pectino

Latin

Etymology

From pecten (“comb”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpek.ti.noː/, [ˈpɛkt̪ɪnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpek.ti.no/, [ˈpɛkt̪ino]

Verb

pectinō (present infinitive pectināre, perfect active pectināvī, supine pectinātum); first conjugation

1. to comb or card

Conjugation

   Conjugation of pectinō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	pectinō		pectinās		pectinat		pectināmus		pectinātis		pectinant
	imperfect	pectinābam		pectinābās		pectinābat		pectinābāmus		pectinābātis		pectinābant
	future	pectinābō		pectinābis		pectinābit		pectinābimus		pectinābitis		pectinābunt
	perfect	pectināvī		pectināvistī		pectināvit		pectināvimus		pectināvistis		pectināvērunt, pectināvēre
	pluperfect	pectināveram		pectināverās		pectināverat		pectināverāmus		pectināverātis		pectināverant
	future perfect	pectināverō		pectināveris		pectināverit		pectināverimus		pectināveritis		pectināverint
passive	present	pectinor		pectināris, pectināre		pectinātur		pectināmur		pectināminī		pectinantur
	imperfect	pectinābar		pectinābāris, pectinābāre		pectinābātur		pectinābāmur		pectinābāminī		pectinābantur
	future	pectinābor		pectināberis, pectinābere		pectinābitur		pectinābimur		pectinābiminī		pectinābuntur
	perfect	pectinātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	pectinātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	pectinātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	pectinem		pectinēs		pectinet		pectinēmus		pectinētis		pectinent
	imperfect	pectinārem		pectinārēs		pectināret		pectinārēmus		pectinārētis		pectinārent
	perfect	pectināverim		pectināverīs		pectināverit		pectināverīmus		pectināverītis		pectināverint
	pluperfect	pectināvissem		pectināvissēs		pectināvisset		pectināvissēmus		pectināvissētis		pectināvissent
passive	present	pectiner		pectinēris, pectinēre		pectinētur		pectinēmur		pectinēminī		pectinentur
	imperfect	pectinārer		pectinārēris, pectinārēre		pectinārētur		pectinārēmur		pectinārēminī		pectinārentur
	perfect	pectinātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	pectinātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		pectinā		—		—		pectināte		—
	future	—		pectinātō		pectinātō		—		pectinātōte		pectinantō
passive	present	—		pectināre		—		—		pectināminī		—
	future	—		pectinātor		pectinātor		—		—		pectinantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		pectināre			pectinārī			pectināns			—
future		pectinātūrum esse			pectinātum īrī			pectinātūrus			pectinandus
perfect		pectināvisse			pectinātum esse			—			pectinātus
future perfect		—			pectinātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		pectinātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		pectinandī		pectinandō		pectinandum		pectinandō		pectinātum		pectinātū

Descendants

• Aromanian: cheaptin, chiaptin
• Asturian: peñar, peinar
• Catalan: pentinar
• → English: pectinate
• French: peigner
• Friulian: petenâ
• Galician: peitear, pentear, pietar
• Italian: pettinare
• Ligurian: pêtenâ
• Neapolitan: pittinà
• Occitan: penchenar
• Portuguese: pentear
• Romanian: pieptăna, pieptănare
• Romansch: petgnar, petner, petnar
• Sardinian: pentonai, petenai, petenare
• Sicilian: pittinari
• Spanish: peinar
• Venetan: petenar

References

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