Etymology[edit]
From commūnis (“common, public, general”) + -icō.
Pronunciation[edit]
commūnicō (present infinitive commūnicāre, perfect active commūnicāvī, supine commūnicātum); first conjugation
- (in giving) I impart, share
- (in receiving) I share, partake, participate in
- I join, unite, add, link, connect (to an equal part)
- I make common, bring into common use
- (figuratively) I contaminate, defile, communicate
- (Medieval Latin) I communicate
Conjugation[edit]
| Conjugation of commūnicō (first conjugation)
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| indicative
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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commūnicō
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commūnicās
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commūnicat
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commūnicāmus
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commūnicātis
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commūnicant
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| imperfect
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commūnicābam
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commūnicābās
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commūnicābat
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commūnicābāmus
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commūnicābātis
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commūnicābant
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| future
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commūnicābō
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commūnicābis
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commūnicābit
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commūnicābimus
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commūnicābitis
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commūnicābunt
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| perfect
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commūnicāvī
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commūnicāvistī, commūnicāstī1
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commūnicāvit
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commūnicāvimus
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commūnicāvistis, commūnicāstis1
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commūnicāvērunt, commūnicāvēre
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| pluperfect
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commūnicāveram
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commūnicāverās
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commūnicāverat
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commūnicāverāmus
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commūnicāverātis
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commūnicāverant
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| future perfect
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commūnicāverō
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commūnicāveris
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commūnicāverit
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commūnicāverimus
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commūnicāveritis
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commūnicāverint
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| passive
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present
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commūnicor
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commūnicāris, commūnicāre
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commūnicātur
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commūnicāmur
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commūnicāminī
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commūnicantur
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| imperfect
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commūnicābar
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commūnicābāris, commūnicābāre
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commūnicābātur
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commūnicābāmur
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commūnicābāminī
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commūnicābantur
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| future
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commūnicābor
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commūnicāberis, commūnicābere
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commūnicābitur
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commūnicābimur
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commūnicābiminī
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commūnicābuntur
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| perfect
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commūnicātus + present active indicative of sum
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| pluperfect
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commūnicātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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| future perfect
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commūnicātus + future active indicative of sum
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| subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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commūnicem
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commūnicēs
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commūnicet
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commūnicēmus
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commūnicētis
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commūnicent
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| imperfect
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commūnicārem
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commūnicārēs
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commūnicāret
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commūnicārēmus
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commūnicārētis
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commūnicārent
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| perfect
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commūnicāverim
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commūnicāverīs
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commūnicāverit
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commūnicāverīmus
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commūnicāverītis
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commūnicāverint
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| pluperfect
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commūnicāvissem, commūnicāssem1
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commūnicāvissēs, commūnicāssēs1
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commūnicāvisset, commūnicāsset1
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commūnicāvissēmus, commūnicāssēmus1
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commūnicāvissētis, commūnicāssētis1
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commūnicāvissent, commūnicāssent1
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| passive
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present
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commūnicer
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commūnicēris, commūnicēre
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commūnicētur
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commūnicēmur
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commūnicēminī
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commūnicentur
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| imperfect
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commūnicārer
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commūnicārēris, commūnicārēre
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commūnicārētur
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commūnicārēmur
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commūnicārēminī
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commūnicārentur
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| perfect
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commūnicātus + present active subjunctive of sum
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| pluperfect
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commūnicātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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| imperative
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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—
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commūnicā
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—
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—
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commūnicāte
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—
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| future
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—
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commūnicātō
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commūnicātō
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—
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commūnicātōte
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commūnicantō
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| passive
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present
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—
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commūnicāre
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—
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—
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commūnicāminī
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—
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| future
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—
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commūnicātor
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commūnicātor
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—
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—
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commūnicantor
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| non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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| present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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| infinitives
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commūnicāre
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commūnicāvisse, commūnicāsse1
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commūnicātūrum esse
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commūnicārī
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commūnicātum esse
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commūnicātum īrī
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| participles
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commūnicāns
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—
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commūnicātūrus
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—
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commūnicātus
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commūnicandus
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| verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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| genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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| commūnicandī
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commūnicandō
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commūnicandum
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commūnicandō
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commūnicātum
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commūnicātū
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1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
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References[edit]
- communico in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- communico in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- communico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- (1) to communicate one's plans to some one; (2) to make common cause with a person. Similarly c. causam, rationem: consilia cum aliquo communicare
- to take common counsel: consilia inter se communicare
Portuguese[edit]
communico
- first-person singular (eu) present indicative of communicar
