verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
scateō
scateō (present infinitive scatēre, perfect active scatuī)
Classical[ˈska.te.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈskaː.te.o]
Meaning
- to bubble, flow forth, gush, well, spring
- to be plentiful, abound; to swarm
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | scateō | scatēbam | scatēbō | scatuī | scatueram | scatuerō |
| 2nd sg. | scatēs | scatēbās | scatēbis | scatuistī | scatuerās | scatueris |
| 3rd sg. | scatet | scatēbat | scatēbit | scatuit | scatuerat | scatuerit |
| 1st pl. | scatēmus | scatēbāmus | scatēbimus | scatuimus | scatuerāmus | scatuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | scatētis | scatēbātis | scatēbitis | scatuistis | scatuerātis | scatueritis |
| 3rd pl. | scatent | scatēbant | scatēbunt | scatuērunt scatuēre | scatuerant | scatuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | scateam | scatērem | scatuerim | scatuissem |
| 2nd sg. | scateās | scatērēs | scatuerīs | scatuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | scateat | scatēret | scatuerit | scatuisset |
| 1st pl. | scateāmus | scatērēmus | scatuerīmus | scatuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | scateātis | scatērētis | scatuerītis | scatuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | scateant | scatērent | scatuerint | scatuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | scatē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | scatēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | scatētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | scatētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | scatētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | scatentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | scatēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | scatuisse | — |
| present participle | scatēns | — |
gerundscatendī, scatendō, scatendum
scăteo, ēre (ante-class. also scatit, Lucr. 5, 40; 6, 891; and scatĕre, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69, or Trag. v. 196 Vahl.; Lucr. 5, 598; 5, 952; 6, 896;
I. perf. and sup. wanting), v. n. etym. dub.; cf. Lith. skas-, leap, to bubble, gush, well, spring, or flow forth (poet.; not before the Aug. period in prose).
I. Lit.: fontes scatere, Enn. l. l.; cf.:
fons dulcis aquaï qui scatit et salsas circum se dimovet undas, Lucr. 6, 891 sq.; and (with erumpere) id. 5, 952; 5, 598.—II. Transf., = abundo.
A. To be plentiful; to swarm, abound:
cuniculi scatent in Hispaniă, Plin. 8, 58, 83, § 226; cf. Lucr. 6, 896.—B. With abl. (once also with gen. and with an acc. of respect), to gush forth with, i.e. to be full of; to swarm or abound with, to be rich in or crowded with any thing, etc.
1. Lit. (a) With abl.:
vino scatet, Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 22: arx (Corinthi) scatens fontibus, Liv. 45, 28: scatentem Beluis pontum, Hor. C. 3, 27, 26; cf.: Nilus scatet piscibus, Mel. 1, 9, 3; so, tota ferme Hispania metallis, Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 30: Terracina silvis nucum, id. 16, 32, 59, § 138: scatere vermibus, Vulg. Exod. 16, 20: gentes tigri ferā. Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 73.— (b). With gen.:
terra ferarum scatit, Lucr. 5, 40; cf. id. 6, 891 supra.—2. Trop.:
qualibus ostentis Aristandri volumen sca-tet, Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243; cf.: sic videas quosdam scatere verbis, ut, etc., Gell. 1, 15, 2; 17, 8, 4: (urtica) vel plurimis scatet remediis, Plin. 22, 13, 15, § 31.—With acc. respect: amas pol, misera: id tuos scatet animus, Plaut. Pers. 2, 1, 9.Origins
Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *skeHt- (“to spring, to leap”) and cognate with Lithuanian skàsti (“to jump, to move around”). Note also Latvian skatīt, Proto-Slavic *kotìti, Albanian shkas, Old Armenian ցօղ (cʻōł).