Etymology 1
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From Proto-Italic *plektō, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to fold, weave”), extended from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to wrap”). Cognate with plicō, Ancient Greek πλέκω (plékō).
Pronunciation
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plectō (present infinitive plectere, perfect active plexī or plexuī, supine plexum); third conjugation
- to plait, weave, braid
- to twist, bend, turn
Conjugation
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Conjugation of plectō (third conjugation)
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indicative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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plectō
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plectis
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plectit
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plectimus
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plectitis
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plectunt
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imperfect
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plectēbam
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plectēbās
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plectēbat
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plectēbāmus
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plectēbātis
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plectēbant
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future
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plectam
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plectēs
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plectet
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plectēmus
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plectētis
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plectent
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perfect
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plexī, plexuī
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plexistī, plexuistī
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plexit, plexuit
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pleximus, plexuimus
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plexistis, plexuistis
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plexērunt, plexēre, plexuērunt, plexuēre
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pluperfect
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plexeram, plexueram
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plexerās, plexuerās
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plexerat, plexuerat
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plexerāmus, plexuerāmus
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plexerātis, plexuerātis
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plexerant, plexuerant
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future perfect
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plexerō, plexuerō
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plexeris, plexueris
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plexerit, plexuerit
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plexerimus, plexuerimus
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plexeritis, plexueritis
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plexerint, plexuerint
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passive
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present
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plector
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plecteris, plectere
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plectitur
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plectimur
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plectiminī
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plectuntur
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imperfect
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plectēbar
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plectēbāris, plectēbāre
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plectēbātur
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plectēbāmur
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plectēbāminī
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plectēbantur
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future
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plectar
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plectēris, plectēre
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plectētur
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plectēmur
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plectēminī
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plectentur
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perfect
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plexus + present active indicative of sum
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pluperfect
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plexus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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future perfect
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plexus + future active indicative of sum
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subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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plectam
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plectās
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plectat
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plectāmus
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plectātis
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plectant
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imperfect
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plecterem
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plecterēs
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plecteret
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plecterēmus
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plecterētis
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plecterent
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perfect
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plexerim, plexuerim
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plexerīs, plexuerīs
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plexerit, plexuerit
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plexerīmus, plexuerīmus
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plexerītis, plexuerītis
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plexerint, plexuerint
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pluperfect
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plexissem, plexuissem
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plexissēs, plexuissēs
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plexisset, plexuisset
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plexissēmus, plexuissēmus
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plexissētis, plexuissētis
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plexissent, plexuissent
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passive
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present
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plectar
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plectāris, plectāre
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plectātur
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plectāmur
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plectāminī
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plectantur
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imperfect
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plecterer
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plecterēris, plecterēre
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plecterētur
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plecterēmur
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plecterēminī
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plecterentur
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perfect
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plexus + present active subjunctive of sum
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pluperfect
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plexus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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—
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plecte
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plectite
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future
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plectitō
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plectitō
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plectitōte
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plectuntō
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passive
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present
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plectere
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—
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plectiminī
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future
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plectitor
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plectitor
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—
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plectuntor
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non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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infinitives
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plectere
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plexisse, plexuisse
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plexūrum esse
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plectī
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plexum esse
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plexum īrī
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participles
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plectēns
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—
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plexūrus
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plexus
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plectendus, plectundus
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verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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plectendī
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plectendō
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plectendum
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plectendō
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plexum
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plexū
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2
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From Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁k- (“to beat, strike”). Cognate with plangō, plāga, and Ancient Greek πλήσσω (plḗssō).
Pronunciation
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plēctō (present infinitive plēctere); third conjugation, no perfect or supine stem
- to punish; to beat
- Synonyms: mulctō, castīgō, moneō, multō, pūniō, expiō, obiūrgō, animadvertō, ulcīscor, exsequor
- to blame
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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References
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- “plecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “plecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- plecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette