verbthird conjugation
scandō
scandō (present infinitive scandere, perfect active scandī, supine scānsum)
Classical[ˈskan.doː]Ecclesiastical[ˈskan.do]
Meaning
- ambitransitiveto climb, ascend, mount
(transitive)
(transitive)
- ambitransitiveto clamber
(intransitive)
(intransitive)
- Late Latintransitiveto scan (poetry by its feet)
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Scandere · Adscendere · Escendere · Conscendere · Inscendere
Scandere means to mount a steep height, which is connected with exertion, and generally brings both hands and feet into requisition, as to climb; whereas adscendere, escendere, conscendere, and inscendere, mean to mount a height, in a general sense; adscendere, without any accessory notion, merely in opp. to descendere; whereas escendere means to mount a height which is fortified, like ramparts, walls, or which confers distinction, as the rostrum; conscendere, to mount something in company with others, a ship for instance; inscendere, to mount an enclosed space, a carriage for instance. (iv. 60.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | scandō | scandēbam | scandam | scandī | scanderam | scanderō |
| 2nd sg. | scandis | scandēbās | scandēs | scandistī | scanderās | scanderis |
| 3rd sg. | scandit | scandēbat | scandet | scandit | scanderat | scanderit |
| 1st pl. | scandimus | scandēbāmus | scandēmus | scandimus | scanderāmus | scanderimus |
| 2nd pl. | scanditis | scandēbātis | scandētis | scandistis | scanderātis | scanderitis |
| 3rd pl. | scandunt | scandēbant | scandent | scandērunt scandēre | scanderant | scanderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | scandam | scanderem | scanderim | scandissem |
| 2nd sg. | scandās | scanderēs | scanderīs | scandissēs |
| 3rd sg. | scandat | scanderet | scanderit | scandisset |
| 1st pl. | scandāmus | scanderēmus | scanderīmus | scandissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | scandātis | scanderētis | scanderītis | scandissētis |
| 3rd pl. | scandant | scanderent | scanderint | scandissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | scandor | scandēbar | scandar |
| 2nd sg. | scanderis scandere | scandēbāris scandēbāre | scandēris scandēre |
| 3rd sg. | scanditur | scandēbātur | scandētur |
| 1st pl. | scandimur | scandēbāmur | scandēmur |
| 2nd pl. | scandiminī | scandēbāminī | scandēminī |
| 3rd pl. | scanduntur | scandēbantur | scandentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | scandar | scanderer |
| 2nd sg. | scandāris scandāre | scanderēris scanderēre |
| 3rd sg. | scandātur | scanderētur |
| 1st pl. | scandāmur | scanderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | scandāminī | scanderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | scandantur | scanderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | scande | scandere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | scandite | scandiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | scanditō | scanditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | scanditō | scanditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | scanditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | scanduntō | scanduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | scandere | scandī |
| perfect infinitive | scandisse | scānsum esse |
| future infinitive | scānsūrum esse | scānsum īrī |
| present participle | scandēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | scānsus scānsa, scānsā, scānsae, scānsam, scānsārum, scānsās, scānse, scānsī, scānsīs, scānsō, scānsōrum, scānsōs |
| future participle | scānsūrus scānsūra, scānsūrā, scānsūrae, scānsūram, scānsūrārum, scānsūrās, scānsūre, scānsūrī, scānsūrīs, scānsūrō, scānsūrōrum, scānsūrōs, scānsūrum | scandendus scandundus, scandenda, scandendā, scandendae, scandendam, scandendārum, scandendās, scandende, scandendīs, scandendōrum, scandendōs, scandunda, scandundā, scandundae, scandundam, scandundārum, scandundās, scandunde, scandundī, scandundīs, scandundō, scandundōrum, scandundōs, scandundum |
gerundscandendī, scandendō, scandendumsupinescānsum, scānsū
scando (no
I. perf. or sup.; cf.: ascendo, descendo, etc.), 3, v. a. and n. Sanscr. root skand-, to climb; cf. Gr. σκάνδαλον, σκανδάληθρον.
I. Act., to climb, mount, clamber or get up; to ascend.
A. Lit. (rare but class.): cum alii malos scandant, alii per foros cursent, etc., * Cic. Sen. 6, 17:
arcem et Capitolium, Liv. 3, 68, 7; 4, 2 fin.; cf.: in curru Capitolium (of a triumphal entry), id. 45, 39: curru Capitolia, Luc. 9, 600: moenia, Liv. 22, 14 Drak. N. cr.: muros, id. 5, 21: tectum scalis, Plin. 14, 1, 2, §9: equum, Verg. A. 2, 401: bracchia longa Theseae viae, Prop. 3 (4), 21, 24. cubile, id. 4 (5), 4, 90: puppim, Val. Fl. 8, 8: cymbam (Charontis), Prop. 3, 18 (4, 17), 24 et saep.— In mal. part., Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 22.—Poet.: scandit fatalis machina muros, Verg. A. 2, 237.—B. Trop. (only in the poets and in late prose):
paulatim gradus aetatis scandere adultae, Lucr. 2, 1123: scandit aeratas vitiosa naves Cura, Hor. C. 2, 16, 21.— Hence, in the grammarians: scandere versus, qs. to climb up, i. e. to measure or read by its feet, to scan; cf. in a sarcastic double sense, of a gouty person: scandere qui nescis, versiculos laceras, Claud. Epigr. 29, 2. —II. Neutr., to mount, rise, arise, ascend (not freq. till after the Aug. period).
A. Lit.:
cum scandit et instat, climbs the wall, Lucr. 3, 651: scandenti circa ima labor est: ceterum quantum processeris, etc., Quint. 12, 10, 78: scandere in aggerem, Liv. 3, 67, 11: in domos superas, Ov. F. 1, 298: in adversum, Quint. 11, 3, 54: ad nidum volucris (feles), Phaedr. 2, 4, 6: per conjuncta aedificia, Tac. H. 3, 71: super iteratam testudinem, id. ib. 3, 28.—2. Transf., of things:
scandentisque Asisi consurgit vertice murus, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 125. in tecta jam silvae scandunt, Plin. 15, 14, 14, § 47: aquae in sublime, id. 31, 1, 1, § 2: sol ad aquilonem, id. 18, 28, 68, § 264.—B. Trop.:
timor et minae Scandunt eodem, quo dominus, Hor. C. 3, 1, 38: supra principem scandere, Tac. H. 4, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
scandō —, —, ere
SCAND-, to rise, climb, mount, clamber, get up, ascend : in aggerem, L.: In domos superas, O.: Ad nidum volucris (faeles), Ph.: eodem, quo dominus, H.: malos: in curru Capitolium, i. e. in triumph , L.: equum, V.: parentis regna, H.: scandit machina muros, V.: Scandit navīs Cura, H.
Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to jump up, ascend”), via Proto-Italic *skandō, either from: * earlier *skendō, with regular development of *e to *a after velars, from Proto-Indo-European *skénd-e-ti; * earlier *skn̥dō, with regular development of *skn̥d- > *skand- in a preconsonantal position, secondary thematic present to aorist *skénd-t ~ *skn̥d-ént; * or Proto-Indo-European *skₔnd-é-ti with schwa secundum, secondary thematic present to aorist *skénd-t ~ *skₔnd-ént.
Descendants
- Catalanescandir
- Englishscale
- Englishscanfrom Middle English scanden
- Frenchscander
- Germanskandieren
- Italianscandire
- Portugueseescandir
- Spanishescandir
- Scotsscanfrom Middle English scanden
- Esperantoskandi