despeculo

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /deːsˈpe.ku.loː/, [d̪eːs̠ˈpɛkʊɫ̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /desˈpe.ku.lo/, [d̪esˈpɛːkulo]

Verb

dēspeculō (present infinitive dēspeculāre, perfect active dēspeculāvī, supine dēspeculātum); first conjugation

1. (transitive) to steal or rob a mirror from

Conjugation

Conjugation of dēspeculō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēspeculō	dēspeculās	dēspeculat	dēspeculāmus	dēspeculātis	dēspeculant
	imperfect	dēspeculābam	dēspeculābās	dēspeculābat	dēspeculābāmus	dēspeculābātis	dēspeculābant
	future	dēspeculābō	dēspeculābis	dēspeculābit	dēspeculābimus	dēspeculābitis	dēspeculābunt
	perfect	dēspeculāvī	dēspeculāvistī	dēspeculāvit	dēspeculāvimus	dēspeculāvistis	dēspeculāvērunt, dēspeculāvēre
	pluperfect	dēspeculāveram	dēspeculāverās	dēspeculāverat	dēspeculāverāmus	dēspeculāverātis	dēspeculāverant
	future perfect	dēspeculāverō	dēspeculāveris	dēspeculāverit	dēspeculāverimus	dēspeculāveritis	dēspeculāverint
	sigmatic future1	dēspeculāssō	dēspeculāssis	dēspeculāssit	dēspeculāssimus	dēspeculāssitis	dēspeculāssint
passive	present	dēspeculor	dēspeculāris, dēspeculāre	dēspeculātur	dēspeculāmur	dēspeculāminī	dēspeculantur
	imperfect	dēspeculābar	dēspeculābāris, dēspeculābāre	dēspeculābātur	dēspeculābāmur	dēspeculābāminī	dēspeculābantur
	future	dēspeculābor	dēspeculāberis, dēspeculābere	dēspeculābitur	dēspeculābimur	dēspeculābiminī	dēspeculābuntur
	perfect	dēspeculātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	dēspeculātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	dēspeculātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēspeculem	dēspeculēs	dēspeculet	dēspeculēmus	dēspeculētis	dēspeculent
	imperfect	dēspeculārem	dēspeculārēs	dēspeculāret	dēspeculārēmus	dēspeculārētis	dēspeculārent
	perfect	dēspeculāverim	dēspeculāverīs	dēspeculāverit	dēspeculāverīmus	dēspeculāverītis	dēspeculāverint
	pluperfect	dēspeculāvissem	dēspeculāvissēs	dēspeculāvisset	dēspeculāvissēmus	dēspeculāvissētis	dēspeculāvissent
	sigmatic aorist1	dēspeculāssim	dēspeculāssīs	dēspeculāssīt	dēspeculāssīmus	dēspeculāssītis	dēspeculāssint
passive	present	dēspeculer	dēspeculēris, dēspeculēre	dēspeculētur	dēspeculēmur	dēspeculēminī	dēspeculentur
	imperfect	dēspeculārer	dēspeculārēris, dēspeculārēre	dēspeculārētur	dēspeculārēmur	dēspeculārēminī	dēspeculārentur
	perfect	dēspeculātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	dēspeculātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	dēspeculā	—	—	dēspeculāte	—
	future	—	dēspeculātō	dēspeculātō	—	dēspeculātōte	dēspeculantō
passive	present	—	dēspeculāre	—	—	dēspeculāminī	—
	future	—	dēspeculātor	dēspeculātor	—	—	dēspeculantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		dēspeculāre	dēspeculāvisse	dēspeculātūrum esse	dēspeculārī	dēspeculātum esse	dēspeculātum īrī
participles		dēspeculāns	—	dēspeculātūrus	—	dēspeculātus	dēspeculandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		dēspeculandī	dēspeculandō	dēspeculandum	dēspeculandō	dēspeculātum	dēspeculātū

¹At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").