LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

postscrībō

postscrībō (present infinitive postscrībere, perfect active postscrīpsī, supine postscrīptum)
Classical[pɔs(ː)ˈkriː.boː]Ecclesiastical[postˈskriː.bo]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto write after or under

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.postscrībōpostscrībēbampostscrībampostscrīpsīpostscrīpserampostscrīpserō
2nd sg.postscrībispostscrībēbāspostscrībēspostscrīpsistīpostscrīpserāspostscrīpseris
3rd sg.postscrībitpostscrībēbatpostscrībetpostscrīpsitpostscrīpseratpostscrīpserit
1st pl.postscrībimuspostscrībēbāmuspostscrībēmuspostscrīpsimuspostscrīpserāmuspostscrīpserimus
2nd pl.postscrībitispostscrībēbātispostscrībētispostscrīpsistispostscrīpserātispostscrīpseritis
3rd pl.postscrībuntpostscrībēbantpostscrībentpostscrīpsērunt
postscrīpsēre		postscrīpserantpostscrīpserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.postscrībampostscrīberempostscrīpserimpostscrīpsissem
2nd sg.postscrībāspostscrīberēspostscrīpserīspostscrīpsissēs
3rd sg.postscrībatpostscrīberetpostscrīpseritpostscrīpsisset
1st pl.postscrībāmuspostscrīberēmuspostscrīpserīmuspostscrīpsissēmus
2nd pl.postscrībātispostscrīberētispostscrīpserītispostscrīpsissētis
3rd pl.postscrībantpostscrīberentpostscrīpserintpostscrīpsissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.postscrīborpostscrībēbarpostscrībar
2nd sg.postscrīberis
postscrībere		postscrībēbāris
postscrībēbāre		postscrībēris
postscrībēre
3rd sg.postscrībiturpostscrībēbāturpostscrībētur
1st pl.postscrībimurpostscrībēbāmurpostscrībēmur
2nd pl.postscrībiminīpostscrībēbāminīpostscrībēminī
3rd pl.postscrībunturpostscrībēbanturpostscrībentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.postscrībarpostscrīberer
2nd sg.postscrībāris
postscrībāre		postscrīberēris
postscrīberēre
3rd sg.postscrībāturpostscrīberētur
1st pl.postscrībāmurpostscrīberēmur
2nd pl.postscrībāminīpostscrīberēminī
3rd pl.postscrībanturpostscrīberentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.postscrībepostscrībere
pres. 2nd pl.postscrībitepostscrībiminī
fut. 2nd sg.postscrībitōpostscrībitor
fut. 3rd sg.postscrībitōpostscrībitor
fut. 2nd pl.postscrībitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.postscrībuntōpostscrībuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepostscrīberepostscrībī
perfect infinitivepostscrīpsissepostscrīptum esse
future infinitivepostscrīptūrum essepostscrīptum īrī
present participlepostscrībēns—
perfect participle—postscrīptus
postscrīpta, postscrīptā, postscrīptae, postscrīptam, postscrīptārum, postscrīptās, postscrīpte, postscrīptī, postscrīptīs, postscrīptō, postscrīptōrum, postscrīptōs
future participlepostscrīptūrus
postscrīptūra, postscrīptūrā, postscrīptūrae, postscrīptūram, postscrīptūrārum, postscrīptūrās, postscrīptūre, postscrīptūrī, postscrīptūrīs, postscrīptūrō, postscrīptūrōrum, postscrīptūrōs, postscrīptūrum		postscrībendus
postscrībundus, postscrībenda, postscrībendā, postscrībendae, postscrībendam, postscrībendārum, postscrībendās, postscrībende, postscrībendīs, postscrībendōrum, postscrībendōs
gerundpostscrībendī, postscrībendō, postscrībendumsupinepostscrīptum, postscrīptū

post-scrībo, ĕre, v. a.,
I. to write after or under, to add in writing (post-Aug.): Tiberii nomen suo postscripserat, Tac. A. 3, 64.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpostscrībō

Latin post- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin postscrībō From post- + scrībō (“write”).

Descendants
  • Englishpostscribe
  • Italianposcrivere

Quick answers

What does postscrībō mean in Latin?
postscrībō, a verb, means “to write after or under”.
What are the principal parts of postscrībō?
postscrībō, postscrībere, postscrīpsī, postscrīptum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce postscrībō?
In classical Latin, [pɔs(ː)ˈkriː.boː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [postˈskriː.bo].
Where does postscrībō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pós → Proto-Indo-European *pósti → Proto-Italic *posti → Old Latin poste → Latin postscrībō.