scribillo

scribillo

Latin

Etymology

Possibly a back-formation from cōnscrībillō, or else from scrībō (“I write”) +‎ -illō (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /skriːˈbil.loː/, [s̠kriːˈbɪlːʲoː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /skriˈbil.lo/, [skriˈbilːo]

Verb

scrībillō (present infinitive scrībillāre, perfect active scrībillāvī, supine scrībillātum); first conjugation

1. (New Latin) I scribble or write of trivial matters
   • 1876, Léon Cahun, The Adventures of Captain Mago: Or a Phoenician Expedition, B. C. 1000 Ch. 1, para. 40, (morphology note: scribillatores is a transparent substantive form of scribillo):

     He has lived among women and scribblers until he had no more pluck in him than a garden-tortoise.

     • 1914 translation by Arcadius Avellanus

       Hic enim vitam medio inter scribillatores mulierculasque degere sciens est usque adeo, ut animo virili haud plus testudine hortensi polleat.

   • 2012, Nemo Nusquam, Verba et Facta[1] De donis in Christi Nativitatem emendis:

     ...ut tempus tererem quo deberem potius aliquid academicum scribillare.

     ...to waste time which I should rather spend scribbling some journal article.

Conjugation

Conjugation of scrībillō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	scrībillō	scrībillās	scrībillat	scrībillāmus	scrībillātis	scrībillant
	imperfect	scrībillābam	scrībillābās	scrībillābat	scrībillābāmus	scrībillābātis	scrībillābant
	future	scrībillābō	scrībillābis	scrībillābit	scrībillābimus	scrībillābitis	scrībillābunt
	perfect	scrībillāvī	scrībillāvistī	scrībillāvit	scrībillāvimus	scrībillāvistis	scrībillāvērunt, scrībillāvēre
	pluperfect	scrībillāveram	scrībillāverās	scrībillāverat	scrībillāverāmus	scrībillāverātis	scrībillāverant
	future perfect	scrībillāverō	scrībillāveris	scrībillāverit	scrībillāverimus	scrībillāveritis	scrībillāverint
passive	present	scrībillor	scrībillāris, scrībillāre	scrībillātur	scrībillāmur	scrībillāminī	scrībillantur
	imperfect	scrībillābar	scrībillābāris, scrībillābāre	scrībillābātur	scrībillābāmur	scrībillābāminī	scrībillābantur
	future	scrībillābor	scrībillāberis, scrībillābere	scrībillābitur	scrībillābimur	scrībillābiminī	scrībillābuntur
	perfect	scrībillātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	scrībillātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	scrībillātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	scrībillem	scrībillēs	scrībillet	scrībillēmus	scrībillētis	scrībillent
	imperfect	scrībillārem	scrībillārēs	scrībillāret	scrībillārēmus	scrībillārētis	scrībillārent
	perfect	scrībillāverim	scrībillāverīs	scrībillāverit	scrībillāverīmus	scrībillāverītis	scrībillāverint
	pluperfect	scrībillāvissem	scrībillāvissēs	scrībillāvisset	scrībillāvissēmus	scrībillāvissētis	scrībillāvissent
passive	present	scrībiller	scrībillēris, scrībillēre	scrībillētur	scrībillēmur	scrībillēminī	scrībillentur
	imperfect	scrībillārer	scrībillārēris, scrībillārēre	scrībillārētur	scrībillārēmur	scrībillārēminī	scrībillārentur
	perfect	scrībillātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	scrībillātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	scrībillā	—	—	scrībillāte	—
	future	—	scrībillātō	scrībillātō	—	scrībillātōte	scrībillantō
passive	present	—	scrībillāre	—	—	scrībillāminī	—
	future	—	scrībillātor	scrībillātor	—	—	scrībillantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		scrībillāre	scrībillāvisse	scrībillātūrum esse	scrībillārī	scrībillātum esse	scrībillātum īrī
participles		scrībillāns	—	scrībillātūrus	—	scrībillātus	scrībillandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		scrībillandī	scrībillandō	scrībillandum	scrībillandō	scrībillātum	scrībillātū

References

• scribillo in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160523053941/http://nemo-nusquam.blogspot.com/2012/12/de-donis-in-christi-nativitatem-emendis.html