affecto

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *adfaktāō, frequentative of *adfakjō (“affect”), from *ad + *fakjō (“do, make”). Surface analysis is frequentative of afficiō, from ad- +‎ faciō.

Pronunciation

Verb

affectō (present infinitive affectāre, perfect active affectāvī, supine affectātum); first conjugation

  1. to strive after, pursue, aim to do
    Synonyms: lūctor, certō, cōnītor, cōnor, ēnītor, appetō, ēlabōrō, tendō, temptō, quaerō, studeō, contendō, adnītor, īnsequor, labōrō, pugnō, molior, perīclitor, nītor, dēstinō, spectō, intendō
  2. to desire, aspire at
    Synonyms: requīrō, aveō, cupiō, quaerō, indigeō, studeō, concupiō, petō, sitiō, expetō, spectō, voveō, circumspiciō, appetō
    Antonyms: āversor, abhorreō
  3. (with viam) to enter on or take a way, set out on, journey
  4. (with spem) to cling to, cherish
  5. to seize, lay hold of
  6. to seek to draw, try to win over or attempt to lay hold of
  7. to pretend to have, affect, feign
    Synonyms: fingō, simulō, mentior, ēmentior, dissimulō, praetendō

Conjugation
   Conjugation of affectō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present affectō affectās affectat affectāmus affectātis affectant
imperfect affectābam affectābās affectābat affectābāmus affectābātis affectābant
future affectābō affectābis affectābit affectābimus affectābitis affectābunt
perfect affectāvī affectāvistī affectāvit affectāvimus affectāvistis affectāvērunt,
affectāvēre
pluperfect affectāveram affectāverās affectāverat affectāverāmus affectāverātis affectāverant
future perfect affectāverō affectāveris affectāverit affectāverimus affectāveritis affectāverint
passive present affector affectāris,
affectāre		 affectātur affectāmur affectāminī affectantur
imperfect affectābar affectābāris,
affectābāre		 affectābātur affectābāmur affectābāminī affectābantur
future affectābor affectāberis,
affectābere		 affectābitur affectābimur affectābiminī affectābuntur
perfect affectātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect affectātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect affectātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present affectem affectēs affectet affectēmus affectētis affectent
imperfect affectārem affectārēs affectāret affectārēmus affectārētis affectārent
perfect affectāverim affectāverīs affectāverit affectāverīmus affectāverītis affectāverint
pluperfect affectāvissem affectāvissēs affectāvisset affectāvissēmus affectāvissētis affectāvissent
passive present affecter affectēris,
affectēre		 affectētur affectēmur affectēminī affectentur
imperfect affectārer affectārēris,
affectārēre		 affectārētur affectārēmur affectārēminī affectārentur
perfect affectātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect affectātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — affectā — — affectāte —
future — affectātō affectātō — affectātōte affectantō
passive present — affectāre — — affectāminī —
future — affectātor affectātor — — affectantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives affectāre affectāvisse affectātūrum esse affectārī affectātum esse affectātum īrī
participles affectāns — affectātūrus — affectātus affectandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
affectandī affectandō affectandum affectandō affectātum affectātū

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • “affecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • affecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be infirm through old age: aetate affecta esse
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