verbfirst conjugation
taxō1
taxō (present infinitive taxāre, perfect active taxāvī, supine taxātum)
Classical[ˈtak.soː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtak.so]
Meaning
- to feel, to touch sharply, to handle
- to charge, to twit, to reproach, to censure
- to rate, to appraise, to value, to estimate
- to judge, to compute, to reckon, to estimate
- Medieval Latinto tax
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | taxō | taxābam | taxābō | taxāvī | taxāveram | taxāverō taxārō |
| 2nd sg. | taxās | taxābās | taxābis | taxāvistī taxāstī | taxāverās taxārās | taxāveris |
| 3rd sg. | taxat | taxābat | taxābit | taxāvit | taxāverat taxārat | taxāverit taxārit |
| 1st pl. | taxāmus | taxābāmus | taxābimus | taxāvimus | taxāverāmus | taxāverimus taxārimus |
| 2nd pl. | taxātis | taxābātis | taxābitis | taxāvistis taxāstis | taxāverātis taxārātis | taxāveritis taxāritis |
| 3rd pl. | taxant | taxābant | taxābunt | taxāvērunt taxāvēre, taxārunt | taxāverant taxārant | taxāverint taxārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | taxem | taxārem | taxāverim taxārim | taxāvissem taxāssem |
| 2nd sg. | taxēs | taxārēs | taxāverīs | taxāvissēs taxāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | taxet | taxāret | taxāverit taxārit | taxāvisset taxāsset |
| 1st pl. | taxēmus | taxārēmus | taxāverīmus taxārīmus | taxāvissēmus taxāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | taxētis | taxārētis | taxāverītis taxārītis | taxāvissētis taxāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | taxent | taxārent | taxāverint taxārint | taxāvissent taxāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | taxor | taxābar | taxābor |
| 2nd sg. | taxāris taxāre | taxābāris taxābāre | taxāberis taxābere |
| 3rd sg. | taxātur | taxābātur | taxābitur |
| 1st pl. | taxāmur | taxābāmur | taxābimur |
| 2nd pl. | taxāminī | taxābāminī | taxābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | taxantur | taxābantur | taxābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | taxer | taxārer |
| 2nd sg. | taxēris taxēre | taxārēris taxārēre |
| 3rd sg. | taxētur | taxārētur |
| 1st pl. | taxēmur | taxārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | taxēminī | taxārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | taxentur | taxārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | taxā | taxāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | taxāte | taxāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | taxātō | taxātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | taxātō | taxātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | taxātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | taxantō | taxantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | taxāre | taxārī |
| perfect infinitive | taxāvisse taxāsse | taxātum esse |
| future infinitive | taxātūrum esse | taxātum īrī |
| present participle | taxāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | taxātus taxāta, taxātā, taxātae, taxātam, taxātārum, taxātās, taxātī, taxātōrum, taxātōs |
| future participle | taxātūrus taxātūra, taxātūrā, taxātūrae, taxātūram, taxātūrārum, taxātūrās, taxātūre, taxātūrī, taxātūrīs, taxātūrō, taxātūrōrum, taxātūrōs, taxātūrum | taxandus taxanda, taxandā, taxandae, taxandam, taxandārum, taxandās, taxande, taxandīs, taxandōrum, taxandōs |
gerundtaxandī, taxandō, taxandumsupinetaxātum, taxātū
taxo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. tago, tango,
I. to touch sharply, to feel, handle (post-Aug.; but cf. taxatio; syn.: tango, tracto).
I. Lit. (very rare):
taxare pressius crebriusque est quam tangere, unde procul dubio id inclinatum est, Gell. 2, 6, 5; cf. Macr. S. 6, 7; Fest. pp. 356 and 357 Müll.—II. Trop.
A. To twit, censure, reproach, charge, or tax with a fault, etc.:
Cassius Parmensis quādam epistolā sic taxat Augustum: Materna tibi farina, etc., Suet. Aug. 4: divortium suum cum uxore, id. Dom. 10: in piris taxatur superbia cognomine, i. e. they are called superba, Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 53.—B. To rate, value, appraise, estimate, determine the worth of a thing (qs. by feeling of or handling it; cf.
aestimo, to judge of the value, etc.): chrysocolla aspera taxatur in libras denariis septem, Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 90: talentum Attieum denariis sex millibus taxat Varro, id. 35, 11, 40, § 136: senatorum cen sum ampliavit ac pro octingentorum milium summa duodecies HS. taxavit, Suet. Aug. 41; taxato prius modo summae, id. Calig. 38 et saep. — C. To judge of, estimate, compute, reckon, etc., Plin. 6, 33, 38, § 207; cf.:
totum sinum quatridui navigatione in longitudinem taxavit, id. 6, 28, 33, § 163: modii duo anulorum Carthaginem missi, dignitasque equestris taxata mensura, Flor. 2, 6, 18: timorem tuum taxa, Sen. Ep. 24, 2; cf.: tanti quodque malum est, quanti illud taxavimus, id. Cons. ad Marc. 19, 1: uni sapienti notum est, quanti res quaeque taxanda sit, id. Ep. 81, 7: taxata stipendio hiberna, Flor. 1, 12, 8: scelera taxantur modo majore, more severely punished, Sen. Herc. Fur. 746.Origins
Probably a sā-present from the root *teh₂g-, meaning that is a denominative verb formed to a deverbal noun from an s-present of said PIE root.
Elsewhere
- Catalantaxar
- Catalantaxa
- Englishtaxfrom Old French taxer
- Englishtaskfrom Old French taxer
- Portuguesetaxarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese taxar
- Portuguesetaxafrom Old Galician-Portuguese taxar
- Spanishtasar
- Spanishtasa
- Vulgar Latin*taxitāre
- Asturiantasar
Italo-Romance
- Italiantassare
- Italiantassa
- Italiantasso
- Siciliantassari
- Siciliantasciari
- Siciliantascia
- Siciliantassa
In English words that came into English from taxō
- taste*tastāre
- tasktaxō
- taxtaxō