verbfirst conjugation, deponent
scīscitor
scīscitor (present infinitive scīscitārī, perfect active scīscitātus sum)
Classical[ˈskiːs.kɪ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈʃiʃ.ʃi.tor]
Meaning
- deponentto ask, inquire, question, examine, consult, interrogate
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Rogare · Interrogare · Percontari · Sciscitari
Rogare, interrogare, and quærere, denote a simple questioning; rogare (ὀργᾶν, ὀρέγεσθαι), as willing to know; interrogare, as wishing to know; whereas percontari and sciscitari denote urgently asking; percontari (from γνῶναι) always from a desire of knowledge, with seriousness and calmness; sciscitari (redupl. of scitari) often from curiosity, with inquisitiveness, eagerness, or also with cunning, like pumping or ferreting out. (v. 125.)
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | scīscitor | scīscitābar | scīscitābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | scīscitāris scīscitāre | scīscitābāris scīscitābāre | scīscitāberis scīscitābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | scīscitātur | scīscitābātur | scīscitābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | scīscitāmur | scīscitābāmur | scīscitābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | scīscitāminī | scīscitābāminī | scīscitābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | scīscitantur | scīscitābantur | scīscitābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | scīsciter | scīscitārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | scīscitēris scīscitēre | scīscitārēris scīscitārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | scīscitētur | scīscitārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | scīscitēmur | scīscitārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | scīscitēminī | scīscitārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | scīscitentur | scīscitārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | scīscitāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | scīscitāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | scīscitātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | scīscitātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | scīscitantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | scīscitārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | scīscitātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | scīscitātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | scīscitāns | — |
| perfect participle | scīscitātus scīscitāta, scīscitātā, scīscitātae, scīscitātam, scīscitātārum, scīscitātās, scīscitāte, scīscitātī, scīscitātīs, scīscitātō, scīscitātōrum, scīscitātōs | — |
| future participle | scīscitātūrus scīscitātūra, scīscitātūrā, scīscitātūrae, scīscitātūram, scīscitātūrārum, scīscitātūrās, scīscitātūre, scīscitātūrī, scīscitātūrīs, scīscitātūrō, scīscitātūrōrum, scīscitātūrōs, scīscitātūrum | scīscitandus scīscitanda, scīscitandā, scīscitandae, scīscitandam, scīscitandārum, scīscitandās, scīscitande, scīscitandīs, scīscitandōrum, scīscitandōs |
gerundscīscitandī, scīscitandō, scīscitandumsupinescīscitātum, scīscitātū
sciscĭtor, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. a. [scisco], to inform one's self; to ask, inquire, question, examine, interrogate, etc. (class.; syn.: percontor, interrogo); constr. regularly, ex (ab) aliquo aliquid, de aliquā re, with a rel.clause or absol.; also (post-Aug.) with aliquem quid.
(a). With acc. rei:
Epicuri ex Velleio sciscitabar sententiam, Cic. N. D. 1, 7, 17: sententiam ex aliquo (with requirere), id. de Or. 1, 23, 105: id sciscitari, id. Or. 16, 52: consulis voluntatem, Liv. 7, 26. consilium ejus, Tac. H. 2, 33: imperia ducum sciscitando, id. ib. 1, 84: diversa, id. ib. 2, 34: mores naturasque hominum, Gell. 1, 9, 2.—(b). With de:
de victoriă sciscitantes, Cic. Div. 1, 34, 76: de unoquoque nostrum sciscitantur omnes, id. Phil. 14, 7, 19: de Domitio, ut facis, sciscitare, ubi sit, id. Att. 9, 15, 4.—(g). With an indirect question:
lubet prius sciscitari quid sit, Ter. Eun. 3, 4, 10; Liv. 1, 9; 1, 54; 1, 56; 2, 12 al.; Suet. Claud. 10; id. Ner. 48; id. Vit. 17 al.: ab utroque sciscitor, cur, etc., Cic. N. D. 1, 9, 21.—(d). Absol.:
elicuit comiter sciscitando, ut fateretur, etc., Liv. 6, 34; cf. id. 1, 5; Quint. 9, 2, 7: si de vetere jure discendum esset, issem plane sciscitatum ad istos, Gell. 12, 13, 3.—(ε) Aliquem: sciscitatum deos descendunt, Liv. 45, 27: ut mane singulos, anne jentassent, sciscitaretur, Suet. Vit. 7; so id. Calig. 28; id. Dom. 15.a. Act. collat. form:
paucula etiam sciscitare prius volo, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 52. —b. sciscĭtātus, a, um, pass.:
omnium sententiis occultius sciscitatis, Amm. 25, 8, 12.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
scīscitor ātus, ārī, dep.
scisco, to inform oneself, seek to know, ask, inquire, question, examine, interrogate : sciscitando eodem pervenit, L.: elicuit comiter sciscitando, ut fateretur, etc., L.: Epicuri ex Valleio sciscitabar sententiam: consulis voluntatem, L.: de victoriā: lubet prius quid sit sciscitari, T.: multis sciscitantibus, cuinam eam (virginem) ferrent, L.: unum sciscitatum mittit, quidnam se facere vellet, L.: sciscitatum deos descendunt, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
- Latinscīscitor
Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin scīscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō Latin -itō Latin scīscitor From scīscō (“seek to know; ascertain”) + -itō. Compare scītor.