verbsecond conjugation
pollūceō
pollūceō (present infinitive pollūcēre, perfect active pollūxī, supine pollūctum)
Classical[pɔlˈluː.ke.oː]Ecclesiastical[polˈluː.t͡ʃe.o]
pollūcte sg. voc. m. perf. pass. ptcp.
Meaning
- to offer, place upon an altar as a sacrifice
polluxi tibi iam publicando epulo Herculis decimas
I have already offered tithes to you by making a public feast for Herculesc. 270 BCE – c. 201 BCE, Gnaeus Naevius, Comedies 21haec veniisse iam opus est quantum potest, ut decumam partem Herculi polluceam.
These need to be sold now as quickly as possible so that I may offer up a tithe to Hercules.c. 200 BCE, Plautus, Stichus 232–233 - to serve up
sequimini intro. spectatores, vos quoque ad cenam vocem, ni daturus nil sim nec sit quicquam pollucti domi
Follow me in, you two. Spectators, I’d also invite you to dinner, were it not for the fact that I’m not going to give any and that I don’t have any meal at homec. 211 BCE, Plautus, Rudens 1417–1419non ego sum pollucta pago. potin ut me apstineas manum?
I’m no dish for the whole village. Can’t you keep your hands away from me? (literally, “I am not offered to the village. Can you keep the hand from me?”)c. 211 BCE, Plautus, Rudens 425
Conjugation conjugation 2
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pollūceō | pollūcēbam | pollūcēbō | pollūxī | pollūxeram | pollūxerō |
| 2nd sg. | pollūcēs | pollūcēbās | pollūcēbis | pollūxistī | pollūxerās | pollūxeris |
| 3rd sg. | pollūcet | pollūcēbat | pollūcēbit | pollūxit | pollūxerat | pollūxerit |
| 1st pl. | pollūcēmus | pollūcēbāmus | pollūcēbimus | pollūximus | pollūxerāmus | pollūxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | pollūcētis | pollūcēbātis | pollūcēbitis | pollūxistis | pollūxerātis | pollūxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | pollūcent | pollūcēbant | pollūcēbunt | pollūxērunt pollūxēre | pollūxerant | pollūxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pollūceam | pollūcērem | pollūxerim | pollūxissem |
| 2nd sg. | pollūceās | pollūcērēs | pollūxerīs | pollūxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | pollūceat | pollūcēret | pollūxerit | pollūxisset |
| 1st pl. | pollūceāmus | pollūcērēmus | pollūxerīmus | pollūxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | pollūceātis | pollūcērētis | pollūxerītis | pollūxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | pollūceant | pollūcērent | pollūxerint | pollūxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pollūceor | pollūcēbar | pollūcēbor |
| 2nd sg. | pollūcēris pollūcēre | pollūcēbāris pollūcēbāre | pollūcēberis pollūcēbere |
| 3rd sg. | pollūcētur | pollūcēbātur | pollūcēbitur |
| 1st pl. | pollūcēmur | pollūcēbāmur | pollūcēbimur |
| 2nd pl. | pollūcēminī | pollūcēbāminī | pollūcēbiminī |
| 3rd pl. | pollūcentur | pollūcēbantur | pollūcēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pollūcear | pollūcērer |
| 2nd sg. | pollūceāris pollūceāre | pollūcērēris pollūcērēre |
| 3rd sg. | pollūceātur | pollūcērētur |
| 1st pl. | pollūceāmur | pollūcērēmur |
| 2nd pl. | pollūceāminī | pollūcērēminī |
| 3rd pl. | pollūceantur | pollūcērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | pollūcē | pollūcēre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | pollūcēte | pollūcēminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | pollūcētō | pollūcētor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | pollūcētō | pollūcētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | pollūcētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | pollūcentō | pollūcentor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | pollūcēre | pollūcērī |
| perfect infinitive | pollūxisse | pollūctum esse |
| future infinitive | pollūctūrum esse | pollūctum īrī |
| present participle | pollūcēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | pollūctus pollūcta, pollūctā, pollūctae, pollūctam, pollūctārum, pollūctās, pollūcte, pollūctī, pollūctīs, pollūctō, pollūctōrum, pollūctōs |
| future participle | pollūctūrus pollūctūra, pollūctūrā, pollūctūrae, pollūctūram, pollūctūrārum, pollūctūrās, pollūctūre, pollūctūrī, pollūctūrīs, pollūctūrō, pollūctūrōrum, pollūctūrōs, pollūctūrum | pollūcendus pollūcenda, pollūcendā, pollūcendae, pollūcendam, pollūcendārum, pollūcendās, pollūcende, pollūcendīs, pollūcendōrum, pollūcendōs |
gerundpollūcendī, pollūcendō, pollūcendumsupinepollūctum, pollūctū
pollūcĕo, xi, ctum, 2, v. a. old prep. port = Gr. προτί, πρός, and liceor; root licof linquo; Gr. λειπω; cf. licet.
