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verbfirst conjugation

scarīfō

scarīfō (present infinitive scarīfāre, perfect active scarīfāvī, supine scarīfātum)
Classical[skaˈriː.foː]Ecclesiastical[skaˈriː.fo]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto scratch open, scarify

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.scarīfōscarīfābamscarīfābōscarīfāvīscarīfāveramscarīfāverō
2nd sg.scarīfāsscarīfābāsscarīfābisscarīfāvistīscarīfāverāsscarīfāveris
3rd sg.scarīfatscarīfābatscarīfābitscarīfāvitscarīfāveratscarīfāverit
1st pl.scarīfāmusscarīfābāmusscarīfābimusscarīfāvimusscarīfāverāmusscarīfāverimus
2nd pl.scarīfātisscarīfābātisscarīfābitisscarīfāvistisscarīfāverātisscarīfāveritis
3rd pl.scarīfantscarīfābantscarīfābuntscarīfāvērunt
scarīfāvēre
scarīfāverantscarīfāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.scarīfemscarīfāremscarīfāverimscarīfāvissem
2nd sg.scarīfēsscarīfārēsscarīfāverīsscarīfāvissēs
3rd sg.scarīfetscarīfāretscarīfāveritscarīfāvisset
1st pl.scarīfēmusscarīfārēmusscarīfāverīmusscarīfāvissēmus
2nd pl.scarīfētisscarīfārētisscarīfāverītisscarīfāvissētis
3rd pl.scarīfentscarīfārentscarīfāverintscarīfāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.scarīforscarīfābarscarīfābor
2nd sg.scarīfāris
scarīfāre
scarīfābāris
scarīfābāre
scarīfāberis
scarīfābere
3rd sg.scarīfāturscarīfābāturscarīfābitur
1st pl.scarīfāmurscarīfābāmurscarīfābimur
2nd pl.scarīfāminīscarīfābāminīscarīfābiminī
3rd pl.scarīfanturscarīfābanturscarīfābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.scarīferscarīfārer
2nd sg.scarīfēris
scarīfēre
scarīfārēris
scarīfārēre
3rd sg.scarīfēturscarīfārētur
1st pl.scarīfēmurscarīfārēmur
2nd pl.scarīfēminīscarīfārēminī
3rd pl.scarīfenturscarīfārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.scarīfāscarīfāre
pres. 2nd pl.scarīfātescarīfāminī
fut. 2nd sg.scarīfātōscarīfātor
fut. 3rd sg.scarīfātōscarīfātor
fut. 2nd pl.scarīfātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.scarīfantōscarīfantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivescarīfārescarīfārī
perfect infinitivescarīfāvissescarīfātum esse
future infinitivescarīfātūrum essescarīfātum īrī
present participlescarīfāns—
perfect participle—scarīfātus
future participlescarīfātūrusscarīfandus
gerundscarīfandī, scarīfandō, scarīfandumsupinescarīfātum, scarīfātū

scărīfo (-īpho; later collat. form scă-rīfĭco, Pall. 4, 10, 28; cf.
I. pass. scarifio, Scrib. 262 dub.), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., = σκα^ρῖφάομαι, to scratch open, scarify: gingivas, Plin. 32, 7, 26, § 79: truncum arboris, Pall. Mart. 10, 28: sinapi compressum, Col. 12, 57, 1: dentes, Plin. 28, 11, 49, § 179; cf. id. 30, 3, 8, § 21.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σκαρῑφάομαι (skarīpháomai, “to scratch an outline (on the body)”), from σκᾰ́ρῑφος (skắrīphos, “etching, writing”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- (the source of Latin scribō).

Descendants
  • Spanishescarbar
  • Galicianescarvar

In English words that came into English from scarīfō

  • scarifyscarificāre

Quick answers

What does scarīfō mean in Latin?
scarīfō, a verb, means “to scratch open, scarify”.
What are the principal parts of scarīfō?
scarīfō, scarīfāre, scarīfāvī, scarīfātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce scarīfō?
In classical Latin, [skaˈriː.foː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [skaˈriː.fo].