perspicio

Latin

Etymology

per +‎ specio

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /perˈspi.ki.oː/, [pɛrˈspɪ.ki.oː]

Verb

perspiciō (present infinitive perspicere, perfect active perspexī, supine perspectum); third conjugation iō-variant

  1. I see through something.
  2. I perceive or discern clearly.

Inflection
   Conjugation of perspicio (third conjugation iō-variant)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present perspiciō perspicis perspicit perspicimus perspicitis perspiciunt
imperfect perspiciēbam perspiciēbās perspiciēbat perspiciēbāmus perspiciēbātis perspiciēbant
future perspiciam perspiciēs perspiciet perspiciēmus perspiciētis perspicient
perfect perspexī perspexistī perspexit perspeximus perspexistis perspexērunt, perspexēre
pluperfect perspexeram perspexerās perspexerat perspexerāmus perspexerātis perspexerant
future perfect perspexerō perspexeris perspexerit perspexerimus perspexeritis perspexerint
passive present perspicior perspiceris, perspicere perspicitur perspicimur perspiciminī perspiciuntur
imperfect perspiciēbar perspiciēbāris, perspiciēbāre perspiciēbātur perspiciēbāmur perspiciēbāminī perspiciēbantur
future perspiciar perspiciēris, perspiciēre perspiciētur perspiciēmur perspiciēminī perspicientur
perfect perspectus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect perspectus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect perspectus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present perspiciam perspiciās perspiciat perspiciāmus perspiciātis perspiciant
imperfect perspicerem perspicerēs perspiceret perspicerēmus perspicerētis perspicerent
perfect perspexerim perspexerīs perspexerit perspexerimus perspexeritis perspexerint
pluperfect perspexissem perspexissēs perspexisset perspexissēmus perspexissētis perspexissent
passive present perspiciar perspiciāris, perspiciāre perspiciātur perspiciāmur perspiciāminī perspiciantur
imperfect perspicerer perspicerēris, perspicerēre perspicerētur perspicerēmur perspicerēminī perspicerentur
perfect perspectus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect perspectus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — perspice — — perspicite —
future — perspicitō perspicitō — perspicitōte perspiciuntō
passive present — perspicere — — perspiciminī —
future — perspicitor perspicitor — — perspiciuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives perspicere perspexisse perspectūrus esse perspicī perspectus esse perspectum īrī
participles perspiciēns — perspectūrus — perspectus perspiciendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
perspicere perspiciendī perspiciendō perspiciendum perspectum perspectū

Descendants

References
  • perspicio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perspicio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perspicio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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