verbfirst conjugation
vacillō
vacillō (present infinitive vacillāre, perfect active vacillāvī, supine vacillātum)
Classical[waˈkɪl.loː]Ecclesiastical[vaˈt͡ʃil.lo]
Meaning
- to sway to and fro
- to stagger, reel, totter
- to waver, hesitate
- to vacillate
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Labare · Titubare · Vacillare · Nutare
Labare (the ancient Gothic word, slipan, from λωφᾶν), denotes tottering, with reference to the whole body, which rests on no firm basis; titubare (from ταφεῖν, τυφλός), with reference to the feet, which refuse their service, and stagger; vacillare (ἧκα) with reference to the upper part of the body, which wants its upright, steady, secure position; lastly, nutare (from νεύειν) with reference to the head, which seems ready to fall off. The titubans threatens to sink to the ground; the vacillans, to fall over. Titubatio betrays bodily weakness; vacillatio, want of external dignity, and a steady carriage. (iii. 62.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vacillō | vacillābam | vacillābō | vacillāvī | vacillāveram | vacillāverō vacillārō |
| 2nd sg. | vacillās | vacillābās | vacillābis | vacillāvistī vacillāstī | vacillāverās vacillārās | vacillāveris |
| 3rd sg. | vacillat | vacillābat | vacillābit | vacillāvit | vacillāverat vacillārat | vacillāverit vacillārit |
| 1st pl. | vacillāmus | vacillābāmus | vacillābimus | vacillāvimus | vacillāverāmus | vacillāverimus vacillārimus |
| 2nd pl. | vacillātis | vacillābātis | vacillābitis | vacillāvistis vacillāstis | vacillāverātis vacillārātis | vacillāveritis vacillāritis |
| 3rd pl. | vacillant | vacillābant | vacillābunt | vacillāvērunt vacillāvēre, vacillārunt | vacillāverant vacillārant | vacillāverint vacillārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vacillem | vacillārem | vacillāverim vacillārim | vacillāvissem vacillāssem |
| 2nd sg. | vacillēs | vacillārēs | vacillāverīs | vacillāvissēs vacillāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | vacillet | vacillāret | vacillāverit vacillārit | vacillāvisset vacillāsset |
| 1st pl. | vacillēmus | vacillārēmus | vacillāverīmus vacillārīmus | vacillāvissēmus vacillāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | vacillētis | vacillārētis | vacillāverītis vacillārītis | vacillāvissētis vacillāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | vacillent | vacillārent | vacillāverint vacillārint | vacillāvissent vacillāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vacillor | vacillābar | vacillābor |
| 2nd sg. | vacillāris vacillāre | vacillābāris vacillābāre | vacillāberis vacillābere |
| 3rd sg. | vacillātur | vacillābātur | vacillābitur |
| 1st pl. | vacillāmur | vacillābāmur | vacillābimur |
| 2nd pl. | vacillāminī | vacillābāminī | vacillābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | vacillantur | vacillābantur | vacillābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vaciller | vacillārer |
| 2nd sg. | vacillēris vacillēre | vacillārēris vacillārēre |
| 3rd sg. | vacillētur | vacillārētur |
| 1st pl. | vacillēmur | vacillārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | vacillēminī | vacillārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | vacillentur | vacillārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | vacillā | vacillāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | vacillāte | vacillāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | vacillātō | vacillātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | vacillātō | vacillātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | vacillātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | vacillantō | vacillantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | vacillāre | vacillārī |
| perfect infinitive | vacillāvisse vacillāsse | vacillātum esse |
| future infinitive | vacillātūrum esse | vacillātum īrī |
| present participle | vacillāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | vacillātus vacillāta, vacillātā, vacillātae, vacillātam, vacillātārum, vacillātās, vacillātī, vacillātōrum, vacillātōs |
| future participle | vacillātūrus vacillātūra, vacillātūrā, vacillātūrae, vacillātūram, vacillātūrārum, vacillātūrās, vacillātūre, vacillātūrī, vacillātūrīs, vacillātūrō, vacillātūrōrum, vacillātūrōs, vacillātūrum | vacillandus vacillanda, vacillandā, vacillandae, vacillandam, vacillandārum, vacillandās, vacillande, vacillandīs, vacillandōrum, vacillandōs |
gerundvacillandī, vacillandō, vacillandumsupinevacillātum, vacillātū
văcillo (
I. a scanned long, Lucr. 3, 502), āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. cf. Sanscr. vak-, to roll; vank-, to shake, to sway to and fro; to waddle, stagger, reel, totter, waver, vacillate (class.; a favorite word with Cic.; cf.: nuto, titubo).
I. Lit., of drunken persons: quosdam ex vino vacillantes, quosdam hesternā potatione oscitantes, Cic. Fragm. ap. Quint. 8, 3, 66:
videre quosdam ex vino vacillantis, Quint. 11, 3, 165: praepediuntur crure vacillanti, Lucr. 3, 479; cf. Ruhnk. ad Rutil. Lup. 2, 7, p. 164 Frotsch.: in utramque partem toto corpore vacillans, Cic. Brut. 60, 216: arbor ventis pulsa vacillans aestuat, Lucr. 5, 1096; so, ambusta, id. 1, 806: vacillant omnia tecta, id. 6, 575: sub pedibus tellus cum tota vacillat, id. 5, 1236: accepi tuam epistulam vacillantibus litterulis, Cic. Fam. 16, 15, 2.—II. Trop., to waver, hesitate, stagger, be untrustworthy, to vacillate:
tota res vacillat et claudicat, Cic. N. D. 1, 38, 107: Erotem ad ista expedienda factum mihi videbar reliquisse, cujus non sine magnā culpā vacillarunt, have fallen into confusion, id. Att. 14, 18, 2: justitia vacillat vel jacet potius, id. Off. 3, 33, 118: stabilitas amicitiae vacillat, id. Fin. 1, 20, 66: legio vacillans, wavering in fidelity, id. Phil. 3, 12, 31: γεροντικώτερον est memoriola vacillare, id. Att. 12, 1, 2: partim sumptibus in vetere aere alieno vacillant, are staggering beneath a load of old debts, id. Cat. 2, 10, 21: aegrotat fama vacillans, Lucr. 4, 1124: gentes vacillantes, Vell. 2, 130, 3: cum animus paulum vacillavit, Sen. Ep. 114, 22: testes, qui adversus fidem testationis suae vacillant, audiendi non sunt, Dig. 22, 5, 2: cujus (testis) ita anceps fides vacillat, ib. 48, 10, 27.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
vacillō āvī, ātus, āre,
to sway to and fro, stagger, reel, totter: ex vino: in utramque partem toto corpore: epistula vacillantibus litterulis.—Fig., to waver, hesitate, be untrustworthy, vacillate: tota res vacillat et claudicat: cum unā legione et eā vacillante, i. e. untrustworthy: in vetere aere alieno vacillant, stagger under a load of old debts.
Origins
Unknown.
Descendants
- Catalanvacil·lar
- Englishvacillate
- Frenchvaciller
- Italianvacillare
- Spanishvacilar
- Portuguesevacilar
- Galicianvacilar