provoco

See also: provocó and provocò

Catalan

Verb

provoco

1. first-person singular present indicative of provocar

Italian

Verb

provoco

1. first-person singular present indicative of provocare

Latin

Etymology

From prō- (“in front of, for”) +‎ vocō (“call”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈproː.u̯o.koː/, [ˈproːu̯ɔkoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.vo.ko/, [ˈprɔːvoko]

Verb

prōvocō (present infinitive prōvocāre, perfect active prōvocāvī, supine prōvocātum); first conjugation

1. to call forth, summon

   Synonyms: advocō, ēvocō, invocō, invītō, acciō, arcessō, citō, inclāmō, exciō

   Antonym: āvocō

2. to challenge
3. to provoke

Conjugation

Conjugation of prōvocō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	prōvocō	prōvocās	prōvocat	prōvocāmus	prōvocātis	prōvocant
	imperfect	prōvocābam	prōvocābās	prōvocābat	prōvocābāmus	prōvocābātis	prōvocābant
	future	prōvocābō	prōvocābis	prōvocābit	prōvocābimus	prōvocābitis	prōvocābunt
	perfect	prōvocāvī	prōvocāvistī, prōvocāstī1	prōvocāvit, prōvocāt1	prōvocāvimus, prōvocāmus1	prōvocāvistis, prōvocāstis1	prōvocāvērunt, prōvocāvēre, prōvocārunt1
	pluperfect	prōvocāveram, prōvocāram1	prōvocāverās, prōvocārās1	prōvocāverat, prōvocārat1	prōvocāverāmus, prōvocārāmus1	prōvocāverātis, prōvocārātis1	prōvocāverant, prōvocārant1
	future perfect	prōvocāverō, prōvocārō1	prōvocāveris, prōvocāris1	prōvocāverit, prōvocārit1	prōvocāverimus, prōvocārimus1	prōvocāveritis, prōvocāritis1	prōvocāverint, prōvocārint1
passive	present	prōvocor	prōvocāris, prōvocāre	prōvocātur	prōvocāmur	prōvocāminī	prōvocantur
	imperfect	prōvocābar	prōvocābāris, prōvocābāre	prōvocābātur	prōvocābāmur	prōvocābāminī	prōvocābantur
	future	prōvocābor	prōvocāberis, prōvocābere	prōvocābitur	prōvocābimur	prōvocābiminī	prōvocābuntur
	perfect	prōvocātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	prōvocātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	prōvocātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	prōvocem	prōvocēs	prōvocet	prōvocēmus	prōvocētis	prōvocent
	imperfect	prōvocārem	prōvocārēs	prōvocāret	prōvocārēmus	prōvocārētis	prōvocārent
	perfect	prōvocāverim, prōvocārim1	prōvocāverīs, prōvocārīs1	prōvocāverit, prōvocārit1	prōvocāverīmus, prōvocārīmus1	prōvocāverītis, prōvocārītis1	prōvocāverint, prōvocārint1
	pluperfect	prōvocāvissem, prōvocāssem1	prōvocāvissēs, prōvocāssēs1	prōvocāvisset, prōvocāsset1	prōvocāvissēmus, prōvocāssēmus1	prōvocāvissētis, prōvocāssētis1	prōvocāvissent, prōvocāssent1
passive	present	prōvocer	prōvocēris, prōvocēre	prōvocētur	prōvocēmur	prōvocēminī	prōvocentur
	imperfect	prōvocārer	prōvocārēris, prōvocārēre	prōvocārētur	prōvocārēmur	prōvocārēminī	prōvocārentur
	perfect	prōvocātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	prōvocātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	prōvocā	—	—	prōvocāte	—
	future	—	prōvocātō	prōvocātō	—	prōvocātōte	prōvocantō
passive	present	—	prōvocāre	—	—	prōvocāminī	—
	future	—	prōvocātor	prōvocātor	—	—	prōvocantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		prōvocāre	prōvocāvisse, prōvocāsse1	prōvocātūrum esse	prōvocārī	prōvocātum esse	prōvocātum īrī
participles		prōvocāns	—	prōvocātūrus	—	prōvocātus	prōvocandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		prōvocandī	prōvocandō	prōvocandum	prōvocandō	prōvocātum	prōvocātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• provocans
• provocatio
• provocativus
• provocator
• provocatorius

Descendants

• Catalan: provocar
• English: provoke
• French: provoquer
• Galician: provocar
• Italian: provocare
• Portuguese: provocar
• Romanian: provoca
• Spanish: provocar

References

• “provoco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “provoco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• provoco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to appeal to the people: provocare ad populum (Liv. 2. 55)
    
  • to provoke the enemy to battle: proelio (ad pugnam) hostes lacessere, provocare
    

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈvɔ.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈvɔ.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈvɔ.ko/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈvɔ.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈvɔ.ku/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈbɔ.ku/ [pɾuˈβɔ.ku]

• Rhymes: -ɔku
• Hyphenation: pro‧vo‧co

Verb

provoco

1. first-person singular present indicative of provocar

Spanish

Verb

provoco

1. first-person singular present indicative of provocar