ratiocinor
Latin
Etymology
From ratiō (“reason, calculation”) + -cinor (analogical suffix based on vaticinor (“to prophesy”)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ra.tiˈoː.ki.nor/, [ra.tɪˈoː.kɪ.nɔr]
Verb
ratiōcinor (present infinitive ratiōcinārī, perfect active ratiōcinātus sum); first conjugation, deponent
- I reckon, compute or calculate
- I consider, deliberate or meditate
- I argue, infer or conclude
Inflection
| Conjugation of ratiocinor (first conjugation, deponent) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | ratiōcinor | ratiōcināris, ratiōcināre | ratiōcinātur | ratiōcināmur | ratiōcināminī | ratiōcinantur |
| imperfect | ratiōcinābar | ratiōcinābāris, ratiōcinābāre | ratiōcinābātur | ratiōcinābāmur | ratiōcinābāminī | ratiōcinābantur | |
| future | ratiōcinābor | ratiōcināberis, ratiōcinābere | ratiōcinābitur | ratiōcinābimur | ratiōcinābiminī | ratiōcinābuntur | |
| perfect | ratiōcinātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | ratiōcinātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | ratiōcinātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | ratiōciner | ratiōcinēris, ratiōcinēre | ratiōcinētur | ratiōcinēmur | ratiōcinēminī | ratiōcinentur |
| imperfect | ratiōcinārer | ratiōcinārēris, ratiōcinārēre | ratiōcinārētur | ratiōcinārēmur | ratiōcinārēminī | ratiōcinārentur | |
| perfect | ratiōcinātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | ratiōcinātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | ratiōcināre | — | — | ratiōcināminī | — |
| future | — | ratiōcinātor | ratiōcinātor | — | — | ratiōcinantor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | ratiōcinārī | ratiōcinātus esse | ratiōcinātūrus esse | — | — | — | |
| participles | ratiōcināns | ratiōcinātus | ratiōcinātūrus | — | — | ratiōcinandus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| nominative | genitive | dative/ablative | accusative | accusative | ablative | ||
| ratiōcinārī | ratiōcinandī | ratiōcinandō | ratiōcinandum | ratiōcinātum | ratiōcinātū | ||
Derived terms
- ratiōcinātiō
References
- ratiocinor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ratiocinor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ratiocinor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette