scitor

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Latin

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Etymology

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From scīscō (seek to know; ask, inquire), from sciō (know).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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scītor (present infinitive scītārī or scītārier, perfect active scītātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to seek to know; ask, inquire, question
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.114–115:
      suspensi Eurypylum scitatum oracula Phoebi mittimus
      We in suspense send Eurypylus to question the oracles of Apollo

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of scītor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present scītor scītāris,
scītāre
scītātur scītāmur scītāminī scītantur
imperfect scītābar scītābāris,
scītābāre
scītābātur scītābāmur scītābāminī scītābantur
future scītābor scītāberis,
scītābere
scītābitur scītābimur scītābiminī scītābuntur
perfect scītātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect scītātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect scītātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present scīter scītēris,
scītēre
scītētur scītēmur scītēminī scītentur
imperfect scītārer scītārēris,
scītārēre
scītārētur scītārēmur scītārēminī scītārentur
perfect scītātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect scītātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present scītāre scītāminī
future scītātor scītātor scītantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives scītārī,
scītārier1
scītātum esse scītātūrum esse
participles scītāns scītātus scītātūrus scītandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
scītandī scītandō scītandum scītandō scītātum scītātū

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Derived terms

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References

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  • scitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • scitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • scitor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.