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A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges

PART FIRST ❧ WORDS (continued 5)

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spernō, spurn spernere sprēvī sprētus

sternō, strew sternere strāvī strātus

965. (c.) With the present stem in -sco|e- (834).

crēscō, grow crēscere crēvī crētus

nōscō, get to know nōscere nōvī nōtus adjective

Compounds: ī-gnōscō, ī-gnōvī, ī-gnōtum; ā-gnōscō, ā-gnōvī, ā-gnitus; cō-gnōscō, cō-gnōvī, cō-gnitus; dī-nōscō, dī-nōvī, rarely dī-gnōscō, dī-gnōvī, ——; inter-nōscō, inter-nōvī, ——. Old passive infinitive GNOSCIER (inscr. 186 B.C.).

pāscō, feed pāscere pāvī pāstus

scīscō, enact scīscere scīvī scītus

966. (2 b.) The following verbs in -ere have the perfect stem in -v-, preceded by the long vowel of a presumed denominative stem (870), and the perfect participle, when used, in -tus:

967. (a.) With the present stem in -o|e- (829).

petō, aim at petere petīvī petītus

In the perfect, sometimes petiī (Cic., Ov., Liv., Val. Fl., Plin. Ep.), PETIEI (inscr.), petī late (Sen., Stat.); petiit (Cic., Hor., Tac., Suet.), petīt (Verg., Ov., Phaedr., Sen., Luc., Suet.), petiisse (Verg., Hor., Ov., Val. Fl., Stat.).

quaerō, inquire quaerere quaesīvī quaesītus

Compounds sometimes retain ae in old Latin, but usually have ī for ae throughout: as, con-quīrō, con-quīrere, &c.

968. (b.) With the present stem in -sco|e- (834).

ab-olēscō, vanish away ab-olēscere ab-olēvī ——

ad-olēscō, grow up ad-olēscere ad-olēvī ad-ultus

con-cupīscō, hanker for con-cupīscere con-cupīvī con-cupītus

-dormīscō, fall asleep -dormīscere -dormīvī ——

ex-olēscō, grow out ex-olēscere ex-olēvī ex-olētus

in-veterāscō, get set in-veterāscere in-veterāvī ——

obs-olēscō, get worn out obs-olēscere obs-olēvī obs-olētus adj.

quiēscō, get still quiēscere quiēvī quiētus adjective

re-sipīscō, come to re-sipīscere re-sipīvī ——

suēscō, get used suēscere suēvī suētus

vesperāscit, gets dusk vesperāscere vesperāvit ——

969. (c.) With the present stem in -io|e- (836).

cupiō, want cupere cupīvī cupītus

Once with a form in -īre (791), cupīret (Lucr.).

sapiō, have a smack sapere sapīvī ——

Compounds have i for a: as, re-sipiō, &c.

970. (d.) With the present stem in -sso|e- (375).

ar-cēssō, send for ar-cēssere ar-cēssīvī ar-cēssītus

Sometimes ac-cersō, &c.; infinitive rarely ar-cēssīrī or ac-cersīrī.

capēssō, undertake capēssere capēssīvī ——

facēssō, do, make off facēssere facēssīvī facēssītus

Perfect system rare: facēssierīs or facēsserīs (Cic.), facēssīsset (Tac.).

in-cēssō, attack in-cēssere in-cēssīvī ——

lacēssō, provoke lacēssere lacēssīvī lacēssītus

PERFECT STEM IN -u-.

971. (3.) The following verbs in -ere have the perfect stem in -u- (873), and the perfect participle, when used, in -tus; in some participles -tus is preceded by a short i, thus, -itus (910):

972. (a.) With the present stem in -o|e- (829).

alō, bring up alere aluī altus, rarely alitus

colō, till, stay round, court colere coluī cultus

con-cinō, chime with con-cinere con-cinuī ——

A compound of canō (924, 823). See also oc-cinō and prae-cinō.

cōn-sulō, consult cōn-sulere cōn-suluī cōn-sultus

depsō, knead depsere depsuī depstus

fremō, growl fremere fremuī ——

gemō, groan gemere gemuī ——

molō, grind molere moluī molitus

oc-cinō, sing ominously oc-cinere oc-cinuī ——

Once with reduplication, oc-cecinerit (Liv.).

