-ifico

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈi.fi.koː/, [ˈɪfɪkoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.fi.ko/, [ˈiːfiko]

Etymology 1

-i- (connecting vowel) +‎ -ficō (“-ify”)

Suffix

-ificō (present infinitive -ificāre, perfect active -ificāvī, supine -ificātum); first conjugation

Enlarged form of of -ficō

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ificō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	-ificō	-ificās		-ificat	-ificāmus	-ificātis		-ificant
	imperfect	-ificābam	-ificābās		-ificābat	-ificābāmus	-ificābātis		-ificābant
	future	-ificābō	-ificābis		-ificābit	-ificābimus	-ificābitis		-ificābunt
	perfect	-ificāvī	-ificāvistī		-ificāvit	-ificāvimus	-ificāvistis		-ificāvērunt, -ificāvēre
	pluperfect	-ificāveram	-ificāverās		-ificāverat	-ificāverāmus	-ificāverātis		-ificāverant
	future perfect	-ificāverō	-ificāveris		-ificāverit	-ificāverimus	-ificāveritis		-ificāverint
passive	present	-ificor	-ificāris, -ificāre		-ificātur	-ificāmur	-ificāminī		-ificantur
	imperfect	-ificābar	-ificābāris, -ificābāre		-ificābātur	-ificābāmur	-ificābāminī		-ificābantur
	future	-ificābor	-ificāberis, -ificābere		-ificābitur	-ificābimur	-ificābiminī		-ificābuntur
	perfect	-ificātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	-ificātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	-ificātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	-ificem	-ificēs		-ificet	-ificēmus	-ificētis		-ificent
	imperfect	-ificārem	-ificārēs		-ificāret	-ificārēmus	-ificārētis		-ificārent
	perfect	-ificāverim	-ificāverīs		-ificāverit	-ificāverīmus	-ificāverītis		-ificāverint
	pluperfect	-ificāvissem	-ificāvissēs		-ificāvisset	-ificāvissēmus	-ificāvissētis		-ificāvissent
passive	present	-ificer	-ificēris, -ificēre		-ificētur	-ificēmur	-ificēminī		-ificentur
	imperfect	-ificārer	-ificārēris, -ificārēre		-ificārētur	-ificārēmur	-ificārēminī		-ificārentur
	perfect	-ificātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	-ificātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	-ificā		—	—	-ificāte		—
active	future	—	-ificātō		-ificātō	—	-ificātōte		-ificantō
passive	present	—	-ificāre		—	—	-ificāminī		—
passive	future	—	-ificātor		-ificātor	—	—		-ificantor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		-ificāre		-ificārī, -ificārier¹		-ificāns		—
future		-ificātūrum esse		-ificātum īrī		-ificātūrus		-ificandus
perfect		-ificāvisse		-ificātum esse		—		-ificātus
future perfect		—		-ificātum fore		—		—
perfect potential		-ificātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		-ificandī	-ificandō		-ificandum	-ificandō	-ificātum		-ificātū

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

Descendants

Spanish: -iguar
→ Catalan: -ificar
→ Old French: -ifier
- French: -ifier
- → Middle English: -ifien
  - English: -ify
  - Scots: -ifee
→ Italian: -ificare
→ Portuguese: -ificar
→ Romanian: -ifica
→ Spanish: -ificar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-ificō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -ificus

Spanish

Suffix

-ifico

first-person singular present indicative of -ificar