verbthird conjugation, no passive
sculpō
sculpō (present infinitive sculpere, perfect active sculpsī, supine sculptum)
Classical[ˈskʊɫ.poː]Ecclesiastical[ˈskul.po]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to carve, chisel (in stone, metal, or wood)
- to fashion by sculpting, sculpt
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ex marmore vel lignō fōrmās faciō; quī sculpit, statuās facit.sculpō -ere sculpsī — in Mille Verba, Artēs et Litterae
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sculpō | sculpēbam | sculpam | sculpsī | sculpseram | sculpserō |
| 2nd sg. | sculpis | sculpēbās | sculpēs | sculpsistī | sculpserās | sculpseris |
| 3rd sg. | sculpit | sculpēbat | sculpet | sculpsit | sculpserat | sculpserit |
| 1st pl. | sculpimus | sculpēbāmus | sculpēmus | sculpsimus | sculpserāmus | sculpserimus |
| 2nd pl. | sculpitis | sculpēbātis | sculpētis | sculpsistis | sculpserātis | sculpseritis |
| 3rd pl. | sculpunt | sculpēbant | sculpent | sculpsērunt sculpsēre | sculpserant | sculpserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sculpam | sculperem | sculpserim | sculpsissem |
| 2nd sg. | sculpās | sculperēs | sculpserīs | sculpsissēs |
| 3rd sg. | sculpat | sculperet | sculpserit | sculpsisset |
| 1st pl. | sculpāmus | sculperēmus | sculpserīmus | sculpsissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | sculpātis | sculperētis | sculpserītis | sculpsissētis |
| 3rd pl. | sculpant | sculperent | sculpserint | sculpsissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | sculpitur | sculpēbātur | sculpētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | sculpuntur | sculpēbantur | sculpentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | sculpātur | sculperētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | sculpantur | sculperentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | sculpe | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | sculpite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | sculpitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | sculpitō | sculpitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | sculpitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | sculpuntō | sculpuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | sculpere | sculpī |
| perfect infinitive | sculpsisse | sculptum esse |
| future infinitive | sculptūrum esse | sculptum īrī |
| present participle | sculpēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | sculptum sculpta, sculptā, sculptae, sculptam, sculptārum, sculptās, sculpte, sculptī, sculptīs, sculptō, sculptōrum, sculptōs, sculptus |
| future participle | sculptūrus sculptūra, sculptūrā, sculptūrae, sculptūram, sculptūrārum, sculptūrās, sculptūre, sculptūrī, sculptūrīs, sculptūrō, sculptūrōrum, sculptūrōs, sculptūrum | sculpendum sculpundum |
gerundsculpendī, sculpendō, sculpendumsupinesculptum, sculptū
sculpo, psi, ptum, 3, v. a. cf. γλύφω, to hollow out, grave; also scalpo, γλάφω,
I. to carve, cut, grave, chisel in stone, brass, wood, etc.; to form, fashion, or produce by carving, graving, etc. (very rare but class.; in the MSS. very freq. interchanged with scalpere).
I. Lit.: non est e saxo sculptus aut e robore dolatus, * Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 100:
niveum mirā arte Sculpsit ebur, Ov. M. 10, 248: quid sculptum infabre, quid fusum durius esset, Hor. S. 2, 3, 22: denticulos in coronis, Vitr. 1, 2; Luc. 3, 224: in gemmā ancoram, Just. 15, 4, 4.—II. Trop.
(a). Dicet scripta et, ut Demosthenes ait, si continget, et sculpta, i. e. things wrought out, elaborated, Quint. 12, 9, 16.—
(b). In animo ejus sculptum, App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 23, 11.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sculpō psī, ptus, ere
SCARP-, to carve, cut, grave, chisel, form, fashion : e saxo sculptus: niveum mirā arte ebur, O.: Quid sculptum infabre esset, H.
Origins
Back-formation from exsculpō and other derivatives from scalpō showing apophonic u.
Descendants
- Catalanesculpir
- Englishsculpt
- Englishsculp
- Frenchsculpter
- Romaniansculptafrom French sculpter
- Italianscolpire
- Portugueseesculpir
- Spanishesculpir
- Galicianesculpir
- Piedmontesesculpì
In English words that came into English from sculpō
- sculpturesculptūra
- sculptorsculptor
- sculptsculpō
- sculptilesculptilis
- insculpinsculpere