oc-culō, hide oc-culere oc-culuī oc-cultus

pīsō, pīnsō, bray pīsere, pīnsere pīnsuī, pīsīvī pistus

Once (818, 847) pīnsībant (Enn.). Perfect once pīnsuī (Pomp.), once (823, 893) pīsiērunt (Varr.). Perfect participle often pīnsītus (Col.), once pīnsus (Vitr.).

pōnō, place pōnere po-suī po-situs

A compound of po- and sinō (964). Perfect in old Latin po-sīvī (893); po-suī is first used by Ennius (875). Perfect participle in verse sometimes, po-stus, -po-stus; inf. inposīsse (Plaut.).

prae-cinō, play before prae-cinere prae-cinuī ——

serō, string serere -seruī sertus

stertō, snore stertere (dē-stertuī) ——

strepō, make a racket strepere strepuī ——

texō, weave texere texuī textus

tremō, quake tremere tremuī ——

vomō, throw up vomere vomuī ——

973. (b.) With reduplication and -o|e- in the present stem (829).

gignō, beget gignere genuī genitus

Present sometimes also without reduplication, genit, &c. (Varr., Lucr.).

974. (c.) With the present stem in a nasalized root followed by -o|e- (831).

ac-cumbō, lie by ac-cumbere ac-cubuī ac-cubitus

So also in-cumbō; dis-cumbō has dis-cubuī, dis-cubitum. Compounds with dē, ob, prō, re-, and sub, have -cubuī, ——.

975. (d.) With the present stem in -io|e- (836).

ē-liciō, coax out ē-licere ē-licuī ē-licitus

rapiō, seize rapere rapuī raptus

Compounds have i for a in the present and perfect systems, and e in the perfect participle: as, ē-ripiō, ē-ripere, ē-ripuī, ē-reptus. Old Latin has u in dē-rupier and in sub-rupiō, sub-rupere, sub-rupuī, sub-ruptus; shortened forms are: surpuit, surpuerit (Plaut.), surpit (Plaut. prol.), surpere (Lucr.), surpite, surpuerat (Hor.). For sub-repsit (Plaut.), see 887.

976. (e.) With the present stem in -sco|e- (835); for com-pēscuī, see 855.

acēscō, get sour acēscere -acuī ——

alēscō, grow up alēscere (co-aluī) (co-alitus)

ārēscō, dry up ārēscere -āruī ——

calēscō, get warm calēscere -caluī ——

candēscō, get white candēscere -canduī ——

cānēscō, get grey cānēscere cānuī ——

clārēscō, get bright clārēscere clāruī ——

com-pescō, check com-pescere com-pescuī ——

con-ticēscō, get all still con-ticēscere con-ticuī ——

Also in the present system, con-ticīscō, con-ticīscere, &c.

crēbrēscō, get common crēbrēscere -crēbruī ——

crūdēscō, wax bad crūdēscere (re-crūduī) ——

-dolēscō, get pained -dolēscere -doluī ——

dūrēscō, get hard dūrēscere dūruī ——

ē-vīlēscō, get cheap ē-vīlēscere ē-vīluī ——

fervēscō, boil up fervēscere -ferbuī, -fervī ——

flōrēscō, blossom out flōrēscere -flōruī ——

horrēscō, bristle up horrēscere -horruī ——

languēscō, get weak languēscere languī ——

latēscō, hide away latēscere -lituī ——

liquēscō, melt liquēscere (dē-licuī) ——

madēscō, get moist madēscere maduī ——

marcēscō, pine away marcēscere (ē-marcuī) ——

mātūrēscō, ripen mātūrēscere mātūruī ——

nigrēscō, get black nigrēscere nigruī ——

nōtēscō, get known nōtēscere nōtuī ——

ob-mūtēscō, get still ob-mūtēscere ob-mūtuī ——

ob-surdēscō, get deaf ob-surdēscere ob-surduī ——

oc-callēscō, get hard oc-callēscere oc-calluī ——

pallēscō, grow pale pallēscere palluī ——

pūtēscō, get soaked pūtēscere pūtuī ——

rigēscō, stiffen up rigēscere riguī ——

rubēscō, redden rubēscere rubuī ——

sānēscō, get well sānēscere -sānuī ——

senēscō, grow old senēscere -senuī ——

stupēscō, get dazed stupēscere (ob-stupuī) ——

Also op-stipēscō or ob-stipēscō, op-stipuī or ob-stipuī.

tābēscō, waste away tābēscere tābuī ——

tepēscō, get lukewarm tepēscere tepuī ——

-timēscō, get scared -timēscere -timuī ——

torpēscō, get numb torpēscere torpuī ——

tremēscō, quake tremēscere (con-tremuī) ——

Also in the present system, con-tremīscō, con-tremīscere, &c.

tumēscō, swell up tumēscere -tumuī ——

valēscō, get strong valēscere -valuī ——

vānēscō, wane vānēscere (ē-vānuī) ——

DEPONENTS IN -ī.

