Latin edit

Etymology edit

From con- +‎ mulceō (stroke).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

commulceō (present infinitive commulcēre, perfect active commulsī, supine commulsum); second conjugation

  1. to stroke, caress or coax greatly
  2. (figuratively) to soothe, please, cajole

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of commulceō (second conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present commulceō commulcēs commulcet commulcēmus commulcētis commulcent
imperfect commulcēbam commulcēbās commulcēbat commulcēbāmus commulcēbātis commulcēbant
future commulcēbō commulcēbis commulcēbit commulcēbimus commulcēbitis commulcēbunt
perfect commulsī commulsistī commulsit commulsimus commulsistis commulsērunt,
commulsēre
pluperfect commulseram commulserās commulserat commulserāmus commulserātis commulserant
future perfect commulserō commulseris commulserit commulserimus commulseritis commulserint
passive present commulceor commulcēris,
commulcēre
commulcētur commulcēmur commulcēminī commulcentur
imperfect commulcēbar commulcēbāris,
commulcēbāre
commulcēbātur commulcēbāmur commulcēbāminī commulcēbantur
future commulcēbor commulcēberis,
commulcēbere
commulcēbitur commulcēbimur commulcēbiminī commulcēbuntur
perfect commulsus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect commulsus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect commulsus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present commulceam commulceās commulceat commulceāmus commulceātis commulceant
imperfect commulcērem commulcērēs commulcēret commulcērēmus commulcērētis commulcērent
perfect commulserim commulserīs commulserit commulserīmus commulserītis commulserint
pluperfect commulsissem commulsissēs commulsisset commulsissēmus commulsissētis commulsissent
passive present commulcear commulceāris,
commulceāre
commulceātur commulceāmur commulceāminī commulceantur
imperfect commulcērer commulcērēris,
commulcērēre
commulcērētur commulcērēmur commulcērēminī commulcērentur
perfect commulsus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect commulsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present commulcē commulcēte
future commulcētō commulcētō commulcētōte commulcentō
passive present commulcēre commulcēminī
future commulcētor commulcētor commulcentor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives commulcēre commulsisse commulsūrum esse commulcērī commulsum esse commulsum īrī
participles commulcēns commulsūrus commulsus commulcendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
commulcendī commulcendō commulcendum commulcendō commulsum commulsū

Related terms edit

References edit

  • commulceo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • commulceo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.