precor, precari, precatus sum:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beg/implore/entreat; wish/pray for/to; pray, supplicate, beseech;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | precor | precamur |
| 2 | precaris | precamini |
| 3 | precatur | precantur |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| passive | present | precari |
Imperatives
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | precare | precamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | precator | — |
| 3 | precator | precantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | precatus | precati |
| Gen. | precati | precatorum |
| Dat. | precato | — |
| Acc. | precatum | precatos |
| Voc. | precate | precati |
| Abl. | precato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | precata | precatae |
| Gen. | precatae | precatarum |
| Dat. | precatae | — |
| Acc. | precatam | precatas |
| Voc. | precata | precatae |
| Abl. | precata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | precatum | precata |
| Gen. | precati | precatorum |
| Dat. | precato | — |
| Acc. | precatum | precata |
| Voc. | precatum | precata |
| Abl. | precato | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | precandus | — |
| Gen. | precandi | — |
| Dat. | precando | — |
| Acc. | precandum | — |
| Voc. | precande | — |
| Abl. | precando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | precanda | — |
| Gen. | precandae | — |
| Dat. | precandae | — |
| Acc. | precandam | — |
| Voc. | precanda | — |
| Abl. | precanda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | precandum | — |
| Gen. | precandi | — |
| Dat. | precando | — |
| Acc. | precandum | — |
| Voc. | precandum | — |
| Abl. | precando | — |
Supines
accusative: precatum; ablative: precatu
Examples
Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Siquidem amicitiast habenda, cum hoc habendast. AD. Hau precor. AGOR. Multa bona volt vobis facere. AD. Bonus bonis..."Phormio
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...amitte quaeso hunc; ceterum posthac si quicquam, nil precor." tantummodo non addit: "ubi ego hinc abiero, vel occidito..."Liber VIII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...metuit clades. 'remane, temeraria coniunx,et tu, nate, precor, longeque a litore casus 580expectate meos..."Liber VII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...mihi res agitur, sed, uos ut libera sitisturba, precor gentes ut ius habeatis in omnes. 265ipse ego priuatae..."Liber VI
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...fata 590quaeque suo uentura potes deuertere cursu,te precor ut certum liceat mihi noscere finemquem belli fortuna paret..."Liber V
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...coniuge Magni 785quis Mytilenaeas poterit nescire latebras?hoc precor extremum: si nil tibi uicta relinquenttutius arma fuga..."Liber VII
Aulus Gellius
"...plerumque a vulgo dicitur, quod significat "valde precor" et "oro" et "supplico", in quo "de" praepositio ad augendum..."Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...equidem tibi dico, qui te digna ut eveniant precor. TR. Obsecro, hoc praevortere ergo. DA. Quid negotist..."