curto, curtare, curtavi, curtatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
shorten, cut short, abbreviate; diminish; circumcise; geld; dock (dog's tail);
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | curto | curtamus |
| 2 | curtas | curtatis |
| 3 | curtat | curtant |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | curtare |
| active | perfect | curtavisse |
| passive | present | curtari |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | curta | curtate |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | curtato | curtatote |
| 3 | curtato | curtanto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | curtare | curtamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | curtator | — |
| 3 | curtator | curtantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | curtatus | curtati |
| Gen. | curtati | curtatorum |
| Dat. | curtato | — |
| Acc. | curtatum | curtatos |
| Voc. | curtate | curtati |
| Abl. | curtato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | curtata | curtatae |
| Gen. | curtatae | curtatarum |
| Dat. | curtatae | — |
| Acc. | curtatam | curtatas |
| Voc. | curtata | curtatae |
| Abl. | curtata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | curtatum | curtata |
| Gen. | curtati | curtatorum |
| Dat. | curtato | — |
| Acc. | curtatum | curtata |
| Voc. | curtatum | curtata |
| Abl. | curtato | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | curtandus | — |
| Gen. | curtandi | — |
| Dat. | curtando | — |
| Acc. | curtandum | — |
| Voc. | curtande | — |
| Abl. | curtando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | curtanda | — |
| Gen. | curtandae | — |
| Dat. | curtandae | — |
| Acc. | curtandam | — |
| Voc. | curtanda | — |
| Abl. | curtanda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | curtandum | — |
| Gen. | curtandi | — |
| Dat. | curtando | — |
| Acc. | curtandum | — |
| Voc. | curtandum | — |
| Abl. | curtando | — |
Supines
accusative: curtatum; ablative: curtatu
Examples
Liber XII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...bipes mensa, Et cum lucerna corneoque cratere Matella curto rupta latere meiebat; Foco virenti suberat amphorae cervix; Fuisse..."- Q
Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...calones atque caballi pascendi, ducenda petorrita. nunc mihi curto ire licet mulo vel si libet usque Tarentum, mantica..."