Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From alter (the other, another) +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

altercor (present infinitive altercārī, perfect active altercātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to have a discussion or difference with another; dispute, quarrel, wrangle, argue
  2. (law) to strive to gain the victory over an opponent in a court of justice by putting questions for him to answer
  3. to contend or struggle with

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of altercor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present altercor altercāris,
altercāre
altercātur altercāmur altercāminī altercantur
imperfect altercābar altercābāris,
altercābāre
altercābātur altercābāmur altercābāminī altercābantur
future altercābor altercāberis,
altercābere
altercābitur altercābimur altercābiminī altercābuntur
perfect altercātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect altercātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect altercātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present altercer altercēris,
altercēre
altercētur altercēmur altercēminī altercentur
imperfect altercārer altercārēris,
altercārēre
altercārētur altercārēmur altercārēminī altercārentur
perfect altercātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect altercātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present altercāre altercāminī
future altercātor altercātor altercantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives altercārī altercātum esse altercātūrum esse
participles altercāns altercātus altercātūrus altercandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
altercandī altercandō altercandum altercandō altercātum altercātū

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: altercate
  • French: alterquer
  • Italian: altercare
  • Portuguese: altercar
  • Spanish: altercar

References edit

  • altercor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • altercor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • altercor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to hold an altercation with a man: verbis concertare or altercari cum aliquo (B. C. 3. 19. 6)