praevaricor

Latin

Etymology

From prae- +‎ vāricus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈu̯aː.ri.kor/, [präe̯ˈu̯äːrɪkɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈva.ri.kor/, [preˈväːrikor]

Verb

praevāricor (present infinitive praevāricārī, perfect active praevāricātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to walk crookedly
2. to transgress, violate or sin against, play a double part

Conjugation

Conjugation of praevāricor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praevāricor	praevāricāris, praevāricāre	praevāricātur	praevāricāmur	praevāricāminī	praevāricantur
	imperfect	praevāricābar	praevāricābāris, praevāricābāre	praevāricābātur	praevāricābāmur	praevāricābāminī	praevāricābantur
	future	praevāricābor	praevāricāberis, praevāricābere	praevāricābitur	praevāricābimur	praevāricābiminī	praevāricābuntur
	perfect	praevāricātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	praevāricātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	praevāricātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praevāricer	praevāricēris, praevāricēre	praevāricētur	praevāricēmur	praevāricēminī	praevāricentur
	imperfect	praevāricārer	praevāricārēris, praevāricārēre	praevāricārētur	praevāricārēmur	praevāricārēminī	praevāricārentur
	perfect	praevāricātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	praevāricātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	praevāricāre	—	—	praevāricāminī	—
	future	—	praevāricātor	praevāricātor	—	—	praevāricantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		praevāricārī	praevāricātum esse	praevāricātūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		praevāricāns	praevāricātus	praevāricātūrus	—	—	praevāricandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		praevāricandī	praevāricandō	praevāricandum	praevāricandō	praevāricātum	praevāricātū

Derived terms

• praevāricātiō

Descendants

• English: prevaricate
• Portuguese: prevaricar

References

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