verbfirst conjugation, deponent
trīcor
trīcor (present infinitive trīcārī, perfect active trīcātus sum)
Classical[ˈtriː.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈtriː.kor]
Meaning
- deponentto behave in an evasive manner, search for detours, dodge
- deponentto make difficult ties, trifle, dally, shuffle, play tricks
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | trīcor | trīcābar | trīcābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | trīcāris trīcāre | trīcābāris trīcābāre | trīcāberis trīcābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | trīcātur | trīcābātur | trīcābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | trīcāmur | trīcābāmur | trīcābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | trīcāminī | trīcābāminī | trīcābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | trīcantur | trīcābantur | trīcābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | trīcer | trīcārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | trīcēris trīcēre | trīcārēris trīcārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | trīcētur | trīcārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | trīcēmur | trīcārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | trīcēminī | trīcārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | trīcentur | trīcārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | trīcāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | trīcāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | trīcātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | trīcātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | trīcantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | trīcārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | trīcātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | trīcātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | trīcāns | — |
| perfect participle | trīcātus | — |
| future participle | trīcātūrus | trīcandus |
gerundtrīcandī, trīcandō, trīcandumsupinetrīcātum, trīcātū
trīcor, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. n. [tricae], to make or start difficulties; to trifle, dally, shuffle, play tricks (Ciceron.), Cic. Att. 15, 13, 5:
Publilius tecum tricatus est, id. ib. 14, 19, 4. —Collat. form trīco, reflex., to dally, delay: hora surgendi ne te trices, Vulg. Ecclus. 32, 15.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
trīcor ātus, ārī, dep.
tricae, to make difficul ties, trifle, dally, shuffle, play tricks : tecum.
Origins
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 trīcor From trīcae + -or.
Descendants
- Catalantrigar
- Englishtrick
- Italiantricare
- Occitantrigar
- Portuguesetrigar
- Italiantreccarefrom Vulgar Latin *triccāre
- Italiantriccarefrom Vulgar Latin *triccāre
- Frenchtricherfrom Vulgar Latin *triccāre
- Old Occitantricharfrom Vulgar Latin *triccāre
In English words that came into English from trīcor
- trick*triccāre