LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

picō

picō (present infinitive picāre, perfect active picāvī, supine picātum)
Classical[ˈpɪ.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpiː.ko]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto smear with pitch, to tar
  2. transitiveto season (wine) with a pitchy flavour

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.picōpicābampicābōpicāvīpicāverampicāverō
2nd sg.picāspicābāspicābispicāvistīpicāverāspicāveris
3rd sg.picatpicābatpicābitpicāvitpicāveratpicāverit
1st pl.picāmuspicābāmuspicābimuspicāvimuspicāverāmuspicāverimus
2nd pl.picātispicābātispicābitispicāvistispicāverātispicāveritis
3rd pl.picantpicābantpicābuntpicāvērunt
picāvēre
picāverantpicāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.picempicārempicāverimpicāvissem
2nd sg.picēspicārēspicāverīspicāvissēs
3rd sg.picetpicāretpicāveritpicāvisset
1st pl.picēmuspicārēmuspicāverīmuspicāvissēmus
2nd pl.picētispicārētispicāverītispicāvissētis
3rd pl.picentpicārentpicāverintpicāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.picorpicābarpicābor
2nd sg.picāris
picāre
picābāris
picābāre
picāberis
picābere
3rd sg.picāturpicābāturpicābitur
1st pl.picāmurpicābāmurpicābimur
2nd pl.picāminīpicābāminīpicābiminī
3rd pl.picanturpicābanturpicābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.picerpicārer
2nd sg.picēris
picēre
picārēris
picārēre
3rd sg.picēturpicārētur
1st pl.picēmurpicārēmur
2nd pl.picēminīpicārēminī
3rd pl.picenturpicārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.picāpicāre
pres. 2nd pl.picātepicāminī
fut. 2nd sg.picātōpicātor
fut. 3rd sg.picātōpicātor
fut. 2nd pl.picātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.picantōpicantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepicārepicārī
perfect infinitivepicāvissepicātum esse
future infinitivepicātūrum essepicātum īrī
present participlepicāns—
perfect participle—picātus
future participlepicātūruspicandus
gerundpicandī, picandō, picandumsupinepicātum, picātū

pĭco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. id.,
I. to bedaub with pitch, to pitch, to tar.
I. Lit.: dolia picata, lacus, vinarius picatus, Cato, R. R. 25 sq.: dolia, Suet. Claud. 16: parietes, Plin. 36, 22, 48, § 166; 11, 7, 6, § 16.—
II. Transf., to season with pitch: vinum, Col. 12, 23.— Hence, pĭcātus, a, um, P. a., pitchy: vinum picatum, wine that has naturally a pitchy taste, Plin. 23, 1, 24, § 47; 14, 2, 4, § 26; Mart. 13, 107.

Origins

From pix (“pitch”).

Descendants
  • Catalanpegar
  • Catalanempegar
  • Englishpay
  • Occitanpegar
  • Frenchpéguerfrom Occitan pegar
  • Frenchempéguerfrom Occitan pegar
  • Occitanempegar
  • Portuguesepegar
  • Spanishpegar
  • Spanishempegar

Quick answers

What does picō mean in Latin?
picō, a verb, means “to smear with pitch, to tar; to season (wine) with a pitchy flavour”.
What are the principal parts of picō?
picō, picāre, picāvī, picātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce picō?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɪ.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpiː.ko].