seco, secare, secui, sectus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
cut, sever; decide; divide in two/halve/split; slice/chop/cut up/carve; detach;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | seco | secamus |
| 2 | secas | secatis |
| 3 | secat | secant |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | secare |
| active | perfect | secuisse |
| passive | present | secari |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | seca | secate |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | secato | secatote |
| 3 | secato | secanto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | secare | secamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | secator | — |
| 3 | secator | secantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sectus | secti |
| Gen. | secti | sectorum |
| Dat. | secto | — |
| Acc. | sectum | sectos |
| Voc. | secte | secti |
| Abl. | secto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | secta | sectae |
| Gen. | sectae | sectarum |
| Dat. | sectae | — |
| Acc. | sectam | sectas |
| Voc. | secta | sectae |
| Abl. | secta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sectum | secta |
| Gen. | secti | sectorum |
| Dat. | secto | — |
| Acc. | sectum | secta |
| Voc. | sectum | secta |
| Abl. | secto | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | secandus | — |
| Gen. | secandi | — |
| Dat. | secando | — |
| Acc. | secandum | — |
| Voc. | secande | — |
| Abl. | secando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | secanda | — |
| Gen. | secandae | — |
| Dat. | secandae | — |
| Acc. | secandam | — |
| Voc. | secanda | — |
| Abl. | secanda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | secandum | — |
| Gen. | secandi | — |
| Dat. | secando | — |
| Acc. | secandum | — |
| Voc. | secandum | — |
| Abl. | secando | — |
Supines
accusative: sectum; ablative: sectu
Examples
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Oiei, satis sum verberatus. obsecro. Car. Quam mox seco? Per. Vbi lubet: dispennite hominem divorsum et distendite. Pyrg..."Liber VI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...radicibus aluntur, crescunt. Rursus animalia in quas species seco? aut mortalia sunt aut immortalia. Primum genus Stoicis quibusdam..."