plecto

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *plektō, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to fold, weave”), extended from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to wrap”). Cognate with plicō, Ancient Greek πλέκω (plékō).^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈplek.toː/, [ˈpɫ̪ɛkt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈplek.to/, [ˈplɛkt̪o]

Verb

plectō (present infinitive plectere, perfect active plexī or plexuī, supine plexum); third conjugation

1. to plait, weave, braid
2. to twist, bend, turn

Conjugation

Conjugation of plectō (third conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	plectō	plectis	plectit	plectimus	plectitis	plectunt
	imperfect	plectēbam	plectēbās	plectēbat	plectēbāmus	plectēbātis	plectēbant
	future	plectam	plectēs	plectet	plectēmus	plectētis	plectent
	perfect	plexī, plexuī	plexistī, plexuistī	plexit, plexuit	pleximus, plexuimus	plexistis, plexuistis	plexērunt, plexēre, plexuērunt, plexuēre
	pluperfect	plexeram, plexueram	plexerās, plexuerās	plexerat, plexuerat	plexerāmus, plexuerāmus	plexerātis, plexuerātis	plexerant, plexuerant
	future perfect	plexerō, plexuerō	plexeris, plexueris	plexerit, plexuerit	plexerimus, plexuerimus	plexeritis, plexueritis	plexerint, plexuerint
passive	present	plector	plecteris, plectere	plectitur	plectimur	plectiminī	plectuntur
	imperfect	plectēbar	plectēbāris, plectēbāre	plectēbātur	plectēbāmur	plectēbāminī	plectēbantur
	future	plectar	plectēris, plectēre	plectētur	plectēmur	plectēminī	plectentur
	perfect	plexus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	plexus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	plexus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	plectam	plectās	plectat	plectāmus	plectātis	plectant
	imperfect	plecterem	plecterēs	plecteret	plecterēmus	plecterētis	plecterent
	perfect	plexerim, plexuerim	plexerīs, plexuerīs	plexerit, plexuerit	plexerīmus, plexuerīmus	plexerītis, plexuerītis	plexerint, plexuerint
	pluperfect	plexissem, plexuissem	plexissēs, plexuissēs	plexisset, plexuisset	plexissēmus, plexuissēmus	plexissētis, plexuissētis	plexissent, plexuissent
passive	present	plectar	plectāris, plectāre	plectātur	plectāmur	plectāminī	plectantur
	imperfect	plecterer	plecterēris, plecterēre	plecterētur	plecterēmur	plecterēminī	plecterentur
	perfect	plexus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	plexus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	plecte	—	—	plectite	—
	future	—	plectitō	plectitō	—	plectitōte	plectuntō
passive	present	—	plectere	—	—	plectiminī	—
	future	—	plectitor	plectitor	—	—	plectuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		plectere	plexisse, plexuisse	plexūrum esse	plectī	plexum esse	plexum īrī
participles		plectēns	—	plexūrus	—	plexus	plectendus, plectundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		plectendī	plectendō	plectendum	plectendō	plexum	plexū

Derived terms

• amplector
• circumplecto/ circumplector
• complecto/ complector
• implecto
• plecta
• plectilis
• plexus

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁k- (“to beat, strike”). Cognate with plangō, plāga, and Ancient Greek πλήσσω (plḗssō).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpleːk.toː/, [ˈpɫ̪eːkt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈplek.to/, [ˈplɛkt̪o]

Verb

plēctō (present infinitive plēctere); third conjugation, no perfect or supine stem

2. to punish; to beat

   Synonyms: mulctō, castīgō, moneō, multō, pūniō, expiō, obiūrgō, animadvertō, ulcīscor, exsequor

3. to blame

Conjugation

Conjugation of plēctō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	plēctō	plēctis	plēctit	plēctimus	plēctitis	plēctunt
	imperfect	plēctēbam	plēctēbās	plēctēbat	plēctēbāmus	plēctēbātis	plēctēbant
	future	plēctam	plēctēs	plēctet	plēctēmus	plēctētis	plēctent
passive	present	plēctor	plēcteris, plēctere	plēctitur	plēctimur	plēctiminī	plēctuntur
	imperfect	plēctēbar	plēctēbāris, plēctēbāre	plēctēbātur	plēctēbāmur	plēctēbāminī	plēctēbantur
	future	plēctar	plēctēris, plēctēre	plēctētur	plēctēmur	plēctēminī	plēctentur
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	plēctam	plēctās	plēctat	plēctāmus	plēctātis	plēctant
	imperfect	plēcterem	plēcterēs	plēcteret	plēcterēmus	plēcterētis	plēcterent
passive	present	plēctar	plēctāris, plēctāre	plēctātur	plēctāmur	plēctāminī	plēctantur
	imperfect	plēcterer	plēcterēris, plēcterēre	plēcterētur	plēcterēmur	plēcterēminī	plēcterentur
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	plēcte	—	—	plēctite	—
	future	—	plēctitō	plēctitō	—	plēctitōte	plēctuntō
passive	present	—	plēctere	—	—	plēctiminī	—
	future	—	plēctitor	plēctitor	—	—	plēctuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		plēctere	—	—	plēctī	—	—
participles		plēctēns	—	—	—	—	plēctendus, plēctundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		plēctendī	plēctendō	plēctendum	plēctendō	—	—

Derived terms

• plēctibilis
• plēctor
• plēctripotēns
• plēctrum

References

• “plecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “plecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• plecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 471-2