sciscitor

sciscitor

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sek-?
Proto-Indo-European *-éyti
Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.
Latin sciō
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti
Proto-Italic *-skō
Latin -scō
Latin scīscō
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin -tō
Latin -itō
Latin scīscitor

    From scīscō (“seek to know; ascertain”) + -itō.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    scīscitor

    1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of scīscō

    Verb

    scīscitor (present infinitive scīscitārī, perfect active scīscitātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

    1. to ask, inquire, question, examine, consult, interrogate
      Synonyms: quaerō, percontor, investīgō, scīscō, indāgō, requīrō, interrogō, scrūtor

    Usage notes

    • Often in constructions using ab, dē, ex, or an indirect question.

    Conjugation

       Conjugation of scīscitor (first conjugation, deponent)
    indicative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present scīscitor scīscitāris,
    scīscitāre     		scīscitātur scīscitāmur scīscitāminī scīscitantur
    imperfect scīscitābar scīscitābāris,
    scīscitābāre     		scīscitābātur scīscitābāmur scīscitābāminī scīscitābantur
    future scīscitābor scīscitāberis,
    scīscitābere     		scīscitābitur scīscitābimur scīscitābiminī scīscitābuntur
    perfect scīscitātus + present active indicative of sum
    pluperfect scīscitātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
    future perfect scīscitātus + future active indicative of sum
    subjunctive singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present scīsciter scīscitēris,
    scīscitēre     		scīscitētur scīscitēmur scīscitēminī scīscitentur
    imperfect scīscitārer scīscitārēris,
    scīscitārēre     		scīscitārētur scīscitārēmur scīscitārēminī scīscitārentur
    perfect scīscitātus + present active subjunctive of sum
    pluperfect scīscitātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
    imperative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present — scīscitāre — — scīscitāminī —
    future — scīscitātor scīscitātor — — scīscitantor
    non-finite forms infinitive participle
    active passive active passive
    present scīscitārī — scīscitāns —
    future scīscitātūrum esse — scīscitātūrus scīscitandus
    perfect scīscitātum esse — scīscitātus —
    future perfect scīscitātum fore — — —
    perfect potential scīscitātūrum fuisse — — —
    verbal nouns gerund supine
    genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
    scīscitandī scīscitandō scīscitandum scīscitandō scīscitātum scīscitātū

    Derived terms

    References

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