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
- T
Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Siquidem amicitiast habenda, cum hoc habendast. AD. Hau precor. AGOR. Multa bona volt vobis facere. AD. Bonus bonis..." - P
Phormio
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...amitte quaeso hunc; ceterum posthac si quicquam, nil precor." tantummodo non addit: "ubi ego hinc abiero, vel occidito..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - A
Liber VII
Aulus Gellius
"...plerumque a vulgo dicitur, quod significat "valde precor" et "oro" et "supplico", in quo "de" praepositio ad augendum..." - T
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...equidem tibi dico, qui te digna ut eveniant precor. TR. Obsecro, hoc praevortere ergo. DA. Quid negotist..."