LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

recalcitrō

recalcitrō (present infinitive recalcitrāre, perfect active recalcitrāvī, supine recalcitrātum)
Classical[rɛˈkaɫ.kɪ.troː]Ecclesiastical[reˈkal̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.tro]

Meaning

  1. to kick back (of a horse)
  2. to be disobedient

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.recalcitrōrecalcitrābamrecalcitrābōrecalcitrāvīrecalcitrāveramrecalcitrāverō
recalcitrārō
2nd sg.recalcitrāsrecalcitrābāsrecalcitrābisrecalcitrāvistī
recalcitrāstī		recalcitrāverās
recalcitrārās		recalcitrāveris
3rd sg.recalcitratrecalcitrābatrecalcitrābitrecalcitrāvitrecalcitrāverat
recalcitrārat		recalcitrāverit
recalcitrārit
1st pl.recalcitrāmusrecalcitrābāmusrecalcitrābimusrecalcitrāvimusrecalcitrāverāmusrecalcitrāverimus
recalcitrārimus
2nd pl.recalcitrātisrecalcitrābātisrecalcitrābitisrecalcitrāvistis
recalcitrāstis		recalcitrāverātis
recalcitrārātis		recalcitrāveritis
recalcitrāritis
3rd pl.recalcitrantrecalcitrābantrecalcitrābuntrecalcitrāvērunt
recalcitrāvēre, recalcitrārunt		recalcitrāverant
recalcitrārant		recalcitrāverint
recalcitrārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.recalcitremrecalcitrāremrecalcitrāverim
recalcitrārim		recalcitrāvissem
recalcitrāssem
2nd sg.recalcitrēsrecalcitrārēsrecalcitrāverīsrecalcitrāvissēs
recalcitrāssēs
3rd sg.recalcitretrecalcitrāretrecalcitrāverit
recalcitrārit		recalcitrāvisset
recalcitrāsset
1st pl.recalcitrēmusrecalcitrārēmusrecalcitrāverīmus
recalcitrārīmus		recalcitrāvissēmus
recalcitrāssēmus
2nd pl.recalcitrētisrecalcitrārētisrecalcitrāverītis
recalcitrārītis		recalcitrāvissētis
recalcitrāssētis
3rd pl.recalcitrentrecalcitrārentrecalcitrāverint
recalcitrārint		recalcitrāvissent
recalcitrāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.recalcitrorrecalcitrābarrecalcitrābor
2nd sg.recalcitrāris
recalcitrāre		recalcitrābāris
recalcitrābāre		recalcitrāberis
recalcitrābere
3rd sg.recalcitrāturrecalcitrābāturrecalcitrābitur
1st pl.recalcitrāmurrecalcitrābāmurrecalcitrābimur
2nd pl.recalcitrāminīrecalcitrābāminīrecalcitrābiminī
3rd pl.recalcitranturrecalcitrābanturrecalcitrābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.recalcitrerrecalcitrārer
2nd sg.recalcitrēris
recalcitrēre		recalcitrārēris
recalcitrārēre
3rd sg.recalcitrēturrecalcitrārētur
1st pl.recalcitrēmurrecalcitrārēmur
2nd pl.recalcitrēminīrecalcitrārēminī
3rd pl.recalcitrenturrecalcitrārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.recalcitrārecalcitrāre
pres. 2nd pl.recalcitrāterecalcitrāminī
fut. 2nd sg.recalcitrātōrecalcitrātor
fut. 3rd sg.recalcitrātōrecalcitrātor
fut. 2nd pl.recalcitrātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.recalcitrantōrecalcitrantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiverecalcitrārerecalcitrārī
perfect infinitiverecalcitrāvisse
recalcitrāsse		recalcitrātum esse
future infinitiverecalcitrātūrum esserecalcitrātum īrī
present participlerecalcitrāns—
perfect participle—recalcitrātus
recalcitrāta, recalcitrātā, recalcitrātae, recalcitrātam, recalcitrātārum, recalcitrātās, recalcitrātī, recalcitrātōrum, recalcitrātōs
future participlerecalcitrātūrus
recalcitrātūra, recalcitrātūrā, recalcitrātūrae, recalcitrātūram, recalcitrātūrārum, recalcitrātūrās, recalcitrātūre, recalcitrātūrī, recalcitrātūrīs, recalcitrātūrō, recalcitrātūrōrum, recalcitrātūrōs, recalcitrātūrum		recalcitrandus
recalcitranda, recalcitrandā, recalcitrandae, recalcitrandam, recalcitrandārum, recalcitrandās, recalcitrande, recalcitrandīs, recalcitrandōrum, recalcitrandōs
gerundrecalcitrandī, recalcitrandō, recalcitrandumsupinerecalcitrātum, recalcitrātū

rĕ-calcĭtro, āre, v. n.,
I. to kick back (of horses); transf.
1. (Poet.) To deny access, Hor. S. 2, 1, 20.—
2. (Late Lat.) To be petulant, disobedient: incrassatus est dilectus, et recalcitravit, Vulg. Deut. 32, 15; cf.: majestati Augustae recalcitrans, Amm. 14, 7, 14; 15, 7, 9; 22, 11, 5.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinrecalcitrō

Latin calcitrō Latin recalcitrō From re- + calcitrō.

Descendants
  • Englishrecalcitrate
  • Frenchrécalcitrer
  • Italianricalcitrare
  • Portugueserecalcitrar

In English words that came into English from recalcitrō

  • recalcitrantrecalcitrans

Quick answers

What does recalcitrō mean in Latin?
recalcitrō, a verb, means “to kick back (of a horse); to be disobedient”.
What are the principal parts of recalcitrō?
recalcitrō, recalcitrāre, recalcitrāvī, recalcitrātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce recalcitrō?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈkaɫ.kɪ.troː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈkal̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.tro].
Where does recalcitrō come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin recalcitrō.