verbfirst conjugation
persecō
persecō (present infinitive persecāre, perfect active persecuī, supine persectum)
Classical[ˈpɛr.sɛ.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.se.ko]
Meaning
- to dissect, cut up, excise
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | persecō | persecābam | persecābō | persecuī | persecueram | persecuerō |
| 2nd sg. | persecās | persecābās | persecābis | persecuistī | persecuerās | persecueris |
| 3rd sg. | persecat | persecābat | persecābit | persecuit | persecuerat | persecuerit |
| 1st pl. | persecāmus | persecābāmus | persecābimus | persecuimus | persecuerāmus | persecuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | persecātis | persecābātis | persecābitis | persecuistis | persecuerātis | persecueritis |
| 3rd pl. | persecant | persecābant | persecābunt | persecuērunt persecuēre | persecuerant | persecuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | persecem | persecārem | persecuerim | persecuissem |
| 2nd sg. | persecēs | persecārēs | persecuerīs | persecuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | persecet | persecāret | persecuerit | persecuisset |
| 1st pl. | persecēmus | persecārēmus | persecuerīmus | persecuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | persecētis | persecārētis | persecuerītis | persecuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | persecent | persecārent | persecuerint | persecuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | persecor | persecābar | persecābor |
| 2nd sg. | persecāris persecāre | persecābāris persecābāre | persecāberis persecābere |
| 3rd sg. | persecātur | persecābātur | persecābitur |
| 1st pl. | persecāmur | persecābāmur | persecābimur |
| 2nd pl. | persecāminī | persecābāminī | persecābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | persecantur | persecābantur | persecābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | persecer | persecārer |
| 2nd sg. | persecēris persecēre | persecārēris persecārēre |
| 3rd sg. | persecētur | persecārētur |
| 1st pl. | persecēmur | persecārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | persecēminī | persecārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | persecentur | persecārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | persecā | persecāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | persecāte | persecāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | persecātō | persecātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | persecātō | persecātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | persecātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | persecantō | persecantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | persecāre | persecārī |
| perfect infinitive | persecuisse | persectum esse |
| future infinitive | persectūrum esse | persectum īrī |
| present participle | persecāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | persectus persecta, persectā, persectae, persectam, persectārum, persectās, persecte, persectī, persectīs, persectō, persectōrum, persectōs |
| future participle | persectūrus persecatūra, persecatūrā, persecatūrae, persecatūram, persecatūrārum, persecatūrās, persecatūre, persecatūrī, persecatūrīs, persecatūrō, persecatūrōrum, persecatūrōs, persecatūrum, persecatūrus, persectūra, persectūrā, persectūrae, persectūram, persectūrārum, persectūrās, persectūre, persectūrī, persectūrīs, persectūrō, persectūrōrum, persectūrōs, persectūrum | persecandus persecanda, persecandā, persecandae, persecandam, persecandārum, persecandās, persecande, persecandīs, persecandōrum, persecandōs |
gerundpersecandī, persecandō, persecandumsupinepersectum, persectū
per-sĕco, cui, ctum, 1, v. a.,
I. to cut up, exlirpate; to cut out, excise; trop.:
vitium, Liv. 40, 19 fin.: rei publicae vomicas, Auct. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 15: rerum naturas, to dissect, lay bare the secrets of nature, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 122. (For perseca, Cic. Att. 13, 23 fin., read persece; v. persequor, I. fin.)Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-secō cuī, ctus, āre,
to cut up, extirpate, cut out: id (vitium), L.: rerum naturas, lay bare: perseca et confice, cut away (obstacles).
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin persecō From per- + secō.
Descendants
- Italianpersegare
- Romanianpiersica