despecto, despectare, despectavi, despectatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
look over/down at, survey; overlook; rise above, overtop; despise/look down on;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | despecto | despectamus |
| 2 | despectas | despectatis |
| 3 | despectat | despectant |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | despectare |
| active | perfect | despectavisse |
| passive | present | despectari |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | despecta | despectate |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | despectato | despectatote |
| 3 | despectato | despectanto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | despectare | despectamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | despectator | — |
| 3 | despectator | despectantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | despectatus | despectati |
| Gen. | despectati | despectatorum |
| Dat. | despectato | — |
| Acc. | despectatum | despectatos |
| Voc. | despectate | despectati |
| Abl. | despectato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | despectata | despectatae |
| Gen. | despectatae | despectatarum |
| Dat. | despectatae | — |
| Acc. | despectatam | despectatas |
| Voc. | despectata | despectatae |
| Abl. | despectata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | despectatum | despectata |
| Gen. | despectati | despectatorum |
| Dat. | despectato | — |
| Acc. | despectatum | despectata |
| Voc. | despectatum | despectata |
| Abl. | despectato | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | despectandus | — |
| Gen. | despectandi | — |
| Dat. | despectando | — |
| Acc. | despectandum | — |
| Voc. | despectande | — |
| Abl. | despectando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | despectanda | — |
| Gen. | despectandae | — |
| Dat. | despectandae | — |
| Acc. | despectandam | — |
| Voc. | despectanda | — |
| Abl. | despectanda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | despectandum | — |
| Gen. | despectandi | — |
| Dat. | despectando | — |
| Acc. | despectandum | — |
| Voc. | despectandum | — |
| Abl. | despectando | — |
Supines
accusative: despectatum; ablative: despectatu
Examples
Thrasybulus
Cornelius Nepos
"...quidem res et illis contemnentibus pernicii et huic despecto saluti fuit. Haec enim illos segnes ad persequendum..."
Liber Tertius
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...tunc quoque lassa tumet uirtus multumque superbit pectore despecto; uacua iacet hostis harena turpe gemens crudosque uetat sentire..."