scitor

Latin

Etymology

From scīscō (“seek to know; ask, inquire”), from sciō (“know”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskiː.tor/, [ˈs̠kiːt̪ɔr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.tor/, [ˈʃiːt̪or]

Verb

scītor (present infinitive scītārī or scītārier, perfect active scītātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

to seek to know; ask, inquire, question
- 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.114–115:
  suspensi Eurypylum scitatum oracula Phoebi mittimus
  We in suspense send Eurypylus to question the oracles of Apollo

Conjugation

Conjugation of scītor (first conjugation, deponent)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	scītor	scītāris, scītāre		scītātur	scītāmur	scītāminī		scītantur
	imperfect	scītābar	scītābāris, scītābāre		scītābātur	scītābāmur	scītābāminī		scītābantur
	future	scītābor	scītāberis, scītābere		scītābitur	scītābimur	scītābiminī		scītābuntur
	perfect	scītātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	scītātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	scītātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	scīter	scītēris, scītēre		scītētur	scītēmur	scītēminī		scītentur
	imperfect	scītārer	scītārēris, scītārēre		scītārētur	scītārēmur	scītārēminī		scītārentur
	perfect	scītātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	scītātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	scītāre		—	—	scītāminī		—
active	future	—	scītātor		scītātor	—	—		scītantor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		scītārī, scītārier¹		—		scītāns		—
future		scītātūrum esse		—		scītātūrus		scītandus
perfect		scītātum esse		—		scītātus		—
future perfect		scītātum fore		—		—		—
perfect potential		scītātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		scītandī	scītandō		scītandum	scītandō	scītātum		scītātū

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

Derived terms

scītātiō

Related terms

References

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