nicto

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kneygʷʰ- (“to bend, to droop”). Cognate with connīveō, nītor (“to bear or rest upon something”), Proto-Germanic *hnīwaną.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnik.toː/, [ˈnɪk.toː]

Verb

nictō (present infinitive nictāre, perfect active nictāvī, supine nictātum); first conjugation

  1. I blink.
  2. I wink, signal with the eyes.
  3. (figuratively, of fire) I flash.
  4. (figuratively) I strive, make effort.

Inflection
   Conjugation of nicto (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present nictō nictās nictat nictāmus nictātis nictant
imperfect nictābam nictābās nictābat nictābāmus nictābātis nictābant
future nictābō nictābis nictābit nictābimus nictābitis nictābunt
perfect nictāvī nictāvistī nictāvit nictāvimus nictāvistis nictāvērunt, nictāvēre
pluperfect nictāveram nictāverās nictāverat nictāverāmus nictāverātis nictāverant
future perfect nictāverō nictāveris nictāverit nictāverimus nictāveritis nictāverint
passive present nictor nictāris, nictāre nictātur nictāmur nictāminī nictantur
imperfect nictābar nictābāris, nictābāre nictābātur nictābāmur nictābāminī nictābantur
future nictābor nictāberis, nictābere nictābitur nictābimur nictābiminī nictābuntur
perfect nictātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect nictātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect nictātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present nictem nictēs nictet nictēmus nictētis nictent
imperfect nictārem nictārēs nictāret nictārēmus nictārētis nictārent
perfect nictāverim nictāverīs nictāverit nictāverimus nictāveritis nictāverint
pluperfect nictāvissem nictāvissēs nictāvisset nictāvissēmus nictāvissētis nictāvissent
passive present nicter nictēris, nictēre nictētur nictēmur nictēminī nictentur
imperfect nictārer nictārēris, nictārēre nictārētur nictārēmur nictārēminī nictārentur
perfect nictātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect nictātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — nictā — — nictāte —
future — nictātō nictātō — nictātōte nictantō
passive present — nictāre — — nictāminī —
future — nictātor nictātor — — nictantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives nictāre nictāvisse nictātūrus esse nictārī nictātus esse nictātum īrī
participles nictāns — nictātūrus — nictātus nictandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
nictāre nictandī nictandō nictandum nictātum nictātū

Derived terms
  • nictātiō
  • nictus

Descendants

References
  • nicto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • nicto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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