Latin edit

Etymology edit

From sermō (speech, conversation) +‎ -cinor, a suffix generally thought to derive from canō (to sing; to recite). Compare Latin ratiōcinor and vāticinor. According to Gellius, this word is a corruption of sermōnor which displaced its original.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

sermōcinor (present infinitive sermōcinārī, perfect active sermōcinātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to talk, parley, converse, commune, discourse

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of sermōcinor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present sermōcinor sermōcināris,
sermōcināre
sermōcinātur sermōcināmur sermōcināminī sermōcinantur
imperfect sermōcinābar sermōcinābāris,
sermōcinābāre
sermōcinābātur sermōcinābāmur sermōcinābāminī sermōcinābantur
future sermōcinābor sermōcināberis,
sermōcinābere
sermōcinābitur sermōcinābimur sermōcinābiminī sermōcinābuntur
perfect sermōcinātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect sermōcinātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect sermōcinātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present sermōciner sermōcinēris,
sermōcinēre
sermōcinētur sermōcinēmur sermōcinēminī sermōcinentur
imperfect sermōcinārer sermōcinārēris,
sermōcinārēre
sermōcinārētur sermōcinārēmur sermōcinārēminī sermōcinārentur
perfect sermōcinātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect sermōcinātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present sermōcināre sermōcināminī
future sermōcinātor sermōcinātor sermōcinantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives sermōcinārī sermōcinātum esse sermōcinātūrum esse
participles sermōcināns sermōcinātus sermōcinātūrus sermōcinandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
sermōcinandī sermōcinandō sermōcinandum sermōcinandō sermōcinātum sermōcinātū

References edit

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