parco, parcere, peperci, parsus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
forbear, refrain from; spare; show consideration; be economical/thrifty with;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | parco | parcimus |
| 2 | parcis | parcitis |
| 3 | parcit | parcunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | parcere |
| active | perfect | pepercisse |
| passive | present | parci |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | parce, parc | parcite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | parcito | parcitote |
| 3 | parcito | parcunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | parcere | parcimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | parcitor | — |
| 3 | parcitor | parcuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | parsus | parsi |
| Gen. | parsi | parsorum |
| Dat. | parso | — |
| Acc. | parsum | parsos |
| Voc. | parse | parsi |
| Abl. | parso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | parsa | parsae |
| Gen. | parsae | parsarum |
| Dat. | parsae | — |
| Acc. | parsam | parsas |
| Voc. | parsa | parsae |
| Abl. | parsa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | parsum | parsa |
| Gen. | parsi | parsorum |
| Dat. | parso | — |
| Acc. | parsum | parsa |
| Voc. | parsum | parsa |
| Abl. | parso | — |
Supines
accusative: parsum; ablative: parsu
Examples
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...curae exanimales. ita res se habent: vitae hau parco, perdidi spem qua me oblectabam. omnia iam circumcursavi atque..."Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Corinthium. Nomina candelae nobis antiqua dederunt: Non norat parcos uncta lucerna patres. XLIV Candelabrum ligneum. Esse vides lignum..."Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...linitur sputo lani caryota Kalendis, quam fert cum parco sordidus asse cliens. Lenta minus gracili crescunt colocasia filo..."Liber II
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...lupum. Caecuba saccentur quaeque annus coxit Opimi, condantur parco fusca Falerna uitro. omnes Tongilium medici iussere lauari..."Liber XX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...frigus quamuis crassa queat'. Decies centena dedisses huic parco, paucis contento: quinque diebus nil erat. (21) Homines multi..."Liber III
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...omnia complexi forent, consuluissent labori meo: sed parco nominibus viventium; veniet eorum laudi suum tempus: ad posteros enim..."IV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...aliud notabilem fecit in bello, quam quod non parco caedibus, cruore non satior, exultans super stratorum corporum strages..."
Liber Secundus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...dedit, Cereris tum munere fessas restituunt vires et parco corpora Baccho. mox somno cessere, regunt sua sidera puppem..."