verbfirst conjugation, deponent
testificor
testificor (present infinitive testificārī, perfect active testificātus sum)
Classical[tɛsˈtɪ.fɪ.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[tesˈtiː.fi.kor]
Meaning
- deponentto testify, bear witness
- deponentto bring to light, demonstrate
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | testificor | testificābar | testificābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | testificāris testificāre | testificābāris testificābāre | testificāberis testificābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | testificātur | testificābātur | testificābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | testificāmur | testificābāmur | testificābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | testificāminī | testificābāminī | testificābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | testificantur | testificābantur | testificābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | testificer | testificārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | testificēris testificēre | testificārēris testificārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | testificētur | testificārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | testificēmur | testificārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | testificēminī | testificārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | testificentur | testificārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | testificāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | testificāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | testificātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | testificātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | testificantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | testificārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | testificātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | testificātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | testificāns | — |
| perfect participle | testificātus testificāta, testificātā, testificātae, testificātam, testificātārum, testificātās, testificāte, testificātī, testificātīs, testificātō, testificātōrum, testificātōs | — |
| future participle | testificātūrus testificātūra, testificātūrā, testificātūrae, testificātūram, testificātūrārum, testificātūrās, testificātūre, testificātūrī, testificātūrīs, testificātūrō, testificātūrōrum, testificātūrōs, testificātūrum | testificandus testificanda, testificandā, testificandae, testificandam, testificandārum, testificandās, testificande, testificandīs, testificandōrum, testificandōs |
gerundtestificandī, testificandō, testificandumsupinetestificātum, testificātū
testĭfĭcor, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. a. [1. testisfacio].—
I. To bear witness, give evidence, attest, testify (class.; esp. freq. in Cic.; cf. testor).
A. Lit.:
haec cum maxime testificaretur, in vincula conjectus est, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 7, § 17.—With obj.-clause: testificantur illi Quinctium non stitisse, Cic. Quint. 6. 25; testificor, denuntio, ante praedico, nihil M. Antonium, etc., id. Phil. 6, 3, 5; id. de Or. 2, 55, 224; id. Or. 10, 35: licet Te memorem dominae testificere tuae, Ov. A. A. 2, 270.—With rel.-clause: testificaris, quid dixerim aliquando aut scripserim, Cic. Tusc. 5, 11, 33.—Absol.: ut statim testificati discederent, Cic. Caecin. 16, 45.— B. Transf., to show, demonstrate, exhibit, publish, bring to light, etc.:
testificabar sententiam meam, Cic. Att. 8, 1, 2: amorem meum, id. Fam. 2, 4, 2: auctam lenitatem suam, Tac. A. 14, 12: edicto non longam sui absentiam fore, id. ib. 15, 36: antiquas opes. Ov. F. 2, 302: hospitis adventum dei, id. ib. 1, 240; cf.: natalem tuum, id. Am. 1, 8, 94.—II. To call to witness (rare); deos hominesque amicitiamque nostram testificor, me tibi praedixisse, etc., Cael. ap Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 1; Cic. Att. 10, 9, A. 1:
homines, deam, Ov. H. 20, 160; 21, 134: Stygiae numen aquae, id. F. 5, 250.— Hence,?*! testĭfĭcātus, a, um, in a pass. sense: mihi nota fuit et abs te aliquando testificata tua voluntas omittendae provinciae, made known, averred, exhibited. Cic. Att. 1, 17, 7: mira sed et scaenā testificata loquar, Ov. F. 4, 326.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
testificor ātus, ārī, dep.
testis+2 FAC-, to make a witness, call to witness : deos hominesque testificor, me tibi praedixisse, etc.: Stygiae numen aquae, O.— To bear witness, give evidence, attest, testify : ut statim testificati discederent: testificor, denuntio, ante praedico, nihil M. Antonium, etc.: testificaris, quid dixerim.— To show, demonstrate, exhibit, make certain, publish, bring to light : sententiam meam: antiquas opes, O.: Natalem tuum, O.— P. pass. : abs te testificata tua voluntas, make known : scaenā testificata loquar, O.
Origins
From testis (“witness”).
Descendants
- Spanishatestiguar
- Spanishtestiguar
- Catalantestificar
- Englishtestify
- Italiantestificare
- Portuguesetestificar
- Spanishtestificar
- Old Frenchtestifier
- Galiciantestificar