verbfirst conjugation
pultō
pultō (present infinitive pultāre, perfect active pultāvī, supine pultātum)
Classical[ˈpʊɫ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpul.to]
Meaning
- to beat, strike, knock (at a door)
Comēsse pānem trīs pedēs lātum potes, forēs pultāre nescīs.
Thou art able to eat up a loaf three feet broad, (but) knowest not how to knock on a door.c. 190 BCE, Plautus, Bacchides 4.1.8–9
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pultō | pultābam | pultābō | pultāvī | pultāveram | pultāverō |
| 2nd sg. | pultās | pultābās | pultābis | pultāvistī | pultāverās | pultāveris |
| 3rd sg. | pultat | pultābat | pultābit | pultāvit | pultāverat | pultāverit |
| 1st pl. | pultāmus | pultābāmus | pultābimus | pultāvimus | pultāverāmus | pultāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | pultātis | pultābātis | pultābitis | pultāvistis | pultāverātis | pultāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | pultant | pultābant | pultābunt | pultāvērunt pultāvēre | pultāverant | pultāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pultem | pultārem | pultāverim | pultāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | pultēs | pultārēs | pultāverīs | pultāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | pultet | pultāret | pultāverit | pultāvisset |
| 1st pl. | pultēmus | pultārēmus | pultāverīmus | pultāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | pultētis | pultārētis | pultāverītis | pultāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | pultent | pultārent | pultāverint | pultāvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pultor | pultābar | pultābor |
| 2nd sg. | pultāris pultāre | pultābāris pultābāre | pultāberis pultābere |
| 3rd sg. | pultātur | pultābātur | pultābitur |
| 1st pl. | pultāmur | pultābāmur | pultābimur |
| 2nd pl. | pultāminī | pultābāminī | pultābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | pultantur | pultābantur | pultābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pulter | pultārer |
| 2nd sg. | pultēris pultēre | pultārēris pultārēre |
| 3rd sg. | pultētur | pultārētur |
| 1st pl. | pultēmur | pultārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | pultēminī | pultārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | pultentur | pultārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | pultā | pultāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | pultāte | pultāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | pultātō | pultātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | pultātō | pultātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | pultātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | pultantō | pultantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | pultāre | pultārī |
| perfect infinitive | pultāvisse | pultātum esse |
| future infinitive | pultātūrum esse | pultātum īrī |
| present participle | pultāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | pultātus |
| future participle | pultātūrus | pultandus |
gerundpultandī, pultandō, pultandumsupinepultātum, pultātū
pulto, āre, v. freq. a. collat. form of pulso, from pello,
I. to beat, strike, knock (ante-class.; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 14):
pectus digitis pultat, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 47: ostium, Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 3: fores, id. Heaut. 2, 3, 34: januam, Plaut. Poen. 3, 4, 30: aedes, id. Most. 2, 1, 56.—Absol., of knocking at the door, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 2: placide, id. Men. 1, 2, 65: pedibus, id. Most. 1, 2, 23.Pulto, ōnis, m.,
I. a Roman surname, Val. Max. 5, 4 ext. 7.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pultō āvī, —, āre, freq.
pello, to beat, strike, knock : ostium, T.: forīs, T.
Origins
From pellō + -tō (frequentative suffix), this derivative of pellō shows the expected supine stem from Proto-Italic *pelno (also seen in Venetan poltos), compare later pulsō.
In English words that came into English from pultō
- pelt*pultiare