verbfirst conjugation, deponent
pollicitor
pollicitor (present infinitive pollicitārī or pollicitārier, perfect active pollicitātus sum)
Classical[pɔlˈlɪ.kɪ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[polˈliː.t͡ʃi.tor]
Meaning
- deponentto promise
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pollicitor | pollicitābar | pollicitābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | pollicitāris pollicitāre | pollicitābāris pollicitābāre | pollicitāberis pollicitābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | pollicitātur | pollicitābātur | pollicitābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | pollicitāmur | pollicitābāmur | pollicitābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | pollicitāminī | pollicitābāminī | pollicitābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | pollicitantur | pollicitābantur | pollicitābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | polliciter | pollicitārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | pollicitēris pollicitēre | pollicitārēris pollicitārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | pollicitētur | pollicitārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | pollicitēmur | pollicitārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | pollicitēminī | pollicitārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | pollicitentur | pollicitārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | pollicitāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | pollicitāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | pollicitātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | pollicitātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | pollicitantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | pollicitārī pollicitārier | — |
| perfect infinitive | pollicitātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | pollicitātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | pollicitāns | — |
| perfect participle | pollicitātus pollicitāta, pollicitātā, pollicitātae, pollicitātam, pollicitātārum, pollicitātās, pollicitāte, pollicitātī, pollicitātīs, pollicitātō, pollicitātōrum, pollicitātōs | — |
| future participle | pollicitātūrus pollicitātūra, pollicitātūrā, pollicitātūrae, pollicitātūram, pollicitātūrārum, pollicitātūrās, pollicitātūre, pollicitātūrī, pollicitātūrīs, pollicitātūrō, pollicitātūrōrum, pollicitātūrōs, pollicitātūrum | pollicitandus pollicitanda, pollicitandā, pollicitandae, pollicitandam, pollicitandārum, pollicitandās, pollicitande, pollicitandīs, pollicitandōrum, pollicitandōs |
gerundpollicitandī, pollicitandō, pollicitandumsupinepollicitātum, pollicitātū
pollĭcĭtor, ātus, 1, v. freq. a. and n. polliceor,
I. to promise (mostly ante- and post-class.;
not in Cic. or Cæs.): pro capite argentum, Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 24: operam suam alicui, id. Mil. 3, 3, 6; Dig. 50, 12, 6. —Absol.: ego te complures menses tuli Pollicitantem, nihil ferentem, Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 36: sollicitando et pollicitando, id. And. 5, 4, 9: largiundo atque pollicitando magis incendere, Sall. C. 38, 1; id. J. 8, 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pollicitor ātus, ārī, freq.
polliceor, to promise : pollicitans et nihil ferens, T.: pollicitando incendere (plebem), S.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō Latin pollicitor From polliceor + -tō (“frequentative suffix”).