977. (1.) The following deponents in -ī have the perfect participle in -tus, except morior, which has -tuus:

978. (a.) With the present stem in -o|e- (829).

fruor, enjoy fruī frūctus

loquor, speak loquī locūtus

queror, complain querī questus

sequor, follow sequī secūtus

979. (b.) With the present stem in a nasalized root followed by -o|e- (831).

fungor, get quit fungī fūnctus

980. (c.) With the present stem in -sco|e- (834).

apīscor, lay hold of apīscī aptus

Compounds have i and e for a: as, ad-ipīscor, ad-ipīscī, ad-eptus.

com-minīscor, devise com-minīscī com-mentus

ex-pergīscor, stretch myself, wake ex-pergīscī ex-per-rēctus

Perfect participle rarely ex-pergitus (Lucil., Lucr.).

nancīscor, get nancīscī nactus, nānctus

nāscor, am born nāscī nātus

ob-līvīscor, forget ob-līvīscī ob-lītus

pacīscor, bargain pacīscī pactus

Compounds: dē-pecīscor, dē-pecīscī, dē-pectus; com-pectus.

pro-ficīscor, start on pro-ficīscī pro-fectus

ulcīscor, avenge ulcīscī ultus

981. (d.) With the present stem in -io|e- (836).

morior, die morī mortuus

orior, rise orīrī ortus

potior, master potīrī potītus

For forms in -īrī of these three verbs, see 791. For potīrī, twice potī (Enn., Pac.).

982. (2.) The following deponents in -ī have the perfect participle in -sus (912):

983. (a.) With the present stem in -o|e- (829).

lābor, tumble down lābī lapsus

nītor, rest on nītī nīsus, nīxus

ūtor, use ūtī ūsus

984. (b.) With the present stem in -sco|e- (834).

dē-fetīscor, get tired out dē-fetīscī dē-fessus

985. (c.) With the present stem in -to|e- (835).

am-plector, hug round am-plectī am-plexus

com-plector, hug up com-plectī com-plexus

986. (d.) With the present stem in -io|e- (836).

gradior, step gradī gressus

patior, suffer patī passus

Compounds of these two verbs have e for a: as, ad-gredior, per-petior, per-pessus; for forms of -gredior in -īrī, see 791.

II. Denominative Verbs.

987. Most verbs in -āre, -ēre, and -īre (or in -ārī, -ērī, and -īrī), are denominatives.

988. Some primitives from vowel roots have the form of denominatives in the present system, or throughout; and some verbs with a denominative present system have the perfect and perfect participle formed directly from a root.

(1.) VERBS IN -āre.

(A.) PERFECT STEM WITHOUT A SUFFIX.

989. (1.) The following verb in -āre has a reduplicated perfect stem (859):

stō, stand stāre stetī ——

For -stitī, see 860. The compound prae-stō has rarely the perfect participle prae-stātus (Brut., Plin.), and prae-stitus (Liv.).

990. (2.) The following verbs in -āre have a perfect stem consisting of a root which ends in -v- and has a long vowel (864), and the perfect participle in -tus:

iuvō, help iuvāre iūvī iūtus once

In the perfect system, iuverint, adiuverō, and adiuverit occur once each in Catull., Enn., Plaut., and Ter.; see 891. Perfect participle usual only in the compound ad-iūtus.

lavō, bathe lavāre lāvī lautus

Forms in -ere are very common in the present tense (820): lavis (Plaut., Hor.), lavit (Plaut., Lucr., Catull., Verg., Hor.), lavimus (Hor.), lavitur (Val. Fl.), lavitō (Cato), lavere often, lavī (Pomp.). Perfect participle often lōtus in writers of the empire; supine, lautum, lavātum.

