taceo: all forms
taceo means “be silent, say nothing; leave unsaid, keep quiet about; (tacitus) silent”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|
| 1st singular | taceo | taceam | |
|---|
| 2nd singular | taces | taceas | tace |
|---|
| 3rd singular | tacet | taceat | |
|---|
| 1st plural | tacemus | taceamus | |
|---|
| 2nd plural | tacetis | taceatis | tacete |
|---|
| 3rd plural | tacent | taceant | |
|---|
Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|
| 1st singular | taceor | tacear | |
|---|
| 2nd singular | tacere · taceris | tacearis | tacere |
|---|
| 3rd singular | tacetur | taceatur | |
|---|
| 1st plural | tacemur | taceamur | |
|---|
| 2nd plural | tacemini | taceamini | tacemini |
|---|
| 3rd plural | tacentur | taceantur | |
|---|
Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|
| 1st singular | tacebam | tacerem |
|---|
| 2nd singular | tacebas | taceres |
|---|
| 3rd singular | tacebat | taceret |
|---|
| 1st plural | tacebamus | taceremus |
|---|
| 2nd plural | tacebatis | taceretis |
|---|
| 3rd plural | tacebant | tacerent |
|---|
Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|
| 1st singular | tacebar | tacerer |
|---|
| 2nd singular | tacebare · tacebaris | tacerere · tacereris |
|---|
| 3rd singular | tacebatur | taceretur |
|---|
| 1st plural | tacebamur | taceremur |
|---|
| 2nd plural | tacebamini | taceremini |
|---|
| 3rd plural | tacebantur | tacerentur |
|---|
Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
|---|
| 1st singular | tacebo | |
|---|
| 2nd singular | tacebis | taceto |
|---|
| 3rd singular | tacebit | taceto |
|---|
| 1st plural | tacebimus | |
|---|
| 2nd plural | tacebitis | tacetote |
|---|
| 3rd plural | tacebunt | tacento |
|---|
Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
|---|
| 1st singular | tacebor | |
|---|
| 2nd singular | tacebere · taceberis | tacetor |
|---|
| 3rd singular | tacebitur | tacetor |
|---|
| 1st plural | tacebimur | |
|---|
| 2nd plural | tacebimini | |
|---|
| 3rd plural | tacebuntur | tacentor |
|---|
Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|
| 1st singular | tacui | tacuerim |
|---|
| 2nd singular | tacuisti | tacueris |
|---|
| 3rd singular | tacuit | tacuerit |
|---|
| 1st plural | tacuimus | tacuerimus |
|---|
| 2nd plural | tacuistis | tacueritis |
|---|
| 3rd plural | tacuere · tacuerunt | tacuerint |
|---|
Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|
| 1st singular | tacueram | tacuissem |
|---|
| 2nd singular | tacueras | tacuisses |
|---|
| 3rd singular | tacuerat | tacuisset |
|---|
| 1st plural | tacueramus | tacuissemus |
|---|
| 2nd plural | tacueratis | tacuissetis |
|---|
| 3rd plural | tacuerant | tacuissent |
|---|
Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
|---|
| 1st singular | tacuero |
|---|
| 2nd singular | tacueris |
|---|
| 3rd singular | tacuerit |
|---|
| 1st plural | tacuerimus |
|---|
| 2nd plural | tacueritis |
|---|
| 3rd plural | tacuerint |
|---|
Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
|---|
| Present | tacere | taceri |
|---|
| Perfect | tacuisse | |
|---|
Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
|---|
| Nominative | | tacens |
|---|
| Genitive | | tacentis |
|---|
| Dative | | tacenti |
|---|
| Accusative | tacens | tacentem |
|---|
| Ablative | | tacente · tacenti |
|---|
| Vocative | | tacens |
|---|
Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
|---|
| Nominative | tacentia | tacentes |
|---|
| Genitive | | tacentum · tacentium |
|---|
| Dative | | tacentibus |
|---|
| Accusative | tacentia | tacentes |
|---|
| Ablative | | tacentibus |
|---|
| Vocative | tacentia | tacentes |
|---|
Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
|---|
| Nominative | taciturus | tacitura | taciturum | |
|---|
| Genitive | tacituri | taciturae | tacituri | |
|---|
| Dative | tacituro | taciturae | tacituro | |
|---|
| Accusative | taciturum | tacituram | taciturum | |
|---|
| Ablative | tacituro | tacitura | tacituro | |
|---|
| Vocative | taciture | tacitura | taciturum | |
|---|
Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
|---|
| Nominative | tacituri | taciturae | tacitura | |
|---|
| Genitive | taciturorum | taciturarum | taciturorum | |
|---|
| Dative | | | | tacituris |
|---|
| Accusative | tacituros | tacituras | tacitura | |
|---|
| Ablative | | | | tacituris |
|---|
| Vocative | tacituri | taciturae | tacitura | |
|---|
Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
|---|
| Nominative | tacitus | tacita | tacitum | |
|---|
| Genitive | taciti | tacitae | taciti | |
|---|
| Dative | tacito | tacitae | tacito | |
|---|
| Accusative | tacitum | tacitam | tacitum | |
|---|
| Ablative | tacito | tacita | tacito | |
|---|
| Vocative | tacite | tacita | tacitum | |
|---|
Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
|---|
| Nominative | taciti | tacitae | tacita | |
|---|
| Genitive | tacitorum | tacitarum | tacitorum | |
|---|
| Dative | | | | tacitis |
|---|
| Accusative | tacitos | tacitas | tacita | |
|---|
| Ablative | | | | tacitis |
|---|
| Vocative | taciti | tacitae | tacita | |
|---|
Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
|---|
| Nominative | tacendus | tacenda | tacendum | |
|---|
| Genitive | tacendi | tacendae | tacendi | |
|---|
| Dative | tacendo | tacendae | tacendo | |
|---|
| Accusative | tacendum | tacendam | tacendum | |
|---|
| Ablative | tacendo | tacenda | tacendo | |
|---|
| Vocative | tacende | tacenda | tacendum | |
|---|
Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
|---|
| Nominative | tacendi | tacendae | tacenda | |
|---|
| Genitive | tacendorum | tacendarum | tacendorum | |
|---|
| Dative | | | | tacendis |
|---|
| Accusative | tacendos | tacendas | tacenda | |
|---|
| Ablative | | | | tacendis |
|---|
| Vocative | tacendi | tacendae | tacenda | |
|---|
Supine | Forms |
|---|
| Accusative | tacitum |
|---|
| Ablative | tacitu |
|---|
Meaning and examples of taceo
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.