plecto

Latin

Etymology 1

Cognate with Ancient Greek πλέκω (plekō), from Proto-Indo-European *plek-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈplek.toː/

Verb

present active plectō, present infinitive plectere, perfect active plexī, supine plexum.

1. I plait, weave, braid.
2. I twist, bend, turn.

Inflection

• The third principal part (and its forms) may be either plexī or plexuī.

Third Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	plectō	plectis	plectit	plectimus	plectitis	plectunt
	future	plectam	plectēs	plectet	plectēmus	plectētis	plectent
	imperfect	plectēbam	plectēbās	plectēbat	plectēbāmus	plectēbātis	plectēbant
	perfect	plexī	plexistī	plexit	pleximus	plexistis	plexērunt
	future perfect	plexerō	plexeris	plexerit	plexerimus	plexeritis	plexerint
	pluperfect	plexeram	plexerās	plexerat	plexerāmus	plexerātis	plexerant
passive	present	plector	plecteris	plectitur	plectimur	plectiminī	plectuntur
	future	plectar	plectēris	plectētur	plectēmur	plectēminī	plectentur
	imperfect	plectēbar	plectēbāris	plectēbātur	plectēbāmur	plectēbāminī	plectēbantur
	perfect	Use plexus m, plexa f, plexum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use plexus m, plexa f, plexum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use plexus m, plexa f, plexum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	plectam	plectās	plectat	plectāmus	plectātis	plectant
	imperfect	plecterem	plecterēs	plecteret	plecterēmus	plecterētis	plecterent
	perfect	plexerim	plexerīs	plexerit	plexerīmus	plexerītis	plexerint
	pluperfect	plexissem	plexissēs	plexisset	plexissēmus	plexissētis	plexissent
passive	present	plectar	plectāris	plectātur	plectāmur	plectāminī	plectantur
	imperfect	plecterer	plecterēris	plecterētur	plecterēmur	plecterēminī	plecterentur
	perfect	Use plexus m, plexa f, plexum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use plexus m, plexa f, plexum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	plecte	plectitō	plectitō	plectere	plectitor	plectitor
	plural	plectite	plectitōte	plectuntō	plectiminī	—	plectuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		plectere	plexisse	plexūrus esse	plectī	plexus esse	plexum īrī
participles		plectēns (plectentis)	—	plexūrus-ra, -rum	—	plexus-a, -um	plectendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• plecta
• plectilis
• plexus

Etymology 2

Cognate with Ancient Greek πλήττω (plēttō).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈpleːk.toː/

Verb

plēctō (present infinitive plēctere, no perfect or participle forms)

1. I punish; I beat.
2. I blame.

Inflection

• No perfect or participle forms.

Derived terms

• plectibilis
• plēctor
• plēctripotēns
• plēctrum

References

• plecto in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879