(B.) PERFECT STEM IN -v- OR -u-.

PERFECT STEM IN -v-.

991. (1 a.) Two verbs in -āre have the perfect stem in -v- (869), and the perfect participle, when used, in -tus, both preceded by a long -ā- of the root:

flō, blow flāre flāvī flātus

nō, swim nāre nāvī ——

992. (1 b.) Most verbs in -āre have the perfect stem in -v- (869), and the perfect participle in -tus, both preceded by a form of the present stem in long -ā-: as,

laudō, praise laudāre laudāvī laudātus

līberō, free līberāre līberāvī līberātus

nōminō, name nōmināre nōmināvī nōminātus

spērō, hope spērāre spērāvī spērātus

PERFECT STEM IN -u-.

993. (2.) The following verbs in -āre have the perfect stem in -u (874), and the perfect participle, when used, in -tus; in some participles, -tus is preceded by a short i, thus, -itus (910):

crepō, rattle crepāre crepuī (in-crepitus)

Forms of the perfect system in -v- (823) are: in-crepāvit (Plaut.), dis-crepāvit (Varr.), in-crepārit (Suet.).

cubō, lie cubāre cubuī ——

Forms of the perfect system in -v- (823) are: ex-cubāverant (Caes.), cubāris (Prop.), in-cubāvēre (Plin.), cubāsse (Quintil.). Compound perfect participle in-cubitus (Plin.).

domō, tame domāre domuī domitus

ē-necō, murder ē-necāre ē-necuī ē-nectus

The simple verb has necāvī, necātus; twice necuit (Enn., Phaedr.). ē-necō sometimes has i for e in the present and perfect system; once (823) ē-nicāvit, and once (887) ē-nicāssō (Plaut.); perfect participle also ē-necātus (Plin.).

fricō, rub down fricāre fricuī frictus

Perfect participle also fricātus (Vitr.), cōn-fricātus (Varr., Plin.), dē-fricātus (Catull., Col., Plin.), īn-fricātus (Col., Plin.), per-fricātus (Vitr., Plin.).

micō, quiver micāre micuī ——

So the compounds; except dī-micō, dī-micāvī, dī-micātum; twice in pentameter verse (823) dī-micuisse (Ov.).

-plicō, fold -plicāre -plicuī -plicitus

A few forms of the present system of the simple verb occur. In the perfect and perfect participle usually -plicāvī, -plicātus; but sometimes ap-plicuī (Cic. once, Tib., Ov., Liv., Sen., &c.); com-plicuī (Sen.), ex-plicuī (Verg., Hor., Liv., Sen., &c.), im-plicuī (Verg., Tib., Ov., Sen., &c.); ap-plicitus (Col., Quintil., Plin. Ep.), ex-plicitus (Caes., Sen., Plin. Ep.), im-plicitus (Plaut., Cic., Liv.); once re-plictus (Stat.).

secō, cut secāre secuī sectus

The compound with ex sometimes has i for e; once (823) exicāveris (Cato).

sonō, sound sonāre sonuī ——

Also (820) sonit, sonunt (Enn., Acc.), sonere (Acc., Lucr.); re-sonunt (Enn.). Perfect (823) re-sonārint (Hor.), re-sonāvit (Man.), sonātūrus (Hor.).

tonō, thunder tonāre tonuī (at-tonitus)

Once (820) tonimus (Varr.). Perfect participle once in-tonātus (Hor.).

vetō, forbid vetāre vetuī vetitus

In old Latin, votō, &c. (143). Perfect once (823) vetāvit (Pers.).

DEPONENTS IN -ārī.

994. There are many deponents in -ārī, with the perfect participle in -ātus: as,

hortor, exhort hortārī hortātus

For the primitive fārī, speak, and compounds, see the dictionary.

(2.) VERBS IN -ēre.

(A.) PERFECT STEM WITHOUT A SUFFIX.

995. (1.) The following verbs in -ēre have a reduplicated perfect stem (859), and the perfect participle, when used, in -sus (912):

mordeō, bite mordēre momordī morsus

The compound prae-mordeō has once (823) prae-morsisset (Plaut.).

pendeō, am hung pendēre pependī ——

The compound prō-pendeō has the perfect participle prō-pēnsus.

spondeō, covenant spondēre spopondī spōnsus

For dē-spondī and re-spondī, see 860; rarely dē-spopondī (Plaut.).

tondeō, shear tondēre -totondī, -tondī tōnsus

For dē-tondunt (Varr.), see 821. Perfect only in the compounds at-tondī and dē-tondī (860); once dē-totonderat (Varr.), and perhaps dē-totondit (Enn.).

