decerto

See also: de certo

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ certō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deːˈker.toː/, [d̪eːˈkɛrt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈt͡ʃer.to/, [d̪eˈt͡ʃɛrt̪o]

Verb

dēcertō (present infinitive dēcertāre, perfect active dēcertāvī, supine dēcertātum); first conjugation

1. to fight (to the finish)

   Synonyms: dēcernō, lūctor, repugnō, pugnō, contendō, committō, concurrō, certō, bellō, dīmicō, cōnflīgō, serō

2. to contend, dispute or argue

   Synonyms: certō, contendō

   • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.44:

     Si iterum experiri velint, se iterum paratum esse decertare; si pace uti velint, iniquum esse de stipendio recusare, quod sua voluntate ad id tempus pependerint.

     If they chose to make a second trial, he was ready to encounter them again; but if they chose to enjoy peace, it was unfair to refuse the tribute, which of their own free-will they had paid up to that time.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dēcertō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēcertō	dēcertās	dēcertat	dēcertāmus	dēcertātis	dēcertant
	imperfect	dēcertābam	dēcertābās	dēcertābat	dēcertābāmus	dēcertābātis	dēcertābant
	future	dēcertābō	dēcertābis	dēcertābit	dēcertābimus	dēcertābitis	dēcertābunt
	perfect	dēcertāvī	dēcertāvistī	dēcertāvit	dēcertāvimus	dēcertāvistis	dēcertāvērunt, dēcertāvēre
	pluperfect	dēcertāveram	dēcertāverās	dēcertāverat	dēcertāverāmus	dēcertāverātis	dēcertāverant
	future perfect	dēcertāverō	dēcertāveris	dēcertāverit	dēcertāverimus	dēcertāveritis	dēcertāverint
passive	present	dēcertor	dēcertāris, dēcertāre	dēcertātur	dēcertāmur	dēcertāminī	dēcertantur
	imperfect	dēcertābar	dēcertābāris, dēcertābāre	dēcertābātur	dēcertābāmur	dēcertābāminī	dēcertābantur
	future	dēcertābor	dēcertāberis, dēcertābere	dēcertābitur	dēcertābimur	dēcertābiminī	dēcertābuntur
	perfect	dēcertātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	dēcertātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	dēcertātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēcertem	dēcertēs	dēcertet	dēcertēmus	dēcertētis	dēcertent
	imperfect	dēcertārem	dēcertārēs	dēcertāret	dēcertārēmus	dēcertārētis	dēcertārent
	perfect	dēcertāverim	dēcertāverīs	dēcertāverit	dēcertāverīmus	dēcertāverītis	dēcertāverint
	pluperfect	dēcertāvissem	dēcertāvissēs	dēcertāvisset	dēcertāvissēmus	dēcertāvissētis	dēcertāvissent
passive	present	dēcerter	dēcertēris, dēcertēre	dēcertētur	dēcertēmur	dēcertēminī	dēcertentur
	imperfect	dēcertārer	dēcertārēris, dēcertārēre	dēcertārētur	dēcertārēmur	dēcertārēminī	dēcertārentur
	perfect	dēcertātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	dēcertātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	dēcertā	—	—	dēcertāte	—
	future	—	dēcertātō	dēcertātō	—	dēcertātōte	dēcertantō
passive	present	—	dēcertāre	—	—	dēcertāminī	—
	future	—	dēcertātor	dēcertātor	—	—	dēcertantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		dēcertāre	dēcertāvisse	dēcertātūrum esse	dēcertārī	dēcertātum esse	dēcertātum īrī
participles		dēcertāns	—	dēcertātūrus	—	dēcertātus	dēcertandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		dēcertandī	dēcertandō	dēcertandum	dēcertandō	dēcertātum	dēcertātū

References

• “decerto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “decerto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• decerto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to fight a decisive battle: proelio, armis decertare (B. G. 1. 50)
    

Portuguese

Etymology

From de +‎ certo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈsɛʁ.tu/ [d͡ʒiˈsɛh.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈsɛʁ.tu/ [d͡ʒiˈsɛh.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈsɛɾ.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈsɛʁ.tu/ [d͡ʒiˈsɛχ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈsɛɻ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈsɛɾ.tu/

• Hyphenation: de‧cer‧to

Adverb

decerto (not comparable)

1. certainly