ioco

Latin

Alternative forms

• jocō

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈi̯o.koː/, [ˈi̯ɔkoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈjo.ko/, [ˈjɔːko]

Verb

iocō (present infinitive iocāre, perfect active iocāvī, supine iocātum); first conjugation

1. I joke or jest
2. (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) I play
   • 1678, du Cange, Glossarium mediæ et infimæ latinitatis, page 421b:

     JOCARE, Jocari, Ludere, lusitare, Gall. Jouer.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1678, du Cange, Glossarium mediæ et infimæ latinitatis, page 421b:

     Infans autem jocabat, et currebat hac illacque.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of iocō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	iocō	iocās	iocat	iocāmus	iocātis	iocant
	imperfect	iocābam	iocābās	iocābat	iocābāmus	iocābātis	iocābant
	future	iocābō	iocābis	iocābit	iocābimus	iocābitis	iocābunt
	perfect	iocāvī	iocāvistī	iocāvit	iocāvimus	iocāvistis	iocāvērunt, iocāvēre
	pluperfect	iocāveram	iocāverās	iocāverat	iocāverāmus	iocāverātis	iocāverant
	future perfect	iocāverō	iocāveris	iocāverit	iocāverimus	iocāveritis	iocāverint
passive	present	iocor	iocāris, iocāre	iocātur	iocāmur	iocāminī	iocantur
	imperfect	iocābar	iocābāris, iocābāre	iocābātur	iocābāmur	iocābāminī	iocābantur
	future	iocābor	iocāberis, iocābere	iocābitur	iocābimur	iocābiminī	iocābuntur
	perfect	iocātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	iocātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	iocātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	iocem	iocēs	iocet	iocēmus	iocētis	iocent
	imperfect	iocārem	iocārēs	iocāret	iocārēmus	iocārētis	iocārent
	perfect	iocāverim	iocāverīs	iocāverit	iocāverīmus	iocāverītis	iocāverint
	pluperfect	iocāvissem	iocāvissēs	iocāvisset	iocāvissēmus	iocāvissētis	iocāvissent
passive	present	iocer	iocēris, iocēre	iocētur	iocēmur	iocēminī	iocentur
	imperfect	iocārer	iocārēris, iocārēre	iocārētur	iocārēmur	iocārēminī	iocārentur
	perfect	iocātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	iocātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	iocā	—	—	iocāte	—
	future	—	iocātō	iocātō	—	iocātōte	iocantō
passive	present	—	iocāre	—	—	iocāminī	—
	future	—	iocātor	iocātor	—	—	iocantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		iocāre	iocāvisse	iocātūrum esse	iocārī	iocātum esse	iocātum īrī
participles		iocāns	—	iocātūrus	—	iocātus	iocandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		iocandī	iocandō	iocandum	iocandō	iocātum	iocātū

Related terms

• iocor

Noun

(deprecated template usage) iocō

1. dative singular of iocus
2. ablative singular of iocus

References

• ioco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to be now jesting, now in earnest: ioca et seria agere
    
  • (ambiguous) to make a joke: ioco uti (Off. 1. 29. 103)
    
  • (ambiguous) joking apart: extra iocum, remoto ioco (Fam. 7. 11. 3)