996. (2 a.) The following verbs in -ēre have a perfect stem consisting of a root which ends in -v- and has a long vowel (864), and the perfect participle, when used, in -tus:

caveō, look out cavēre cāvī cautus

faveō, am friendly favēre fāvī ——

foveō, warm, cherish fovēre fōvī fōtus

moveō, move movēre mōvī mōtus

For short forms in the perfect system, particularly in compounds, see 891.

voveō, vow vovēre vōvī vōtus

997. (2 b.) Three verbs in -ēre have a perfect stem consisting of a consonant root with a long vowel (864), and the perfect participle in -sus (912):

sedeō, sit sedēre sēdī -sessus

Real compounds have i for e in the present system: as, ob-sideō, &c. Compounds with dis-, prae, and re- have no perfect participle.

strīdeō, grate strīdēre strīdī ——

Often with a present system in -ere (821).

videō, see vidēre vīdī vīsus

998. (3.) The following verbs in -ēre have a perfect stem ending in two consonants (866), and the perfect participle, when used, in -sus (912):

ferveō, boil fervēre fervī, ferbuī ——

Sometimes with forms in -ere (821) in verse. The perfect system is rare.

prandeō, lunch prandēre prandī prānsus

(B.) PERFECT STEM IN -s-, OR IN -v- OR -u-.

PERFECT STEM IN -s-.

999. (1 a.) The following verbs in -ēre have the perfect stem in -s- (868), and the perfect participle, when used, in -tus:

augeō, increase augēre auxī auctus

in-dulgeō, am kind in-dulgēre in-dulsī ——

lūceō, beam lūcēre lūxī ——

lūgeō, mourn lūgēre lūxī ——

torqueō, twist torquēre torsī tortus

1000. (1 b.) The following verbs in -ēre have the perfect stem in -s- (868), and the perfect participle, when used, in -sus (912):

algeō, feel cold algēre alsī ——

ardeō, blaze ardēre arsī ——

cō-nīveō, wink and blink cō-nīvēre cō-nīxī, cō-nīvī ——

The perfects cō-nīxī (Turp.), cō-nīvī (Crass.), occur once each.

fulgeō, flash fulgēre fulsī ——

Forms of the present in -ere (821) occur in verse: fulgit (Pomp., Lucil., Lucr.), fulgere (Pac., Acc., Lucil., Lucr., Verg.); ef-fulgere (Verg., Claud.).

haereō, stick haerēre haesī ——

iubeō, order iubēre iussī iussus

In old Latin, IOVBEO, after IOVSI (IVSI); later iussī, iussus, after iubeō.

maneō, stay manēre mānsī mānsum

mulceō, stroke mulcēre mulsī mulsus adjective

Perfect participle per-mulsus rare (Cornif., Varr.).

mulgeō, milk mulgēre mulsī mulsus once

rīdeō, laugh rīdēre rīsī -rīsus

suādeō, advise suādēre suāsī suāsus

tergeō, wipe tergēre tersī tersus

For forms in -ere in the present, as tergit, &c. (Varr., Prop., Stat., Col.), see 821.

turgeō, am swelling turgēre tursī once ——

Of the perfect system, turserat (Enn.).

urgeō, push urgēre ursī ——

PERFECT STEM IN -v- OR -u-.

PERFECT STEM IN -v-.

1001. (1 a.) The following verbs in -ēre have the perfect stem in -v- (869), and the perfect participle in -tus, both preceded by a long -ē- of the root:

dē-leō, wipe out dē-lēre dē-lēvī dē-lētus

fleō, weep flēre flēvī flētus

neō, spin nēre nēvī ——

For neunt (Tib.), see 837.

-pleō, fill -plēre -plēvī -plētus

1002. (1 b.) The following verb in -ēre has the perfect stem in -v- (869), preceded by long -ī-, and the perfect participle in -tus, preceded by short -i- of the root:

cieō, set a going ciēre cīvī citus

Somewhat defective; also with a form in -īre (821). For the perfect participle of compounds, see 919.

