scrutor

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From scrūta, as the original sense of the verb was to search through trash.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskruː.tor/, [ˈskruː.tɔr]

Verb

scrūtor (present infinitive scrūtārī, perfect active scrūtātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. I search or examine thoroughly; I probe, investigate or scrutinize

Inflection
   Conjugation of scrutor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present scrūtor scrūtāris, scrūtāre scrūtātur scrūtāmur scrūtāminī scrūtantur
imperfect scrūtābar scrūtābāris, scrūtābāre scrūtābātur scrūtābāmur scrūtābāminī scrūtābantur
future scrūtābor scrūtāberis, scrūtābere scrūtābitur scrūtābimur scrūtābiminī scrūtābuntur
perfect scrūtātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect scrūtātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect scrūtātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present scrūter scrūtēris, scrūtēre scrūtētur scrūtēmur scrūtēminī scrūtentur
imperfect scrūtārer scrūtārēris, scrūtārēre scrūtārētur scrūtārēmur scrūtārēminī scrūtārentur
perfect scrūtātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect scrūtātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — scrūtāre — — scrūtāminī —
future — scrūtātor scrūtātor — — scrūtantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives scrūtārī, scrūtārier1 scrūtātus esse scrūtātūrus esse — — —
participles scrūtāns scrūtātus scrūtātūrus — — scrūtandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
scrūtārī, scrūtārier1 scrūtandī scrūtandō scrūtandum scrūtātum scrūtātū

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

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • scrutor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • scrutor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • scrutor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • scrutiny in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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