assector

Latin

Alternative forms

• adsector

Etymology

From ad- (“to, towards, at”) +‎ sector (“attend, accompany”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /asˈsek.tor/, [äs̠ˈs̠ɛkt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /asˈsek.tor/, [äsˈsɛkt̪or]

Verb

assector (present infinitive assectārī, perfect active assectātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to attend someone eagerly, accompany, follow, wait upon, escort
2. to follow a woman, seek after, court

Conjugation

   Conjugation of assector (first conjugation, deponent)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	assector	assectāris, assectāre	assectātur	assectāmur	assectāminī	assectantur
	imperfect	assectābar	assectābāris, assectābāre	assectābātur	assectābāmur	assectābāminī	assectābantur
	future	assectābor	assectāberis, assectābere	assectābitur	assectābimur	assectābiminī	assectābuntur
	perfect	assectātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	assectātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	assectātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	assecter	assectēris, assectēre	assectētur	assectēmur	assectēminī	assectentur
	imperfect	assectārer	assectārēris, assectārēre	assectārētur	assectārēmur	assectārēminī	assectārentur
	perfect	assectātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	assectātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	assectāre	—	—	assectāminī	—
	future	—	assectātor	assectātor	—	—	assectantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		assectārī	assectātum esse	assectātūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		assectāns	assectātus	assectātūrus	—	—	assectandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		assectandī	assectandō	assectandum	assectandō	assectātum	assectātū

Derived terms

• assectātiō
• assectātor

Descendants

• Old Galician-Portuguese: asseytar
  • Galician: aseitar
  • Portuguese: asseitar
• Spanish: acechar, asechar

References

• “assector”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• assector in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.