spekular

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English speculate, French spéculer, German spekulieren, Italian speculare, Spanish especular, all ultimately from Latin speculātus, past participle of speculor (“look out”), from specula (“watchtower”), from specio (“look at”).

Verb

spekular (present tense spekulas, past tense spekulis, future tense spekulos, imperative spekulez, conditional spekulus)

  1. (intransitive) to speculate, theorize
    Quon tu spekulis pri l'evento?
    What have you speculated about the event?

Conjugation
    Conjugation of spekular
present past future
infinitive spekular spekulir spekulor
tense spekulas spekulis spekulos
conditional spekulus
imperative spekulez
adjective active participle spekulanta spekulinta spekulonta
adverbial active participle spekulante spekulinte spekulonte
nominal active participle singular spekulanto spekulinto spekulonto
plural spekulanti spekulinti spekulonti
adjective passive participle spekulata spekulita spekulota
adverbial passive participle spekulate spekulite spekulote
nominal passive participle singular spekulato spekulito spekuloto
plural spekulati spekuliti spekuloti
  • teoriifar (“to theorize”)
  • ajiotar (“to speculate (in shares etc.), trade in securities”)
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