perquiro

Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ quaerō.

Pronunciation

Verb

perquīrō (present infinitive perquīrere, perfect active perquīsīvī, supine perquīsītum); third conjugation

  1. to ask, inquire or search diligently
  2. to examine

Conjugation
   Conjugation of perquīrō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present perquīrō perquīris perquīrit perquīrimus perquīritis perquīrunt
imperfect perquīrēbam perquīrēbās perquīrēbat perquīrēbāmus perquīrēbātis perquīrēbant
future perquīram perquīrēs perquīret perquīrēmus perquīrētis perquīrent
perfect perquīsīvī perquīsīvistī perquīsīvit perquīsīvimus perquīsīvistis perquīsīvērunt,
perquīsīvēre
pluperfect perquīsīveram perquīsīverās perquīsīverat perquīsīverāmus perquīsīverātis perquīsīverant
future perfect perquīsīverō perquīsīveris perquīsīverit perquīsīverimus perquīsīveritis perquīsīverint
passive present perquīror perquīreris,
perquīrere		 perquīritur perquīrimur perquīriminī perquīruntur
imperfect perquīrēbar perquīrēbāris,
perquīrēbāre		 perquīrēbātur perquīrēbāmur perquīrēbāminī perquīrēbantur
future perquīrar perquīrēris,
perquīrēre		 perquīrētur perquīrēmur perquīrēminī perquīrentur
perfect perquīsītus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect perquīsītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect perquīsītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present perquīram perquīrās perquīrat perquīrāmus perquīrātis perquīrant
imperfect perquīrerem perquīrerēs perquīreret perquīrerēmus perquīrerētis perquīrerent
perfect perquīsīverim perquīsīverīs perquīsīverit perquīsīverīmus perquīsīverītis perquīsīverint
pluperfect perquīsīvissem perquīsīvissēs perquīsīvisset perquīsīvissēmus perquīsīvissētis perquīsīvissent
passive present perquīrar perquīrāris,
perquīrāre		 perquīrātur perquīrāmur perquīrāminī perquīrantur
imperfect perquīrerer perquīrerēris,
perquīrerēre		 perquīrerētur perquīrerēmur perquīrerēminī perquīrerentur
perfect perquīsītus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect perquīsītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — perquīre — — perquīrite —
future — perquīritō perquīritō — perquīritōte perquīruntō
passive present — perquīrere — — perquīriminī —
future — perquīritor perquīritor — — perquīruntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives perquīrere perquīsīvisse perquīsītūrum esse perquīrī perquīsītum esse perquīsītum īrī
participles perquīrēns — perquīsītūrus — perquīsītus perquīrendus,
perquīrundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
perquīrendī perquīrendō perquīrendum perquīrendō perquīsītum perquīsītū

Descendants
  • Catalan: perquirir
  • English: perquire
  • Galician: perquirir
  • Portuguese: perquirir
  • Spanish: perquirir

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