1003. (1 c.) The following verb in -ēre has the perfect stem in -v- (869), and the perfect participle in -itus (910):

ab-oleō, destroy ab-olēre ab-olēvī ab-olitus

PERFECT STEM IN -u-.

1004. (2 a.) Most verbs in -ēre have the perfect stem in -u- (874), and the perfect participle, when used, in -tus, which is usually preceded by a short i (910): as,

doceō, teach docēre docuī doctus

habeō, have habēre habuī habitus

So also post-habeō; other compounds have i for a: as, pro-hibeō, pro-hibēre, pro-hibuī, pro-hibitus; twice contracted, prōbet, prōbeat (Lucr.). Compounds with dē and prae are regularly contracted, dēbeō, praebeō, &c.: but in Plautus once de-hibuistī, and regularly prae-hibeō, &c., throughout.

mereō, earn merēre meruī meritus

Often deponent (800): mereor, merērī, meritus.

misceō, mix miscēre miscuī mixtus, mistus

The present stem is an extension of the suffix -sco|e- (834); -sc- of the present runs over into the perfect.

moneō, advise monēre monuī monitus

placeō, am pleasing placēre placuī placitus

So the compounds com-placeō and per-placeō; dis-pliceō has i for a throughout.

taceō, hold my tongue tacēre tacuī tacitus adjective

The compound re-ticeō has i for a and no perfect participle.

teneō, hold tenēre tenuī -tentus

Compounds have i for e in the present and perfect: as, dē-tineō, dē-tinuī, dē-tentus.

terreō, scare terrēre terruī territus

torreō, roast torrēre torruī tostus

1005. (2 b.) The following verb in -ēre has the perfect stem in -u- (874), and the perfect participle in -sus (912):

cēnseō, count, rate cēnsēre cēnsuī cēnsus

1006. (3.) The following verbs in -ēre have the perfect stem in -u- (874), and no perfect participle (907):

arceō, check arcēre arcuī ——

The compounds co-erceō and ex-erceō have e for a, and perfect participles co-ercitus and ex-ercitus.

caleō, am warm calēre caluī ——

candeō, glow white candēre canduī ——

careō, have not carēre caruī ——

doleō, ache dolēre doluī ——

egeō, need egēre eguī ——

The compound ind-igeō, ind-igēre, ind-iguī, ——, has i for e.

ē-mineō, stick out ē-minēre ē-minuī ——

flōreō, bloom flōrēre flōruī ——

horreō, bristle up horrēre horruī ——

iaceō, lie iacēre iacuī ——

lateō, lie hid latēre latuī ——

liceō, am rated licēre licuī ——

liqueō, am melted liquēre licuī ——

madeō, am soaked madēre maduī ——

niteō, shine nitēre nituī ——

noceō, am hurtful nocēre nocuī ——

oleō, smell olēre oluī ——

For forms in -ere in the present system, see 821.

palleō, look pale pallēre palluī ——

pāreō, wait on, am obedient pārēre pāruī ——

pateō, am open patēre patuī ——

rigeō, am stiff rigēre riguī ——

sileō, am silent silēre siluī ——

sorbeō, suck up sorbēre sorbuī ——

The perfect system of the simple verb is rare: sorbuit, sorbuerint (Plin.); also (823) sorpsit (Val. Max.); ab-sorbeō and ex-sorbeō have -sorbuī; but ab-sorpsī (Plin., Luc., Macr.), ex-sorpsī (Sen.).

studeō, am eager studēre studuī ——

stupeō, am dazed stupēre stupuī ——

timeō, fear timēre timuī ——

valeō, am strong valēre valuī ——

vigeō, feel strong vigēre viguī ——

1007. For audeō, gaudeō, and soleō, see 801; for lubet or libet, licet, miseret, oportet, paenitet, piget, pudet, taedet, see 815 and 816.

DEPONENTS IN -ērī.

