iecto

Latin

Etymology

Either from iactō, reflecting a general /ja-/ > /je-/ tendency (cf. ienuārius), or back-formed from a compound such as eiectō. Attested in Virgilius Grammaticus, the Leges Alamannorum, and Merovingian formulas.

Verb

iectō (present infinitive iectāre, perfect active iectāvī, supine iectātum); first conjugation (Early Medieval Latin)

1. throw

Conjugation

Conjugation of iectō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	iectō	iectās	iectat	iectāmus	iectātis	iectant
	imperfect	iectābam	iectābās	iectābat	iectābāmus	iectābātis	iectābant
	future	iectābō	iectābis	iectābit	iectābimus	iectābitis	iectābunt
	perfect	iectāvī	iectāvistī	iectāvit	iectāvimus	iectāvistis	iectāvērunt, iectāvēre
	pluperfect	iectāveram	iectāverās	iectāverat	iectāverāmus	iectāverātis	iectāverant
	future perfect	iectāverō	iectāveris	iectāverit	iectāverimus	iectāveritis	iectāverint
passive	present	iector	iectāris, iectāre	iectātur	iectāmur	iectāminī	iectantur
	imperfect	iectābar	iectābāris, iectābāre	iectābātur	iectābāmur	iectābāminī	iectābantur
	future	iectābor	iectāberis, iectābere	iectābitur	iectābimur	iectābiminī	iectābuntur
	perfect	iectātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	iectātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	iectātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	iectem	iectēs	iectet	iectēmus	iectētis	iectent
	imperfect	iectārem	iectārēs	iectāret	iectārēmus	iectārētis	iectārent
	perfect	iectāverim	iectāverīs	iectāverit	iectāverīmus	iectāverītis	iectāverint
	pluperfect	iectāvissem	iectāvissēs	iectāvisset	iectāvissēmus	iectāvissētis	iectāvissent
passive	present	iecter	iectēris, iectēre	iectētur	iectēmur	iectēminī	iectentur
	imperfect	iectārer	iectārēris, iectārēre	iectārētur	iectārēmur	iectārēminī	iectārentur
	perfect	iectātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	iectātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	iectā	—	—	iectāte	—
	future	—	iectātō	iectātō	—	iectātōte	iectantō
passive	present	—	iectāre	—	—	iectāminī	—
	future	—	iectātor	iectātor	—	—	iectantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		iectāre	iectāvisse	iectātūrum esse	iectārī	iectātum esse	iectātum īrī
participles		iectāns	—	iectātūrus	—	iectātus	iectandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		iectandī	iectandō	iectandum	iectandō	iectātum	iectātū

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Romanian: iepta (Transylvania, obs.)
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: gettare
  • Neapolitan: jettare
  • Sicilian: jittari
• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: ghettare, ghettai
• North Italian:
  • Old Lombard: çutar (crossed with buttare)
  • Old Venetan: zitar
  • Piedmontese: getè
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: gitar
    • → Spanish: jitar
  • Old Franco-Provençal: jetar
    • Franco-Provençal: jetar
  • Old French: jeter, geter
    • French: jeter
    • Norman: j'ter (Jersey)
    • →⇒ English: jet, jetsam, jut, jettison
  • Occitan: getar, gitar
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Navarro-Aragonese: zetare, getar, gitar
    • Aragonese: chitar, itar (Echo)
  • Asturian: xeitar
  • Leonese: eichare
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: geitar
    • Galician: xeitar
    • Portuguese: jeitar
  • Spanish: echar
    • → Asturian: echar