osculor

Latin

Etymology

From ōsculum (“kiss”), from ōs (“mouth”) +‎ -culum (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈoːs.ku.lor/, [ˈoːs̠kʊɫ̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈos.ku.lor/, [ˈɔskulor]

Verb

ōsculor (present infinitive ōsculārī or ōsculārier, perfect active ōsculātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to kiss
2. to embrace, value

Conjugation

Conjugation of ōsculor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ōsculor	ōsculāris, ōsculāre	ōsculātur	ōsculāmur	ōsculāminī	ōsculantur
	imperfect	ōsculābar	ōsculābāris, ōsculābāre	ōsculābātur	ōsculābāmur	ōsculābāminī	ōsculābantur
	future	ōsculābor	ōsculāberis, ōsculābere	ōsculābitur	ōsculābimur	ōsculābiminī	ōsculābuntur
	perfect	ōsculātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	ōsculātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	ōsculātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ōsculer	ōsculēris, ōsculēre	ōsculētur	ōsculēmur	ōsculēminī	ōsculentur
	imperfect	ōsculārer	ōsculārēris, ōsculārēre	ōsculārētur	ōsculārēmur	ōsculārēminī	ōsculārentur
	perfect	ōsculātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	ōsculātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	ōsculāre	—	—	ōsculāminī	—
	future	—	ōsculātor	ōsculātor	—	—	ōsculantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		ōsculārī, ōsculārier1	ōsculātum esse	ōsculātūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		ōsculāns	ōsculātus	ōsculātūrus	—	—	ōsculandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		ōsculandī	ōsculandō	ōsculandum	ōsculandō	ōsculātum	ōsculātū

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Derived terms

• adōsculor
• exōsculor
• ōsculābundus
• ōsculātiō

Related terms

• ōs
• ōsculum

References

• “osculor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “osculor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• osculor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.