1008. (1 a.) The following deponent in -ērī has the perfect participle in -tus:

reor, reckon, think rērī ratus

1009. (1 b.) The following deponents in -ērī have the perfect participle in -tus, which is preceded by a short i (910):

liceor, bid licērī licitus

misereor, pity miserērī miseritus

Perfect participle also misertus (Val. Max., Sen., Curt.). Active forms are: miserēte, miserērent (Enn.), misereās (Ter.), miseret (Lucr.), miserent (Val. Fl.). Passive forms are sometimes used impersonally (724): as, miserētur, &c.

tueor, look to, protect tuērī tuitus late

Forms in -ī also occur in verse (821). As perfect participle, generally tūtātus.

vereor, am awed at verērī veritus

1010. (2.) One deponent in -ērī has the perfect participle in -sus (912):

fateor, confess fatērī fassus

Compounds have i and e for a: as, cōn-fiteor, cōn-fessus.

(3.) VERBS IN -īre.

(A.) PERFECT STEM WITHOUT A SUFFIX.

1011. (1 a.) The following verb in -īre has a reduplicated perfect stem (861), and the perfect participle in -tus:

re-periō, find re-perīre re-pperī re-pertus

1012. (1 b.) The following verb in -īre has no reduplication in the perfect stem, and the perfect participle in -tus:

com-periō, find out com-perīre com-perī com-pertus

As deponent: com-periar (Ter.), com-perior (Sall., Tac.).

1013. (2.) The following verb in -īre has a perfect stem consisting of a consonant root with a long vowel (862), and the perfect participle in -tus:

veniō, come venīre vēnī ventum, -ventus

For ē-venunt, ē-venat, ē-venant, ad-venat, per-venat, see 822.

(B.) PERFECT STEM IN -s-, OR IN -v- OR -u-.

PERFECT STEM IN -s-.

1014. (1.) The following verbs in -īre have the perfect stem in -s- (868), and the perfect participle in -tus:

farciō, stuff farcīre farsī fartus

Compounds have usually e for a throughout.

fulciō, prop fulcīre fulsī fultus

hauriō, drain haurīre hausī haustus

A perfect subjunctive haurierint is quoted from Varro (823).

saepiō, hedge in saepīre saepsī saeptus

sanciō, hallow sancīre sānxī sānctus adjective

Perfect participle rarely sancītus (Lucr., Liv.). A pluperfect sancierat is quoted from Pomponius Secundus (823).

sarciō, patch sarcīre sarsī sartus

vinciō, bind vincīre vīnxī vīnctus

1015. (2.) The following verb in -īre has the perfect stem in -s- (868), and the perfect participle in -sus (912):

sentiō, feel sentīre sēnsī sēnsus

The compound with ad is generally deponent (800).

PERFECT STEM IN -v-.

1016. (1 a.) The following verb in -īre has the perfect stem in -v- (869), and the perfect participle in -tus, both preceded by a long ī of the root:

sciō, know scīre scīvī scītus

1017. (1 b.) The following verb in -īre has the perfect stem in -v- (869), and the perfect participle in -tus:

sepeliō, bury sepelīre sepelīvī sepultus

1018. (1 c.) Most verbs in -īre have the perfect stem in -v- (869), and the perfect participle in -tus, both preceded by a form of the present stem in long -ī-: as,

audiō, hear audīre audīvī audītus

PERFECT STEM IN -u-.

1019. (2.) The following verbs in -īre have the perfect stem in -u- (874), and the perfect participle, when used, in -tus:

am-iciō, don am-icīre am-icuī am-ictus

Perfect rare: once am-icuī (Brut.), once am-ixī (Varr.).

ap-eriō, open ap-erīre ap-eruī ap-ertus

op-eriō, cover over op-erīre op-eruī op-ertus

saliō, leap salīre saluī ——

Compounds have i for a throughout: as, īn-siliō. A perfect system in -v- (823, 893), as ex-silīvī, occurs in late writers (Col., Sen., Plin., &c.).

DEPONENTS IN -īrī.

1020. (1 a.) The following deponents in -īrī have the perfect participle in -tus:

ex-perior, try ex-perīrī ex-pertus

op-perior, wait for op-perīrī op-pertus

Perfect participle once op-perītus (Plaut.).

1021. (1 b.) The following deponents in -īrī have the perfect participle in -ītus:

blandior, am agreeable blandīrī blandītus

largior, shower largīrī largītus

mentior, tell lies mentīrī mentītus

mōlior, work hard mōlīrī mōlītus

partior, share partīrī partītus

sortior, draw lots sortīrī sortītus

1022. (2.) The following deponents in -īrī have the perfect participle in -sus (912):

mētior, measure mētīrī mēnsus

ōrdior, begin ōrdīrī ōrsus

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