pellicio

Latin

Alternative forms

• perliciō

Etymology

From per- +‎ laciō (“I allure, entice”), a Classical-era reconstruction. See note at laciō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pelˈli.ki.oː/, [pɛlˈlʲɪkioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pelˈli.t͡ʃi.o/, [pelˈliːt͡ʃio]
• The length of the vowel in the perfect stem (pellē̆x-) is not entirely certain, but it is most likely short. See references at alliciō.

Verb

pelliciō (present infinitive pellicere, perfect active pellē̆xī, supine pellectum); third conjugation iō-variant

1. to allure, entice, inveigle

   Synonyms: indūcō, sēdūcō, dēdūcō, sollicitō, persuādeō, alliciō, capiō

2. to decoy, coax, wheedle

   Synonyms: frūstror, ēlūdō, dēcipiō, dēstituō, fallō, circumdūcō, circumveniō, ingannō, indūcō

3. to attract, win over

   Synonyms: dēdūcō, alliciō, conciliō, perdūcō

Conjugation

Conjugation of pelliciō (third conjugation iō-variant)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	pelliciō	pellicis	pellicit	pellicimus	pellicitis	pelliciunt
	imperfect	pelliciēbam	pelliciēbās	pelliciēbat	pelliciēbāmus	pelliciēbātis	pelliciēbant
	future	pelliciam	pelliciēs	pelliciet	pelliciēmus	pelliciētis	pellicient
	perfect	pellē̆xī	pellē̆xistī	pellē̆xit	pellē̆ximus	pellē̆xistis	pellē̆xērunt, pellē̆xēre
	pluperfect	pellē̆xeram	pellē̆xerās	pellē̆xerat	pellē̆xerāmus	pellē̆xerātis	pellē̆xerant
	future perfect	pellē̆xerō	pellē̆xeris	pellē̆xerit	pellē̆xerimus	pellē̆xeritis	pellē̆xerint
passive	present	pellicior	pelliceris, pellicere	pellicitur	pellicimur	pelliciminī	pelliciuntur
	imperfect	pelliciēbar	pelliciēbāris, pelliciēbāre	pelliciēbātur	pelliciēbāmur	pelliciēbāminī	pelliciēbantur
	future	pelliciar	pelliciēris, pelliciēre	pelliciētur	pelliciēmur	pelliciēminī	pellicientur
	perfect	pellectus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	pellectus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	pellectus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	pelliciam	pelliciās	pelliciat	pelliciāmus	pelliciātis	pelliciant
	imperfect	pellicerem	pellicerēs	pelliceret	pellicerēmus	pellicerētis	pellicerent
	perfect	pellē̆xerim	pellē̆xerīs	pellē̆xerit	pellē̆xerīmus	pellē̆xerītis	pellē̆xerint
	pluperfect	pellē̆xissem	pellē̆xissēs	pellē̆xisset	pellē̆xissēmus	pellē̆xissētis	pellē̆xissent
passive	present	pelliciar	pelliciāris, pelliciāre	pelliciātur	pelliciāmur	pelliciāminī	pelliciantur
	imperfect	pellicerer	pellicerēris, pellicerēre	pellicerētur	pellicerēmur	pellicerēminī	pellicerentur
	perfect	pellectus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	pellectus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	pellice	—	—	pellicite	—
	future	—	pellicitō	pellicitō	—	pellicitōte	pelliciuntō
passive	present	—	pellicere	—	—	pelliciminī	—
	future	—	pellicitor	pellicitor	—	—	pelliciuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		pellicere	pellē̆xisse	pellectūrum esse	pellicī	pellectum esse	pellectum īrī
participles		pelliciēns	—	pellectūrus	—	pellectus	pelliciendus, pelliciundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		pelliciendī	pelliciendō	pelliciendum	pelliciendō	pellectum	pellectū

Derived terms

• pellāx
• pellecebra/ perlecebra

References

• “pellicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “pellicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• pellicio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.