrīptūrōrum, perscrīptūrōs, perscrīptūrum | perscrībendus perscrībundus, perscrībenda, perscrībendā, perscrībendae, perscrībendam, perscrībendārum, perscrībendās, perscrībende, perscrībendīs, perscrībendōrum, perscrībendōs |
gerundperscrībendī, perscrībendō, perscrībendumsupineperscrīptum, perscrīptū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- res populi Romani perscribere
- to write a history of Rome.
per-scrībo, psi, ptum, 3, v. a.
I. Lit., to write in full or at length, to write out, to write without abbreviations (cf.: conscribo, compono): verbo non perscripto, not being written in full, Tiro Tullius ap. Gell. 10, 1, 7:
in M. Catonis quartā Origine ita perscriptum est, written out, written in full, Gell. 10, 1, 10: notata, non perscripta erat summa, Suet. Galb. 5: est circa perscribendas vel paucioribus litteris notandas voces studium necessarium, Val. Prob. Not. Sign. 1.—II. Transf.
A. To write a full description of, to write in full or at length, to write out:
nunc velim mihi plane perscribas, quid videas, Cic. Att. 3, 13, 2: de meis rebus ad Lollium perscripsi, id. Fam. 5, 3, 2: hoc perscriptum in monumentis veteribus reperietis, ut, etc., id. Agr. 2, 32, 88: res populi Romani a primordio urbis, Liv. praef. init.: versum puris verbis, Hor. S. 1, 4, 54. —B. To write or note down; to enter, register, Caes. B. C. 1, 6:
quoniam nondum perscriptum est senatūs consultum, ex memoriā vobis, quid senatus censuerit exponam, Cic. Cat. 3, 6, 13: in tabulas publicas ad aerarium perscribenda curavit, Cic. Verr. 1, 21, 57; 2, 1, 35, § 89.—Hence, tabulae ubi aera perscribantur usuraria, i. e. inscribed, but never paid out, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 53.—Esp., of entering in an account-book: falsum nomen, Cic. Rosc. Com. 1, 1.—C. To write a full account of to any one, to announce, relate, or describe in writing or by letter:
rem gestam in Eburonibus perscribit, Caes. B. G. 5, 47; id. B. C. 1, 53: perscribit in litteris hostes ab se discessisse, id. B. G. 5, 49: orationem alicui, Cic. Fam. 5, 4, 2: omnia, id. ib. 14, 5, 1.—D. To make over in writing, to assign any thing to any one:
argentum perscripsi illis, quibus debui, Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 30: pecuniam, Cic. Fl. 19, 44; cf. id. Att. 16, 2, 1: si quid usurae nomine numeratum aut perscriptum fuisset, Suet. Caes. 42; cf. Liv. 24, 18.—E. To draw a line across, to cross a written character = διαγράφειν (post-class.):
as nummus est libralis et per I perscriptam notatur †: dupondius nummus est bilibris per duas II perscriptas H, etc. ... denarius quoque decem librarum nummus per X perscriptam notatur *, Prisc. de Ponder. p. 1347 P.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-scrībō īpsī, īptus, ere,
to write in full, write at length, write out: res gestas populi R., S.: de meis rebus ad Lollium: hoc perscriptum in monumentis reperietis, ut, etc.: a primordio urbis res populi R., L.: versum puris verbis, H.—In public records, to record, enter, register: senatūs consulta, Cs.: in tabulas publicas ad aerarium.—<*> In account books, to enter, charge: falsum nomen. —To describe fully, recount, detail: rem gestam, Cs.: mihi tuam orationem.—To make over by writing, assign, pay by draft: argentum alcui, T.: de publico alqd: a quaestore perscribi, to be paid by a draft on the quaestor, L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scribo Latin perscrībō From per- + scribo.