voco

See also vocò

Ido

Noun

voco (plural voci)

1. voice

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Italian

Verb

voco

1. first-person singular present indicative of vocare

Anagrams

• covo, covò

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wek-, *wekʷ-, *wokʷ- (“to utter, speak”). Cognate with Sanskrit वच् (“to say, speak”), German erwähnen (“to mention”). Displaced native Middle English steven (“voice”), from Old English stefn (see steven), Middle English rouste (“voice”) from Old Norse raust, and Middle English rearde (“voice”) from Old English reord. Compare advocate, advowson, avouch, convoke, epic, vocal, vouch, vowel, English voice.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈwo.koː/

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Verb

present active vocō, present infinitive vocāre, perfect active vocāvī, supine vocātum.

1. I call, summon, invoke.
   • 29 BCE, Virgil, Georgicon, liber IV: 265-266

     […] ultro / hortantem et fessas ad pabula nota vocantem

     […] freely / calling them and exhorting the weary insects to eat their familiar food.

2. I name, designate.
3. I bring or put into a state or condition.

   vocare in dubium — "to call in question"

Inflection

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	vocō	vocās	vocat	vocāmus	vocātis	vocant
	future	vocābō	vocābis	vocābit	vocābimus	vocābitis	vocābunt
	imperfect	vocābam	vocābās	vocābat	vocābāmus	vocābātis	vocābant
	perfect	vocāvī	vocāvistī	vocāvit	vocāvimus	vocāvistis	vocāvērunt
	future perfect	vocāverō	vocāveris	vocāverit	vocāverimus	vocāveritis	vocāverint
	pluperfect	vocāveram	vocāverās	vocāverat	vocāverāmus	vocāverātis	vocāverant
passive	present	vocor	vocāris	vocātur	vocāmur	vocāminī	vocantur
	future	vocābor	vocāberis	vocābitur	vocābimur	vocābiminī	vocābuntur
	imperfect	vocābar	vocābāris	vocābātur	vocābāmur	vocābāminī	vocābantur
	perfect	Use vocātus m, vocāta f, vocātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use vocātus m, vocāta f, vocātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use vocātus m, vocāta f, vocātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	vocem	vocēs	vocet	vocēmus	vocētis	vocent
	imperfect	vocārem	vocārēs	vocāret	vocārēmus	vocārētis	vocārent
	perfect	vocāverim	vocāverīs	vocāverit	vocāverīmus	vocāverītis	vocāverint
	pluperfect	vocāvissem	vocāvissēs	vocāvisset	vocāvissēmus	vocāvissētis	vocāvissent
passive	present	vocer	vocēris	vocētur	vocēmur	vocēminī	vocentur
	imperfect	vocārer	vocārēris	vocārētur	vocārēmur	vocārēminī	vocārentur
	perfect	Use vocātus m, vocāta f, vocātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use vocātus m, vocāta f, vocātum 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	vocā	vocātō	vocātō	vocāre	vocātor	vocātor
	plural	vocāte	vocātōte	vocantō	vocāminī	—	vocantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		vocāre	vocāvisse	vocātūrus esse	vocārī	vocātus esse	vocātum īrī
participles		vocāns (vocantis)	—	vocātūrus-ra, -rum	—	vocātus-a, -um	vocandus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

advocō convocō ēvocō invocō prōvocō revocō

vocābilis vocābulum vocāmen vocātiō vocātīvē

vocātīvus vocātor vocātus vocitō vōx

Related terms

vōcālis vōcālitās vōcāliter

vocātōrius vōcula vōculātiō

Descendants

• English: vouch
• Italian: vocare
• Old French: voucher
• Portuguese: vogar
• Spanish: bogar

References

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