despeculo

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deːsˈpe.ku.loː/, [d̪eːs̠ˈpɛkʊɫ̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /desˈpe.ku.lo/, [d̪esˈpɛːkulo]

Verb

dēspeculō (present infinitive dēspeculāre, perfect active dēspeculāvī, supine dēspeculātum); first conjugation

1. (transitive) to steal or rob a mirror from

Conjugation

   Conjugation of dēspeculō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	dēspeculō		dēspeculās		dēspeculat		dēspeculāmus		dēspeculātis		dēspeculant
	imperfect	dēspeculābam		dēspeculābās		dēspeculābat		dēspeculābāmus		dēspeculābātis		dēspeculābant
	future	dēspeculābō		dēspeculābis		dēspeculābit		dēspeculābimus		dēspeculābitis		dēspeculābunt
	perfect	dēspeculāvī		dēspeculāvistī		dēspeculāvit		dēspeculāvimus		dēspeculāvistis		dēspeculāvērunt, dēspeculāvēre
	pluperfect	dēspeculāveram		dēspeculāverās		dēspeculāverat		dēspeculāverāmus		dēspeculāverātis		dēspeculāverant
	future perfect	dēspeculāverō		dēspeculāveris		dēspeculāverit		dēspeculāverimus		dēspeculāveritis		dēspeculāverint
	sigmatic future1	dēspeculāssō		dēspeculāssis		dēspeculāssit		dēspeculāssimus		dēspeculāssitis		dēspeculāssint
passive	present	dēspeculor		dēspeculāris, dēspeculāre		dēspeculātur		dēspeculāmur		dēspeculāminī		dēspeculantur
	imperfect	dēspeculābar		dēspeculābāris, dēspeculābāre		dēspeculābātur		dēspeculābāmur		dēspeculābāminī		dēspeculābantur
	future	dēspeculābor		dēspeculāberis, dēspeculābere		dēspeculābitur		dēspeculābimur		dēspeculābiminī		dēspeculābuntur
	perfect	dēspeculātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	dēspeculātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	dēspeculātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	dēspeculem		dēspeculēs		dēspeculet		dēspeculēmus		dēspeculētis		dēspeculent
	imperfect	dēspeculārem		dēspeculārēs		dēspeculāret		dēspeculārēmus		dēspeculārētis		dēspeculārent
	perfect	dēspeculāverim		dēspeculāverīs		dēspeculāverit		dēspeculāverīmus		dēspeculāverītis		dēspeculāverint
	pluperfect	dēspeculāvissem		dēspeculāvissēs		dēspeculāvisset		dēspeculāvissēmus		dēspeculāvissētis		dēspeculāvissent
	sigmatic aorist1	dēspeculāssim		dēspeculāssīs		dēspeculāssīt		dēspeculāssīmus		dēspeculāssītis		dēspeculāssint
passive	present	dēspeculer		dēspeculēris, dēspeculēre		dēspeculētur		dēspeculēmur		dēspeculēminī		dēspeculentur
	imperfect	dēspeculārer		dēspeculārēris, dēspeculārēre		dēspeculārētur		dēspeculārēmur		dēspeculārēminī		dēspeculārentur
	perfect	dēspeculātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	dēspeculātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		dēspeculā		—		—		dēspeculāte		—
	future	—		dēspeculātō		dēspeculātō		—		dēspeculātōte		dēspeculantō
passive	present	—		dēspeculāre		—		—		dēspeculāminī		—
	future	—		dēspeculātor		dēspeculātor		—		—		dēspeculantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		dēspeculāre			dēspeculārī			dēspeculāns			—
future		dēspeculātūrum esse			dēspeculātum īrī			dēspeculātūrus			dēspeculandus
perfect		dēspeculāvisse			dēspeculātum esse			—			dēspeculātus
future perfect		—			dēspeculātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		dēspeculātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		dēspeculandī		dēspeculandō		dēspeculandum		dēspeculandō		dēspeculātum		dēspeculātū

¹At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").