insequor

Latin

Etymology

From in- (“after”) +‎ sequor (“follow”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈin.se.kʷor/, [ˈĩːs̠ɛkʷɔr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.se.kwor/, [ˈinsekwor]

Verb

īnsequor (present infinitive īnsequī, perfect active īnsecūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent

to follow, follow after or upon someone or something; pursue, follow up, press upon; attack, chase
Synonyms: persequor, sequor, cōnsequor, exsequor, īnsector, excipiō
- 86 CE – 103 CE, Martial, Epigrammata V.83:
  Insequeris, fugio; fugis, insequor
  You pursue, I flee; you flee, I pursue
to proceed, go on
(of time) to follow, succeed
Synonym: excipiō
(of order) to follow, come next
to strive after, endeavour
Synonyms: ēlabōrō, lūctor, certō, nītor, ēnītor, cōnītor, appetō, affectō, tendō, quaerō, studeō, contendō, adnītor, labōrō, pugnō, molior, perīclitor, spectō
to censure, reproach, persecute, inveigh

Conjugation

Conjugation of īnsequor (third conjugation, deponent)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	īnsequor	īnsequeris, īnsequere		īnsequitur	īnsequimur	īnsequiminī		īnsequuntur
	imperfect	īnsequēbar	īnsequēbāris, īnsequēbāre		īnsequēbātur	īnsequēbāmur	īnsequēbāminī		īnsequēbantur
	future	īnsequar	īnsequēris, īnsequēre		īnsequētur	īnsequēmur	īnsequēminī		īnsequentur
	perfect	īnsecūtus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	īnsecūtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	īnsecūtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	īnsequar	īnsequāris, īnsequāre		īnsequātur	īnsequāmur	īnsequāminī		īnsequantur
	imperfect	īnsequerer	īnsequerēris, īnsequerēre		īnsequerētur	īnsequerēmur	īnsequerēminī		īnsequerentur
	perfect	īnsecūtus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	īnsecūtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	īnsequere		—	—	īnsequiminī		—
active	future	—	īnsequitor		īnsequitor	—	—		īnsequuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		īnsequī		—		īnsequēns		—
future		īnsecūtūrum esse		—		īnsecūtūrus		īnsequendus
perfect		īnsecūtum esse		—		īnsecūtus		—
future perfect		īnsecūtum fore		—		—		—
perfect potential		īnsecūtūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		īnsequendī	īnsequendō		īnsequendum	īnsequendō	īnsecūtum		īnsecūtū

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

English: ensue (via Old French)
French: ensuivre
Italian: inseguire
Sicilian: assicutari
Spanish: enseguida

References

^ Dunkel, George E. (2014) Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme [Lexicon of Indo-European Particles and Pronominal Stems] (Indogermanische Bibliothek. 2. Reihe: Wörterbücher) (in German), volume 2: Lexikon, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, →ISBN, page 242