LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

ratificō

ratificō (present infinitive ratificāre, perfect active ratificāvī, supine ratificātum)
Classical[raˈtɪ.fɪ.koː]Ecclesiastical[raˈtiː.fi.ko]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinto ratify, approve, validate

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.ratificōratificābamratificābōratificāvīratificāveramratificāverō
2nd sg.ratificāsratificābāsratificābisratificāvistīratificāverāsratificāveris
3rd sg.ratificatratificābatratificābitratificāvitratificāveratratificāverit
1st pl.ratificāmusratificābāmusratificābimusratificāvimusratificāverāmusratificāverimus
2nd pl.ratificātisratificābātisratificābitisratificāvistisratificāverātisratificāveritis
3rd pl.ratificantratificābantratificābuntratificāvērunt
ratificāvēre
ratificāverantratificāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.ratificemratificāremratificāverimratificāvissem
2nd sg.ratificēsratificārēsratificāverīsratificāvissēs
3rd sg.ratificetratificāretratificāveritratificāvisset
1st pl.ratificēmusratificārēmusratificāverīmusratificāvissēmus
2nd pl.ratificētisratificārētisratificāverītisratificāvissētis
3rd pl.ratificentratificārentratificāverintratificāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.ratificorratificābarratificābor
2nd sg.ratificāris
ratificāre
ratificābāris
ratificābāre
ratificāberis
ratificābere
3rd sg.ratificāturratificābāturratificābitur
1st pl.ratificāmurratificābāmurratificābimur
2nd pl.ratificāminīratificābāminīratificābiminī
3rd pl.ratificanturratificābanturratificābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.ratificerratificārer
2nd sg.ratificēris
ratificēre
ratificārēris
ratificārēre
3rd sg.ratificēturratificārētur
1st pl.ratificēmurratificārēmur
2nd pl.ratificēminīratificārēminī
3rd pl.ratificenturratificārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.ratificāratificāre
pres. 2nd pl.ratificāteratificāminī
fut. 2nd sg.ratificātōratificātor
fut. 3rd sg.ratificātōratificātor
fut. 2nd pl.ratificātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.ratificantōratificantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveratificāreratificārī
perfect infinitiveratificāvisseratificātum esse
future infinitiveratificātūrum esseratificātum īrī
present participleratificāns—
perfect participle—ratificātus
future participleratificātūrusratificandus
gerundratificandī, ratificandō, ratificandumsupineratificātum, ratificātū

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂reh₁-
  3. Proto-Italic*rēōr
  4. Latinratificō

Latin ratus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ficō Latin ratificō From ratus (“reckoned, considered”) + -ficō (“to make”).

Descendants
  • Catalanratificar
  • Englishratifyfrom Old French ratifier
  • Frenchratifierfrom Old French ratifier
  • Polishratyfikować

In English words that came into English from ratificō

  • ratifyratificō

Quick answers

What does ratificō mean in Latin?
ratificō, a verb, means “to ratify, approve, validate”.
What are the principal parts of ratificō?
ratificō, ratificāre, ratificāvī, ratificātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce ratificō?
In classical Latin, [raˈtɪ.fɪ.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [raˈtiː.fi.ko].
Where does ratificō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂reh₁- → Proto-Italic *rēōr → Latin ratificō.