arceo

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂erg-. Cognates include Old Armenian արգել (argel, “obstacle”) and Ancient Greek ἀρκέω (arkeō).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈar.ke.oː/

Verb

present active arceō, present infinitive arcēre, perfect active arcuī, supine arcitum.

1. I shut up, enclose; box in.
2. I keep off, ward off.
3. I defend, protect (from).

Inflection

Second Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	arceō	arcēs	arcet	arcēmus	arcētis	arcent
	future	arcēbō	arcēbis	arcēbit	arcēbimus	arcēbitis	arcēbunt
	imperfect	arcēbam	arcēbās	arcēbat	arcēbāmus	arcēbātis	arcēbant
	perfect	arcuī	arcuistī	arcuit	arcuimus	arcuistis	arcuērunt
	future perfect	arcuerō	arcueris	arcuerit	arcuerimus	arcueritis	arcuerint
	pluperfect	arcueram	arcuerās	arcuerat	arcuerāmus	arcuerātis	arcuerant
passive	present	arceor	arcēris	arcētur	arcēmur	arcēminī	arcentur
	future	arcēbor	arcēberis	arcēbitur	arcēbimur	arcēbiminī	arcēbuntur
	imperfect	arcēbar	arcēbāris	arcēbātur	arcēbāmur	arcēbāminī	arcēbantur
	perfect	Use arcitus m, arcita f, arcitum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use arcitus m, arcita f, arcitum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use arcitus m, arcita f, arcitum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	arceam	arceās	arceat	arceāmus	arceātis	arceant
	imperfect	arcērem	arcērēs	arcēret	arcērēmus	arcērētis	arcērent
	perfect	arcuerim	arcuerīs	arcuerit	arcuerīmus	arcuerītis	arcuerint
	pluperfect	arcuissem	arcuissēs	arcuisset	arcuissēmus	arcuissētis	arcuissent
passive	present	arcear	arceāris	arceātur	arceāmur	arceāminī	arceantur
	imperfect	arcērer	arcērēris	arcērētur	arcērēmur	arcērēminī	arcērentur
	perfect	Use arcitus m, arcita f, arcitum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use arcitus m, arcita f, arcitum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	arcē	arcētō	arcētō	arcēre	arcētor	arcētor
	plural	arcēte	arcētōte	arcentō	arcēminī	—	arcentor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		arcēre	arcuisse	arcitūrus esse	arcērī	arcitus esse	arcitum īrī
participles		arcēns (arcentis)	—	arcitūrus-ra, -rum	—	arcitus-a, -um	arcendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• abarceō / aberceō
• coerceō
• exerceō

Related terms

• arca
• arcānus
• arx