doceo

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (“to take”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈdo.ke.oː/

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Verb

present active doceō, present infinitive docēre, perfect active docuī, supine doctum.

1. I teach, instruct; tell, inform; show, demonstrate.

   Omnium scientiarum princeps, Salmantica docet.

   The University of Salamanca, first in all fields of knowledge, teaches.

2. (drama) I rehearse, present on stage.

Inflection

Second Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	doceō	docēs	docet	docēmus	docētis	docent
	future	docēbō	docēbis	docēbit	docēbimus	docēbitis	docēbunt
	imperfect	docēbam	docēbās	docēbat	docēbāmus	docēbātis	docēbant
	perfect	docuī	docuistī	docuit	docuimus	docuistis	docuērunt
	future perfect	docuerō	docueris	docuerit	docuerimus	docueritis	docuerint
	pluperfect	docueram	docuerās	docuerat	docuerāmus	docuerātis	docuerant
passive	present	doceor	docēris	docētur	docēmur	docēminī	docentur
	future	docēbor	docēberis	docēbitur	docēbimur	docēbiminī	docēbuntur
	imperfect	docēbar	docēbāris	docēbātur	docēbāmur	docēbāminī	docēbantur
	perfect	Use doctus m, docta f, doctum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use doctus m, docta f, doctum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use doctus m, docta f, doctum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	doceam	doceās	doceat	doceāmus	doceātis	doceant
	imperfect	docērem	docērēs	docēret	docērēmus	docērētis	docērent
	perfect	docuerim	docuerīs	docuerit	docuerīmus	docuerītis	docuerint
	pluperfect	docuissem	docuissēs	docuisset	docuissēmus	docuissētis	docuissent
passive	present	docear	doceāris	doceātur	doceāmur	doceāminī	doceantur
	imperfect	docērer	docērēris	docērētur	docērēmur	docērēminī	docērentur
	perfect	Use doctus m, docta f, doctum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use doctus m, docta f, doctum 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	docē	docētō	docētō	docēre	docētor	docētor
	plural	docēte	docētōte	docentō	docēminī	—	docentor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		docēre	docuisse	doctūrus esse	docērī	doctus esse	doctum īrī
participles		docēns (docentis)	—	doctūrus-ra, -rum	—	doctus-a, -um	docendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

Derived terms

addoceō condoceō dēdoceō docibilis docilis

doctē docticanus doctificus doctiloquus doctisonus

doctiusculē doctor doctus documentum ēdoceō

perdoceō praedoceō prōdoceō subdoceō

Related terms

• docilitās
• doctrīna
• doctrīnālis
• doctrīx