I. Lit., in relig. lang., to place upon the altar as a sacrifice to the deity, to offer, offer up:
Jovi dapali culignam vini quantumvis polluceto ... cum pollucere oportebit, sic facies, etc., Cato, R. R. 132: polluxi tibi iam publicando epulo Herculis decumas, Naev. ap. Prisc. p. 874 P. (Com. Rel. p. 9 Rib.): decumam partem Herculi, Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 80: pisces, Cass. Hem. ap. Plin. 32, 2, 10, § 20: pollucere merces (quas cuivis deo) liceat, sunt far, polenta, vinum, panis fermentalis, ficus passa, suilla, bubula, agnina, casei, ovilla, alica, sesama et oleum, pisces quibus est squama praeter scarum: Herculi autem omnia esculenta, potulenta, Fest. p. 253 Müll.—II. Transf.
A. To serve up as a dish: non ego sum pollucta pago, I am no dish for the village (like the Engl. saying, I am meat for your master), Plaut. Rud. 2, 4, 11.—
B. To entertain, to treal with a thing (ante- and post-class.). *
2. Trop., to cause to share in or partake of, Arn. 5, 164.—Hence,
A. pol-luctum, i, n., the thing offered, an offering; also, a sacrificial banquet:
polluctum quod a porricendo est fictum. Cum enim ex mercibus libamenta porrecta sunt Herculi in aram, tum polluctum est, Varr. L. L. 6, § 54 Müll.: ad polluctum emere, Cass. Hem. ap. Plin. 32, 2, 10, § 20: polluctum Herculis, Macr. S. 2, 12 fin.; Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 63.—B. polluctē, adv., with rich offerings, sumptuously, magnificently: pollucte prodigus, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Fest. s. v. prodegeris, p. 229 Müll. (dub.).
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*pr̥-
- Proto-Italic*por-
- Latinpollūceō
Proto-Indo-European *leyk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *loyk-éye-ti Proto-Italic *loikeō Latin pollūceō From por- (“forth”) + Proto-Italic *loikeō (“to make available, offer”, causative), from a tentative Proto-Indo-European *leyk- (“to be available, to be on offer”), a different grade of which gave liceor. One inscription from Sora contains the form POLOVCTA, which theoretically preserve an older unmonopthongized *-ow-, in which case the Proto-Italic pre-form could not have *-oi. However, this evidence is not reliable: The same inscription also contains monotphongized VOTO (< *woweto-), and evidence from the surrounding regions also attests to early monophthongization. Thus, the form from Sora is probably a deliberate archaism, or perhaps an accurate representation of a phonological development particular to that dialect whereby *oi became *ou. Within Latin, related to polliceor. Compare also other verbs of offering with the prefix por-, such as porriciō (“to make an offering of”) and porrigō (“to offer, hold out”).