specio

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-. Cognates include Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (skeptomai), Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬯𐬫𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (spasyeiti), and Sanskrit पश्यति (páśyati).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈspe.ki.oː/

Verb

present active speciō, present infinitive specere, perfect active spexī, supine spectum.

1. I observe, watch, look at.

Inflection

Third Conjugation IO-variation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	speciō	specis	specit	specimus	specitis	speciunt
	future	speciam	speciēs	speciet	speciēmus	speciētis	specient
	imperfect	speciēbam	speciēbās	speciēbat	speciēbāmus	speciēbātis	speciēbant
	perfect	spexī	spexistī	spexit	speximus	spexistis	spexērunt
	future perfect	spexerō	spexeris	spexerit	spexerimus	spexeritis	spexerint
	pluperfect	spexeram	spexerās	spexerat	spexerāmus	spexerātis	spexerant
passive	present	specior	speceris	specitur	specimur	speciminī	speciuntur
	future	speciar	speciēris	speciētur	speciēmur	speciēminī	specientur
	imperfect	speciēbar	speciēbāris	speciēbātur	speciēbāmur	speciēbāminī	speciēbantur
	perfect	Use spectus m, specta f, spectum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use spectus m, specta f, spectum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use spectus m, specta f, spectum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	speciam	speciās	speciat	speciāmus	speciātis	speciant
	imperfect	specerem	specerēs	speceret	specerēmus	specerētis	specerent
	perfect	spexerim	spexerīs	spexerit	spexerīmus	spexerītis	spexerint
	pluperfect	spexissem	spexissēs	spexisset	spexissēmus	spexissētis	spexissent
passive	present	speciar	speciāris	speciātur	speciāmur	speciāminī	speciantur
	imperfect	specerer	specerēris	specerētur	specerēmur	specerēminī	specerentur
	perfect	Use spectus m, specta f, spectum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use spectus m, specta f, spectum 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	spece	specitō	specitō	specere	specitor	specitor
	plural	specite	specitōte	speciuntō	speciminī	—	speciuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		specere	spexisse	spectūrus esse	specī	spectus esse	spectum īrī
participles		speciēns (specientis)	—	spectūrus-ra, -rum	—	spectus-a, -um	speciendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• dēspiciō
• inspiciō
• specillum
• specimen
• spectō

Synonyms

• (observe, watch): spectō

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Venetian

Etymology

Compare Italian specchio

Noun

specio m (plural speci)

1. mirror