verbfirst conjugation
prōsecō
prōsecō (present infinitive prōsecāre, perfect active prōsecuī, supine prōsectum)
Classical[ˈproː.sɛ.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.s̬e.ko]
Meaning
- to cut off or away
- to sacrifice
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōsecō | prōsecābam | prōsecābō | prōsecuī | prōsecueram | prōsecuerō |
| 2nd sg. | prōsecās | prōsecābās | prōsecābis | prōsecuistī | prōsecuerās | prōsecueris |
| 3rd sg. | prōsecat | prōsecābat | prōsecābit | prōsecuit | prōsecuerat | prōsecuerit |
| 1st pl. | prōsecāmus | prōsecābāmus | prōsecābimus | prōsecuimus | prōsecuerāmus | prōsecuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | prōsecātis | prōsecābātis | prōsecābitis | prōsecuistis | prōsecuerātis | prōsecueritis |
| 3rd pl. | prōsecant | prōsecābant | prōsecābunt | prōsecuērunt prōsecuēre | prōsecuerant | prōsecuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōsecem | prōsecārem | prōsecuerim | prōsecuissem |
| 2nd sg. | prōsecēs | prōsecārēs | prōsecuerīs | prōsecuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | prōsecet | prōsecāret | prōsecuerit | prōsecuisset |
| 1st pl. | prōsecēmus | prōsecārēmus | prōsecuerīmus | prōsecuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | prōsecētis | prōsecārētis | prōsecuerītis | prōsecuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | prōsecent | prōsecārent | prōsecuerint | prōsecuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōsecor | prōsecābar | prōsecābor |
| 2nd sg. | prōsecāris prōsecāre | prōsecābāris prōsecābāre | prōsecāberis prōsecābere |
| 3rd sg. | prōsecātur | prōsecābātur | prōsecābitur |
| 1st pl. | prōsecāmur | prōsecābāmur | prōsecābimur |
| 2nd pl. | prōsecāminī | prōsecābāminī | prōsecābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | prōsecantur | prōsecābantur | prōsecābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōsecer | prōsecārer |
| 2nd sg. | prōsecēris prōsecēre | prōsecārēris prōsecārēre |
| 3rd sg. | prōsecētur | prōsecārētur |
| 1st pl. | prōsecēmur | prōsecārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | prōsecēminī | prōsecārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | prōsecentur | prōsecārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | prōsecā | prōsecāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | prōsecāte | prōsecāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | prōsecātō | prōsecātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | prōsecātō | prōsecātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | prōsecātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | prōsecantō | prōsecantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | prōsecāre | prōsecārī prōsecārier |
| perfect infinitive | prōsecuisse | prōsectum esse |
| future infinitive | prōsectūrum esse | prōsectum īrī |
| present participle | prōsecāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | prōsectus prōsecta, prōsectā, prōsectae, prōsectam, prōsectārum, prōsectās, prōsecte, prōsectī, prōsectīs, prōsectō, prōsectōrum, prōsectōs |
| future participle | prōsectūrus prōsectūra, prōsectūrā, prōsectūrae, prōsectūram, prōsectūrārum, prōsectūrās, prōsectūre, prōsectūrī, prōsectūrīs, prōsectūrō, prōsectūrōrum, prōsectūrōs, prōsectūrum | prōsecandus prōsecanda, prōsecandā, prōsecandae, prōsecandam, prōsecandārum, prōsecandās, prōsecande, prōsecandīs, prōsecandōrum, prōsecandōs |
gerundprōsecandī, prōsecandō, prōsecandumsupineprōsectum, prōsectū
prō-sĕco, cŭi, ctum (old
I. inf. pass. parag. prosecarier, Plaut. Poen. 2, 1, 8), 1, v. a., to cut off from before, cut away or off.
I. In gen. (post-class.):
prosectis naso prius ac mox auribus, App. M. 2, p. 128, 11.—II. In partic.
A. In agriculture, to cut up, break up with the plough (post-Aug.):
solum, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 10.—B. In relig. lang., to cut off the parts to be sacrificed:
vetui exta prosecarier, Plaut. Poen. 2, 1, 8: ubi exta prosecta erunt, Cato, R. R. 134: hostiae exta, Liv. 5, 21: exta prosecuit, Suet. Aug. 1: prosecta pectora, Val. Fl. 3, 439.—2. In gen., to sacrifice (eccl. Lat.):
Aesculapio gallinaceum, Tert. Apol. 46.—Hence, prō-sectum, i, n., that which is cut off for sacrifice, the entrails, Varr. L. L. 5, § 110 Müll.; in plur., Ov. M. 12, 152; id. F. 6, 163; Stat. Th. 5, 641; Licin. Macer. ap. Non. 220, 20.—Collat. form prōsecta, ae, f., Lucil. ap. Non. 220, 22 dub. (al. prosicies).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prō-secō cuī, ctus, āre, in religion, of parts of the victim to be offered,
to cut off, cut away: hostiae exta, L.—P. pass., plur. n. as subst: inposuit prosecta aris, i. e. the entrails, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-
- Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*sekaō
- Proto-Italic*prosekaō
- Latinprōsecō
Inherited from Proto-Italic *prosekaō. By surface analysis, pro- + secō.
Descendants
- Englishprosect