plecto

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *plektō, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to fold, weave”), extended from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to wrap”). Cognate with plicō, Ancient Greek πλέκω (plékō).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

plectō (present infinitive plectere, perfect active plexī or plexuī, supine plexum); third conjugation

  1. to plait, weave, braid
  2. to twist, bend, turn
Conjugation
   Conjugation of plectō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present plectō plectis plectit plectimus plectitis plectunt
imperfect plectēbam plectēbās plectēbat plectēbāmus plectēbātis plectēbant
future plectam plectēs plectet plectēmus plectētis plectent
perfect plexī,
plexuī		 plexistī,
plexuistī		 plexit,
plexuit		 pleximus,
plexuimus		 plexistis,
plexuistis		 plexērunt,
plexēre,
plexuērunt,
plexuēre
pluperfect plexeram,
plexueram		 plexerās,
plexuerās		 plexerat,
plexuerat		 plexerāmus,
plexuerāmus		 plexerātis,
plexuerātis		 plexerant,
plexuerant
future perfect plexerō,
plexuerō		 plexeris,
plexueris		 plexerit,
plexuerit		 plexerimus,
plexuerimus		 plexeritis,
plexueritis		 plexerint,
plexuerint
passive present plector plecteris,
plectere		 plectitur plectimur plectiminī plectuntur
imperfect plectēbar plectēbāris,
plectēbāre		 plectēbātur plectēbāmur plectēbāminī plectēbantur
future plectar plectēris,
plectēre		 plectētur plectēmur plectēminī plectentur
perfect plexus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect plexus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect plexus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present plectam plectās plectat plectāmus plectātis plectant
imperfect plecterem plecterēs plecteret plecterēmus plecterētis plecterent
perfect plexerim,
plexuerim		 plexerīs,
plexuerīs		 plexerit,
plexuerit		 plexerīmus,
plexuerīmus		 plexerītis,
plexuerītis		 plexerint,
plexuerint
pluperfect plexissem,
plexuissem		 plexissēs,
plexuissēs		 plexisset,
plexuisset		 plexissēmus,
plexuissēmus		 plexissētis,
plexuissētis		 plexissent,
plexuissent
passive present plectar plectāris,
plectāre		 plectātur plectāmur plectāminī plectantur
imperfect plecterer plecterēris,
plecterēre		 plecterētur plecterēmur plecterēminī plecterentur
perfect plexus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect plexus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — plecte — — plectite —
future — plectitō plectitō — plectitōte plectuntō
passive present — plectere — — plectiminī —
future — plectitor plectitor — — plectuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives plectere plexisse,
plexuisse		 plexūrum esse plectī plexum esse plexum īrī
participles plectēns — plexūrus — plexus plectendus,
plectundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
plectendī plectendō plectendum plectendō plexum plexū
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁k- (“to beat, strike”). Cognate with plangō, plāga, and Ancient Greek πλήσσω (plḗssō).

Pronunciation

Verb

plēctō (present infinitive plēctere); third conjugation, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to punish; to beat
    Synonyms: mulctō, castīgō, moneō, multō, pūniō, expiō, obiūrgō, animadvertō, ulcīscor, exsequor
  2. to blame
Conjugation
   Conjugation of plēctō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present plēctō plēctis plēctit plēctimus plēctitis plēctunt
imperfect plēctēbam plēctēbās plēctēbat plēctēbāmus plēctēbātis plēctēbant
future plēctam plēctēs plēctet plēctēmus plēctētis plēctent
passive present plēctor plēcteris,
plēctere		 plēctitur plēctimur plēctiminī plēctuntur
imperfect plēctēbar plēctēbāris,
plēctēbāre		 plēctēbātur plēctēbāmur plēctēbāminī plēctēbantur
future plēctar plēctēris,
plēctēre		 plēctētur plēctēmur plēctēminī plēctentur
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present plēctam plēctās plēctat plēctāmus plēctātis plēctant
imperfect plēcterem plēcterēs plēcteret plēcterēmus plēcterētis plēcterent
passive present plēctar plēctāris,
plēctāre		 plēctātur plēctāmur plēctāminī plēctantur
imperfect plēcterer plēcterēris,
plēcterēre		 plēcterētur plēcterēmur plēcterēminī plēcterentur
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — plēcte — — plēctite —
future — plēctitō plēctitō — plēctitōte plēctuntō
passive present — plēctere — — plēctiminī —
future — plēctitor plēctitor — — plēctuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives plēctere — — plēctī — —
participles plēctēns — — — — plēctendus,
plēctundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
plēctendī plēctendō plēctendum plēctendō — —
Derived terms

References
  • “plecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “plecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • plecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 471-2
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