nicto

See also: nicto- and nic to

Latin

Alternative forms

• (deponent form) nictor

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kneygʷʰ- (“to bend, to droop”). Cognate with connīveō, nītor (“to bear or rest upon something”), Proto-Germanic *hnīwaną.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈnik.toː/, [ˈnɪkt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnik.to/, [ˈnikt̪o]

Verb

nictō (present infinitive nictāre, perfect active nictāvī, supine nictātum); first conjugation

1. to blink
2. to wink, signal with the eyes
3. (figuratively, of fire) to flash
4. (figuratively) to strive, make effort

Conjugation

   Conjugation of nictō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	nictō		nictās		nictat		nictāmus		nictātis		nictant
	imperfect	nictābam		nictābās		nictābat		nictābāmus		nictābātis		nictābant
	future	nictābō		nictābis		nictābit		nictābimus		nictābitis		nictābunt
	perfect	nictāvī		nictāvistī		nictāvit		nictāvimus		nictāvistis		nictāvēre, nictāvērunt
	pluperfect	nictāveram		nictāverās		nictāverat		nictāverāmus		nictāverātis		nictāverant
	future perfect	nictāverō		nictāveris		nictāverit		nictāverimus		nictāveritis		nictāverint
passive	present	nictor		nictāre, nictāris		nictātur		nictāmur		nictāminī		nictantur
	imperfect	nictābar		nictābāre, nictābāris		nictābātur		nictābāmur		nictābāminī		nictābantur
	future	nictābor		nictābere, nictāberis		nictābitur		nictābimur		nictābiminī		nictābuntur
	perfect	nictātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	nictātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	nictātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	nictem		nictēs		nictet		nictēmus		nictētis		nictent
	imperfect	nictārem		nictārēs		nictāret		nictārēmus		nictārētis		nictārent
	perfect	nictāverim		nictāverīs		nictāverit		nictāverīmus		nictāverītis		nictāverint
	pluperfect	nictāvissem		nictāvissēs		nictāvisset		nictāvissēmus		nictāvissētis		nictāvissent
passive	present	nicter		nictēre, nictēris		nictētur		nictēmur		nictēminī		nictentur
	imperfect	nictārer		nictārēre, nictārēris		nictārētur		nictārēmur		nictārēminī		nictārentur
	perfect	nictātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	nictātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		nictā		—		—		nictāte		—
	future	—		nictātō		nictātō		—		nictātōte		nictantō
passive	present	—		nictāre		—		—		nictāminī		—
	future	—		nictātor		nictātor		—		—		nictantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		nictāre			nictārī			nictāns			—
future		nictātūrum esse			nictātum īrī			nictātūrus			nictandus
perfect		nictāvisse			nictātum esse			—			nictātus
future perfect		—			nictātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		nictātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		nictandī		nictandō		nictandum		nictandō		nictātum		nictātū

Derived terms

• nictātiō

Related terms

• nictus

Descendants

• English: nictate

References

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