sciscitor

Latin

Alternative forms

scīscitō

Etymology

From scīscō (“seek to know; ascertain”) +‎ -itō.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskiːs.ki.tor/, [ˈs̠kiːs̠kɪt̪ɔr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiʃ.ʃi.tor/, [ˈʃiʃːit̪or]

Verb

scīscitor (present infinitive scīscitārī, perfect active scīscitātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

to ask, inquire, question, examine, consult, interrogate
Synonyms: quaerō, percontor, investīgō, scīscō, indāgō, requīrō, interrogō, scrūtor

Usage notes

Often in constructions using ab, dē, ex, or an indirect question.

Conjugation

Conjugation of scīscitor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	scīscitor	scīscitāris, scīscitāre	scīscitātur	scīscitāmur	scīscitāminī	scīscitantur
	imperfect	scīscitābar	scīscitābāris, scīscitābāre	scīscitābātur	scīscitābāmur	scīscitābāminī	scīscitābantur
	future	scīscitābor	scīscitāberis, scīscitābere	scīscitābitur	scīscitābimur	scīscitābiminī	scīscitābuntur
	perfect	scīscitātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	scīscitātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	scīscitātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	scīsciter	scīscitēris, scīscitēre	scīscitētur	scīscitēmur	scīscitēminī	scīscitentur
	imperfect	scīscitārer	scīscitārēris, scīscitārēre	scīscitārētur	scīscitārēmur	scīscitārēminī	scīscitārentur
	perfect	scīscitātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	scīscitātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	scīscitāre	—	—	scīscitāminī	—
active	future	—	scīscitātor	scīscitātor	—	—	scīscitantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		scīscitārī	scīscitātum esse	scīscitātūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		scīscitāns	scīscitātus	scīscitātūrus	—	—	scīscitandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		scīscitandī	scīscitandō	scīscitandum	scīscitandō	scīscitātum	scīscitātū

Derived terms

Related terms

References

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