pellicio

Latin

Alternative forms

• perliciō

Etymology

From per- +‎ laciō (“I allure, entice”), a Classical-era reconstruction. See note at laciō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pelˈli.ki.oː/, [pɛlˈlʲɪkioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pelˈli.t͡ʃi.o/, [pelˈliːt͡ʃio]
• The length of the vowel in the perfect stem (pellē̆x-) is not entirely certain, but it is most likely short. See references at alliciō.

Verb

pelliciō (present infinitive pellicere, perfect active pellicuī or pellē̆xī, supine pellectum); third conjugation iō-variant

1. to allure, entice, inveigle

   Synonyms: indūcō, sēdūcō, dēdūcō, sollicitō, persuādeō, alliciō, capiō

2. to decoy, coax, wheedle

   Synonyms: frūstror, ēlūdō, dēcipiō, dēstituō, fallō, circumdūcō, circumveniō, ingannō, indūcō

3. to attract, win over

   Synonyms: dēdūcō, alliciō, conciliō, perdūcō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of pelliciō (third conjugation iō-variant)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	pelliciō		pellicis		pellicit		pellicimus		pellicitis		pelliciunt
	imperfect	pelliciēbam		pelliciēbās		pelliciēbat		pelliciēbāmus		pelliciēbātis		pelliciēbant
	future	pelliciam		pelliciēs		pelliciet		pelliciēmus		pelliciētis		pellicient
	perfect	pellicuī, pellē̆xī		pellicuistī, pellē̆xistī		pellicuit, pellē̆xit		pellicuimus, pellē̆ximus		pellicuistis, pellē̆xistis		pellicuērunt, pellicuēre, pellē̆xērunt, pellē̆xēre
	pluperfect	pellicueram, pellē̆xeram		pellicuerās, pellē̆xerās		pellicuerat, pellē̆xerat		pellicuerāmus, pellē̆xerāmus		pellicuerātis, pellē̆xerātis		pellicuerant, pellē̆xerant
	future perfect	pellicuerō, pellē̆xerō		pellicueris, pellē̆xeris		pellicuerit, pellē̆xerit		pellicuerimus, pellē̆xerimus		pellicueritis, pellē̆xeritis		pellicuerint, pellē̆xerint
passive	present	pellicior		pelliceris, pellicere		pellicitur		pellicimur		pelliciminī		pelliciuntur
	imperfect	pelliciēbar		pelliciēbāris, pelliciēbāre		pelliciēbātur		pelliciēbāmur		pelliciēbāminī		pelliciēbantur
	future	pelliciar		pelliciēris, pelliciēre		pelliciētur		pelliciēmur		pelliciēminī		pellicientur
	perfect	pellectus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	pellectus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	pellectus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	pelliciam		pelliciās		pelliciat		pelliciāmus		pelliciātis		pelliciant
	imperfect	pellicerem		pellicerēs		pelliceret		pellicerēmus		pellicerētis		pellicerent
	perfect	pellicuerim, pellē̆xerim		pellicuerīs, pellē̆xerīs		pellicuerit, pellē̆xerit		pellicuerīmus, pellē̆xerīmus		pellicuerītis, pellē̆xerītis		pellicuerint, pellē̆xerint
	pluperfect	pellicuissem, pellē̆xissem		pellicuissēs, pellē̆xissēs		pellicuisset, pellē̆xisset		pellicuissēmus, pellē̆xissēmus		pellicuissētis, pellē̆xissētis		pellicuissent, pellē̆xissent
passive	present	pelliciar		pelliciāris, pelliciāre		pelliciātur		pelliciāmur		pelliciāminī		pelliciantur
	imperfect	pellicerer		pellicerēris, pellicerēre		pellicerētur		pellicerēmur		pellicerēminī		pellicerentur
	perfect	pellectus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	pellectus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		pellice		—		—		pellicite		—
	future	—		pellicitō		pellicitō		—		pellicitōte		pelliciuntō
passive	present	—		pellicere		—		—		pelliciminī		—
	future	—		pellicitor		pellicitor		—		—		pelliciuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		pellicere			pellicī			pelliciēns			—
future		pellectūrum esse			pellectum īrī			pellectūrus			pelliciendus, pelliciundus
perfect		pellicuisse, pellē̆xisse			pellectum esse			—			pellectus
future perfect		—			pellectum fore			—			—
perfect potential		pellectūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		pelliciendī		pelliciendō		pelliciendum		pelliciendō		pellectum		pellectū

Derived terms

• pellāx
• pellecebra/ perlecebra

References

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