percontor – Latin verb conjugation

Dictionary lookup word

(Ind. Present 1.sg.): percontor

Active Nominal Forms

Infinitive: Present participle: percontāns; percontántis
Future participle: percontātúrus
Gerund: percontándum
Gerundive: percontándus

Passive Nominal Forms

Infinitive: Perfect participle: percontā́tum

Active

Passive

Translations

interrogate, to question or quiz

question, ask questions of

Etymology

1. Uncertain, suggestions include:
2. * from contus (“stick, pole; plummet”), as if "to probe, to feel the depth with a (long) pole";
3. * from cū̆nctor (this appears semantically unconvincing and more likely simply influenced by it, as in the Vulgar Latin derivative below, but compare Japanese 掛ける);
4. * from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- (“to ask”).

Verbs referencing "percontor"

Aragonese preguntar, Asturian preguntar, Galician preguntar, Portuguese preguntar, Spanish preguntar, Portuguese perguntar.

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Sample Sentences

Vulgate Verses