perscribo: all forms
perscribo means “write in full, record; report in detail”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | perscribo | perscribam | |
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| 2nd singular | perscribis | perscribas | perscribe · perscrib |
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| 3rd singular | perscribit | perscribat | |
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| 1st plural | perscribimus | perscribamus | |
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| 2nd plural | perscribitis | perscribatis | perscribite |
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| 3rd plural | perscribunt | perscribant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | perscribor | perscribar | |
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| 2nd singular | perscriberis | perscribare · perscribaris | perscribere |
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| 3rd singular | perscribitur | perscribatur | |
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| 1st plural | perscribimur | perscribamur | |
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| 2nd plural | perscribimini | perscribamini | perscribimini |
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| 3rd plural | perscribuntur | perscribantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | perscribebam | perscriberem |
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| 2nd singular | perscribebas | perscriberes |
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| 3rd singular | perscribebat | perscriberet |
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| 1st plural | perscribebamus | perscriberemus |
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| 2nd plural | perscribebatis | perscriberetis |
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| 3rd plural | perscribebant | perscriberent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | perscribebar | perscriberer |
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| 2nd singular | perscribebare · perscribebaris | perscriberere · perscribereris |
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| 3rd singular | perscribebatur | perscriberetur |
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| 1st plural | perscribebamur | perscriberemur |
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| 2nd plural | perscribebamini | perscriberemini |
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| 3rd plural | perscribebantur | perscriberentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | perscribam | |
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| 2nd singular | perscribes | perscribito |
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| 3rd singular | perscribet | perscribito |
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| 1st plural | perscribemus | |
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| 2nd plural | perscribetis | perscribitote |
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| 3rd plural | perscribent | perscribunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | perscribar | |
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| 2nd singular | perscribere · perscriberis | perscribitor |
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| 3rd singular | perscribetur | perscribitor |
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| 1st plural | perscribemur | |
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| 2nd plural | perscribemini | |
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| 3rd plural | perscribentur | perscribuntor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | perscripsi | perscripserim |
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| 2nd singular | perscripsisti | perscripseris |
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| 3rd singular | perscripsit | perscripserit |
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| 1st plural | perscripsimus | perscripserimus |
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| 2nd plural | perscripsistis | perscripseritis |
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| 3rd plural | perscripsere · perscripserunt | perscripserint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | perscripseram | perscripsissem |
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| 2nd singular | perscripseras | perscripsisses |
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| 3rd singular | perscripserat | perscripsisset |
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| 1st plural | perscripseramus | perscripsissemus |
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| 2nd plural | perscripseratis | perscripsissetis |
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| 3rd plural | perscripserant | perscripsissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | perscripsero |
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| 2nd singular | perscripseris |
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| 3rd singular | perscripserit |
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| 1st plural | perscripserimus |
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| 2nd plural | perscripseritis |
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| 3rd plural | perscripserint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | perscribere | perscribi |
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| Perfect | perscripsisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | perscribens |
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| Genitive | | perscribentis |
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| Dative | | perscribenti |
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| Accusative | perscribens | perscribentem |
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| Ablative | | perscribente · perscribenti |
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| Vocative | | perscribens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | perscribentia | perscribentes |
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| Genitive | | perscribentum · perscribentium |
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| Dative | | perscribentibus |
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| Accusative | perscribentia | perscribentes |
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| Ablative | | perscribentibus |
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| Vocative | perscribentia | perscribentes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | perscripturus | perscriptura | perscripturum | |
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| Genitive | perscripturi | perscripturae | perscripturi | |
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| Dative | perscripturo | perscripturae | perscripturo | |
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| Accusative | perscripturum | perscripturam | perscripturum | |
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| Ablative | perscripturo | perscriptura | perscripturo | |
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| Vocative | perscripture | perscriptura | perscripturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | perscripturi | perscripturae | perscriptura | |
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| Genitive | perscripturorum | perscripturarum | perscripturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | perscripturis |
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| Accusative | perscripturos | perscripturas | perscriptura | |
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| Ablative | | | | perscripturis |
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| Vocative | perscripturi | perscripturae | perscriptura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | perscriptus | perscripta | perscriptum | |
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| Genitive | perscripti | perscriptae | perscripti | |
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| Dative | perscripto | perscriptae | perscripto | |
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| Accusative | perscriptum | perscriptam | perscriptum | |
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| Ablative | perscripto | perscripta | perscripto | |
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| Vocative | perscripte | perscripta | perscriptum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | perscripti | perscriptae | perscripta | |
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| Genitive | perscriptorum | perscriptarum | perscriptorum | |
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| Dative | | | | perscriptis |
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| Accusative | perscriptos | perscriptas | perscripta | |
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| Ablative | | | | perscriptis |
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| Vocative | perscripti | perscriptae | perscripta | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | perscribendus | perscribenda | perscribendum | |
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| Genitive | perscribendi | perscribendae | perscribendi | |
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| Dative | perscribendo | perscribendae | perscribendo | |
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| Accusative | perscribendum | perscribendam | perscribendum | |
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| Ablative | perscribendo | perscribenda | perscribendo | |
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| Vocative | perscribende | perscribenda | perscribendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | perscribendi | perscribendae | perscribenda | |
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| Genitive | perscribendorum | perscribendarum | perscribendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | perscribendis |
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| Accusative | perscribendos | perscribendas | perscribenda | |
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| Ablative | | | | perscribendis |
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| Vocative | perscribendi | perscribendae | perscribenda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | perscriptum |
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| Ablative | perscriptu |
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Meaning and examples of perscribo
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.