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
Inflection[edit]
| Conjugation of communico (first conjugation) |
| indicative |
singular |
plural |
| first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
| active |
present |
commūnicō |
commūnicās |
commūnicat |
commūnicāmus |
commūnicātis |
commūnicant |
| imperfect |
commūnicābam |
commūnicābās |
commūnicābat |
commūnicābāmus |
commūnicābātis |
commūnicābant |
| future |
commūnicābō |
commūnicābis |
commūnicābit |
commūnicābimus |
commūnicābitis |
commūnicābunt |
| perfect |
commūnicāvī |
commūnicāvistī, commūnicāsti1 |
commūnicāvit |
commūnicāvimus |
commūnicāvistis, commūnicāstis1 |
commūnicāvērunt, commūnicāvēre |
| pluperfect |
commūnicāveram |
commūnicāverās |
commūnicāverat |
commūnicāverāmus |
commūnicāverātis |
commūnicāverant |
| future perfect |
commūnicāverō |
commūnicāveris |
commūnicāverit |
commūnicāverimus |
commūnicāveritis |
commūnicāverint |
| passive |
present |
commūnicor |
commūnicāris, commūnicāre |
commūnicātur |
commūnicāmur |
commūnicāminī |
commūnicantur |
| imperfect |
commūnicābar |
commūnicābāris, commūnicābāre |
commūnicābātur |
commūnicābāmur |
commūnicābāminī |
commūnicābantur |
| future |
commūnicābor |
commūnicāberis, commūnicābere |
commūnicābitur |
commūnicābimur |
commūnicābiminī |
commūnicābuntur |
| perfect |
commūnicātus + present active indicative of sum |
| pluperfect |
commūnicātus + imperfect active indicative of sum |
| future perfect |
commūnicātus + future active indicative of sum |
| subjunctive |
singular |
plural |
| first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
| active |
present |
commūnicem |
commūnicēs |
commūnicet |
commūnicēmus |
commūnicētis |
commūnicent |
| imperfect |
commūnicārem |
commūnicārēs |
commūnicāret |
commūnicārēmus |
commūnicārētis |
commūnicārent |
| perfect |
commūnicāverim |
commūnicāverīs |
commūnicāverit |
commūnicāverīmus |
commūnicāverītis |
commūnicāverint |
| pluperfect |
commūnicāvissem, commūnicāssem1 |
commūnicāvissēs, commūnicāsses1 |
commūnicāvisset, commūnicāsset1 |
commūnicāvissēmus, commūnicāssemus1 |
commūnicāvissētis, commūnicāssetis1 |
commūnicāvissent, commūnicāssent1 |
| passive |
present |
commūnicer |
commūnicēris, commūnicēre |
commūnicētur |
commūnicēmur |
commūnicēminī |
commūnicentur |
| imperfect |
commūnicārer |
commūnicārēris, commūnicārēre |
commūnicārētur |
commūnicārēmur |
commūnicārēminī |
commūnicārentur |
| perfect |
commūnicātus + present active subjunctive of sum |
| pluperfect |
commūnicātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum |
| imperative |
singular |
plural |
| first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
| active |
present |
— |
commūnicā |
— |
— |
commūnicāte |
— |
| future |
— |
commūnicātō |
commūnicātō |
— |
commūnicātōte |
commūnicantō |
| passive |
present |
— |
commūnicāre |
— |
— |
commūnicāminī |
— |
| future |
— |
commūnicātor |
commūnicātor |
— |
— |
commūnicantor |
| non-finite forms |
active |
passive |
| present |
perfect |
future |
present |
perfect |
future |
| infinitives |
commūnicāre |
commūnicāvisse, commūnicāsse1 |
commūnicātūrus esse |
commūnicārī |
commūnicātus esse |
commūnicātum īrī |
| participles |
commūnicāns |
— |
commūnicātūrus |
— |
commūnicātus |
commūnicandus |
| verbal nouns |
gerund |
supine |
| nominative |
genitive |
dative/ablative |
accusative |
accusative |
ablative |
| commūnicāre |
commūnicandī |
commūnicandō |
commūnicandum |
commūnicātum |
commūnicātū |
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 Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)
- 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
