acuo, acuere, acui, acutus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
= whet, sharpen, cut to a point; spur on, provoke, incite; come to a head (PASS);
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | acuo | acuimus |
| 2 | acuis | acuitis |
| 3 | acuit | acuunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | acuere |
| active | perfect | acuisse |
| passive | present | acui |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | acue | acuite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | acuito | acuitote |
| 3 | acuito | acuunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | acuere | acuimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | acuitor | — |
| 3 | acuitor | acuuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acutus | acuti |
| Gen. | acuti | acutorum |
| Dat. | acuto | — |
| Acc. | acutum | acutos |
| Voc. | acute | acuti |
| Abl. | acuto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acuta | acutae |
| Gen. | acutae | acutarum |
| Dat. | acutae | — |
| Acc. | acutam | acutas |
| Voc. | acuta | acutae |
| Abl. | acuta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acutum | acuta |
| Gen. | acuti | acutorum |
| Dat. | acuto | — |
| Acc. | acutum | acuta |
| Voc. | acutum | acuta |
| Abl. | acuto | — |
Supines
accusative: acutum; ablative: acutu
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