nicto

Latin

Alternative forms

• (deponent form) nictor

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kneygʷʰ- (“to bend, to droop”). Cognate with connīveō, nītor (“to bear or rest upon something”), Proto-Germanic *hnīwaną.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈnik.toː/, [ˈnɪkt̪oː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnik.to/, [ˈnikt̪o]

Verb

nictō (present infinitive nictāre, perfect active nictāvī, supine nictātum); first conjugation

1. I blink.
2. I wink, signal with the eyes.
3. (figuratively, of fire) I flash.
4. (figuratively) I strive, make effort.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nictō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	nictō	nictās	nictat	nictāmus	nictātis	nictant
	imperfect	nictābam	nictābās	nictābat	nictābāmus	nictābātis	nictābant
	future	nictābō	nictābis	nictābit	nictābimus	nictābitis	nictābunt
	perfect	nictāvī	nictāvistī	nictāvit	nictāvimus	nictāvistis	nictāvērunt, nictāvēre
	pluperfect	nictāveram	nictāverās	nictāverat	nictāverāmus	nictāverātis	nictāverant
	future perfect	nictāverō	nictāveris	nictāverit	nictāverimus	nictāveritis	nictāverint
passive	present	nictor	nictāris, nictāre	nictātur	nictāmur	nictāminī	nictantur
	imperfect	nictābar	nictābāris, nictābāre	nictābātur	nictābāmur	nictābāminī	nictābantur
	future	nictābor	nictāberis, nictābere	nictābitur	nictābimur	nictābiminī	nictābuntur
	perfect	nictātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	nictātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	nictātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	nictem	nictēs	nictet	nictēmus	nictētis	nictent
	imperfect	nictārem	nictārēs	nictāret	nictārēmus	nictārētis	nictārent
	perfect	nictāverim	nictāverīs	nictāverit	nictāverīmus	nictāverītis	nictāverint
	pluperfect	nictāvissem	nictāvissēs	nictāvisset	nictāvissēmus	nictāvissētis	nictāvissent
passive	present	nicter	nictēris, nictēre	nictētur	nictēmur	nictēminī	nictentur
	imperfect	nictārer	nictārēris, nictārēre	nictārētur	nictārēmur	nictārēminī	nictārentur
	perfect	nictātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	nictātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	nictā	—	—	nictāte	—
	future	—	nictātō	nictātō	—	nictātōte	nictantō
passive	present	—	nictāre	—	—	nictāminī	—
	future	—	nictātor	nictātor	—	—	nictantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		nictāre	nictāvisse	nictātūrum esse	nictārī	nictātum esse	nictātum īrī
participles		nictāns	—	nictātūrus	—	nictātus	nictandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		nictandī	nictandō	nictandum	nictandō	nictātum	nictātū

Derived terms

• nictātiō

Related terms

• nictus

Descendants

• English: nictate

References

• “nicto”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
• nicto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette