Latin

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Etymology

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From ōsculum (kiss), from ōs (mouth) +‎ -culum.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ōsculor (present infinitive ōsculārī or ōsculārier, perfect active ōsculātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to kiss
  2. to embrace, value

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of ōsculor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ōsculor ōsculāris,
ōsculāre
ōsculātur ōsculāmur ōsculāminī ōsculantur
imperfect ōsculābar ōsculābāris,
ōsculābāre
ōsculābātur ōsculābāmur ōsculābāminī ōsculābantur
future ōsculābor ōsculāberis,
ōsculābere
ōsculābitur ōsculābimur ōsculābiminī ōsculābuntur
perfect ōsculātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect ōsculātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect ōsculātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ōsculer ōsculēris,
ōsculēre
ōsculētur ōsculēmur ōsculēminī ōsculentur
imperfect ōsculārer ōsculārēris,
ōsculārēre
ōsculārētur ōsculārēmur ōsculārēminī ōsculārentur
perfect ōsculātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect ōsculātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ōsculāre ōsculāminī
future ōsculātor ōsculātor ōsculantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives ōsculārī,
ōsculārier1
ōsculātum esse ōsculātūrum esse
participles ōsculāns ōsculātus ōsculātūrus ōsculandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
ōsculandī ōsculandō ōsculandum ōsculandō ōsculātum ōsculātū

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Derived terms

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References

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