retrospicio

Latin

Etymology

From retrō + speciō (“look”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /re.troːsˈpi.ki.oː/, [rɛt̪roːs̠ˈpɪkioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /re.trosˈpi.t͡ʃi.o/, [ret̪rosˈpiːt͡ʃio]

Verb

retrōspiciō (present infinitive retrōspicere, perfect active retrōspexī, supine retrōspectum); third conjugation iō-variant

1. (transitive) to look back at

Conjugation

Conjugation of retrōspiciō (third conjugation iō-variant)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	retrōspiciō	retrōspicis	retrōspicit	retrōspicimus	retrōspicitis	retrōspiciunt
	imperfect	retrōspiciēbam	retrōspiciēbās	retrōspiciēbat	retrōspiciēbāmus	retrōspiciēbātis	retrōspiciēbant
	future	retrōspiciam	retrōspiciēs	retrōspiciet	retrōspiciēmus	retrōspiciētis	retrōspicient
	perfect	retrōspexī	retrōspexistī	retrōspexit	retrōspeximus	retrōspexistis	retrōspexērunt, retrōspexēre
	pluperfect	retrōspexeram	retrōspexerās	retrōspexerat	retrōspexerāmus	retrōspexerātis	retrōspexerant
	future perfect	retrōspexerō	retrōspexeris	retrōspexerit	retrōspexerimus	retrōspexeritis	retrōspexerint
passive	present	retrōspicior	retrōspiceris, retrōspicere	retrōspicitur	retrōspicimur	retrōspiciminī	retrōspiciuntur
	imperfect	retrōspiciēbar	retrōspiciēbāris, retrōspiciēbāre	retrōspiciēbātur	retrōspiciēbāmur	retrōspiciēbāminī	retrōspiciēbantur
	future	retrōspiciar	retrōspiciēris, retrōspiciēre	retrōspiciētur	retrōspiciēmur	retrōspiciēminī	retrōspicientur
	perfect	retrōspectus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	retrōspectus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	retrōspectus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	retrōspiciam	retrōspiciās	retrōspiciat	retrōspiciāmus	retrōspiciātis	retrōspiciant
	imperfect	retrōspicerem	retrōspicerēs	retrōspiceret	retrōspicerēmus	retrōspicerētis	retrōspicerent
	perfect	retrōspexerim	retrōspexerīs	retrōspexerit	retrōspexerīmus	retrōspexerītis	retrōspexerint
	pluperfect	retrōspexissem	retrōspexissēs	retrōspexisset	retrōspexissēmus	retrōspexissētis	retrōspexissent
passive	present	retrōspiciar	retrōspiciāris, retrōspiciāre	retrōspiciātur	retrōspiciāmur	retrōspiciāminī	retrōspiciantur
	imperfect	retrōspicerer	retrōspicerēris, retrōspicerēre	retrōspicerētur	retrōspicerēmur	retrōspicerēminī	retrōspicerentur
	perfect	retrōspectus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	retrōspectus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	retrōspice	—	—	retrōspicite	—
	future	—	retrōspicitō	retrōspicitō	—	retrōspicitōte	retrōspiciuntō
passive	present	—	retrōspicere	—	—	retrōspiciminī	—
	future	—	retrōspicitor	retrōspicitor	—	—	retrōspiciuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		retrōspicere	retrōspexisse	retrōspectūrum esse	retrōspicī	retrōspectum esse	retrōspectum īrī
participles		retrōspiciēns	—	retrōspectūrus	—	retrōspectus	retrōspiciendus, retrōspiciundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		retrōspiciendī	retrōspiciendō	retrōspiciendum	retrōspiciendō	retrōspectum	retrōspectū

Related terms

• speciō

References

• “retrospicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• retrospicio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.