insector

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /inˈsek.tor/, [ĩːˈs̠ɛkt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈsek.tor/, [inˈsɛkt̪or]

Verb

īnsector (present infinitive īnsectārī, perfect active īnsectātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to pursue, chase

   Synonyms: persequor, cōnsequor, īnsequor, sequor, continuō, excipiō, exsequor, agō, premō, īnstō

2. to blame, rail at, inveigh against, speak ill of

   Synonyms: castīgō, increpō, obloquor, incūsō, accūsō, animadvertō, corripiō, arguō, reprehendō, acclāmō, inclāmō, perstringō

3. to taunt, slander

Conjugation

Conjugation of īnsector (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	īnsector	īnsectāris, īnsectāre	īnsectātur	īnsectāmur	īnsectāminī	īnsectantur
	imperfect	īnsectābar	īnsectābāris, īnsectābāre	īnsectābātur	īnsectābāmur	īnsectābāminī	īnsectābantur
	future	īnsectābor	īnsectāberis, īnsectābere	īnsectābitur	īnsectābimur	īnsectābiminī	īnsectābuntur
	perfect	īnsectātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	īnsectātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	īnsectātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	īnsecter	īnsectēris, īnsectēre	īnsectētur	īnsectēmur	īnsectēminī	īnsectentur
	imperfect	īnsectārer	īnsectārēris, īnsectārēre	īnsectārētur	īnsectārēmur	īnsectārēminī	īnsectārentur
	perfect	īnsectātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	īnsectātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	īnsectāre	—	—	īnsectāminī	—
	future	—	īnsectātor	īnsectātor	—	—	īnsectantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		īnsectārī	īnsectātum esse	īnsectātūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		īnsectāns	īnsectātus	īnsectātūrus	—	—	īnsectandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		īnsectandī	īnsectandō	īnsectandum	īnsectandō	īnsectātum	īnsectātū

Derived terms

• īnsectātiō
• īnsectātor

References

• “insector”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “insector”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• insector in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.