sculpo

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel (“cut”). Cognate with Ancient Greek γλύφω (gluphō, “to hollow out, grave”); also with scalpo, which in turn is closely related to γλάφω (glaphō).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈskul.poː/

Verb

present active sculpō, present infinitive sculpere, perfect active sculpsī, supine sculptum.

1. I carve, chisel (in stone, metal, or wood); I fashion by sculpting.

Inflection

This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.

    Third Conjugation No Passive

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	sculpō	sculpis	sculpit	sculpimus	sculpitis	sculpunt
	future	sculpam	sculpēs	sculpet	sculpēmus	sculpētis	sculpent
	imperfect	sculpēbam	sculpēbās	sculpēbat	sculpēbāmus	sculpēbātis	sculpēbant
	perfect	sculpsī	sculpsistī	sculpsit	sculpsimus	sculpsistis	sculpsērunt
	future perfect	sculpserō	sculpseris	sculpserit	sculpserimus	sculpseritis	sculpserint
	pluperfect	sculpseram	sculpserās	sculpserat	sculpserāmus	sculpserātis	sculpserant
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	sculpam	sculpās	sculpat	sculpāmus	sculpātis	sculpant
	imperfect	sculperem	sculperēs	sculperet	sculperēmus	sculperētis	sculperent
	perfect	sculpserim	sculpserīs	sculpserit	sculpserīmus	sculpserītis	sculpserint
	pluperfect	sculpsissem	sculpsissēs	sculpsisset	sculpsissēmus	sculpsissētis	sculpsissent
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	sculpe	sculpitō	sculpitō	—	—	—
	plural	sculpite	sculpitōte	sculpuntō	—	—	—
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		sculpere	sculpsisse	sculptūrus esse	—	—	—
participles		sculpēns (sculpentis)	—	sculptūrus-ra, -rum	—	—	—

Derived terms

• sculptilis
• sculptor
• sculptūra
• sculptus

Related terms

• sculptūrātus

Descendants

• English: sculpt
• Spanish: esculpir