verbfirst conjugation, deponent
speculor
speculor (present infinitive speculārī, perfect active speculātus sum)
Classical[ˈspɛ.kʊ.ɫɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈspɛː.ku.lor]
Meaning
- deponentto watch, to observe
Quam diu quisquam erit qui te defendere audeat, vives, et vives ita ut nunc vivis, multis meis et firmis praesidiis obsessus ne commovere te contra rem publicam possis. Multorum te etiam oculi et aures non sentientem, sicut adhuc fecerunt, speculabuntur atque custodient.
As long as one person exists who can dare to defend you, yet shall live; but you shall live as you do now, surrounded by my many and trusty guards, so that you shall not be able to stir one finger against the republic: many eyes and ears shall still observe and watch you, as they have hitherto done, though you shall not perceive them.63 BCE, Cicero, In Catilinam orationes 1.6 - deponentto examine, to explore
- deponentto spy
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
explōrō, prōspiciōspeculor -ārī — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 17
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | speculor | speculābar | speculābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | speculāris speculāre | speculābāris speculābāre | speculāberis speculābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | speculātur | speculābātur | speculābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | speculāmur | speculābāmur | speculābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | speculāminī | speculābāminī | speculābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | speculantur | speculābantur | speculābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | speculer | speculārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | speculēris speculēre | speculārēris speculārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | speculētur | speculārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | speculēmur | speculārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | speculēminī | speculārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | speculentur | speculārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | speculāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | speculāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | speculātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | speculātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | speculantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | speculārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | speculātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | speculātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | speculāns | — |
| perfect participle | speculātus speculāta, speculātā, speculātae, speculātam, speculātārum, speculātās, speculāte, speculātī, speculātīs, speculātō, speculātōrum, speculātōs | — |
| future participle | speculātūrus speculātūra, speculātūrā, speculātūrae, speculātūram, speculātūrārum, speculātūrās, speculātūre, speculātūrī, speculātūrīs, speculātūrō, speculātūrōrum, speculātūrōs, speculātūrum | speculandus speculanda, speculandā, speculandae, speculandam, speculandārum, speculandās, speculande, speculandīs, speculandōrum, speculandōs |
gerundspeculandī, speculandō, speculandumsupinespeculātum, speculātū
spĕcŭlor, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. a. [1. specula], to spy out, watch, observe, examine, explore (class.; cf.:
specto, conspicio): quo mox furatum veniat, speculatur loca, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 22: St. Quid hic speculare? Pa. Nihil equidem speculor, id. Cas. 4, 2, 12: omnia speculari et perscrutari ante, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 59: multorum te oculi et aures speculabuntur atque custodient, id. Cat. 1, 2, 6: Rostra, id. fl. 24, 57: jam vacuo laetam (avem) caelo speculatus, having caught sight of, descried, Verg. A. 5, 515: praemissus speculatum Bocchi consilia, Sall. J. 108, 1; so, consilia, Liv. 42, 17: dicta factaque alicujus, id. 42, 25, 8: abditos ejus sensus, id. 40, 21, 11: eventum Bellovacorum, to look for, i. e. await, Hirt. B. G. 8, 23: regni eventus, Just. 25, 3, 7: opportunitatem, to watch for, Tac. H. 3, 38; Vell. 2, 120, 4; cf.: noctem incustoditam, Tac. A. 2, 40: obitus et ortus signorum, Verg. G. 1, 257: aquas et nubila caeli (apes), id. ib. 4, 166: locum, id. A. 7, 477.—With interrog.-clause: nunc speculabor, quid ibi agatur, Plaut. Truc. 4, 1, 10: ut specularetur, quae in laevā parte suorum fortuna esset, Liv. 33, 10: huc hinc speculabor procul, Unde advenienti sarcinam imponam seni, Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 82.— Absol.: speculabor, ne quis hinc venator assit, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 13: quid ad se venirent? an speculandi causā? Caes. B. G. 1, 47 fin.: speculandi gratiā remissi, Hirt. B. G. 8, 7: imprudenter speculatus, Vell. 2, 118, 2: montis sublime cacumen Occupat, unde sedens partes speculetur in omnes, he can look around, Ov. M. 1, 667.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
speculor ātus, ārī, dep.
1 specula, to spy out, watch, observe, examine, explore : venire speculandi causā, Cs.: partes in omnīs, look around , O.: multorum te oculi et aures speculabuntur: vacuo laetam (avem) caelo speculatus, having descried , V.: praemissus speculatum Bocchi consilia, S.: dicta factaque sua, L.: quae suorum fortuna esset, L.: alqd speculando adsequi.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Italic*spekjō
- Old Latinspeciō
- Latinspeculor
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 -or Latin speculor From specula (“a watchtower”) + -or.
Elsewhere
- Catalanespecular
- Englishspeculate
- Frenchspéculer
- Italianspecolare
- Italianspeculare
- Germanspekulieren
- Portugueseespecular
- Romanianspecula
- Spanishaspillar
- Spanishespecular
Norwegian
- Bokmålspekulere
- Nynorskspekulere