wacto

Latin

Alternative forms

gaitō, guaitō, guaytō

Etymology

From Frankish *wahtjan, *wahtwēn (“to guard, protect”).

Verb

wactō (present infinitive wactāre, perfect active wactāvī, supine wactātum); first conjugation[1][2]

(Medieval Latin) I keep watch, perform guard duty
(Medieval Latin) I guard, watch over
(Medieval Latin) I lie in wait, ambush

Conjugation

Conjugation of wactō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	wactō	wactās	wactat	wactāmus	wactātis	wactant
	imperfect	wactābam	wactābās	wactābat	wactābāmus	wactābātis	wactābant
	future	wactābō	wactābis	wactābit	wactābimus	wactābitis	wactābunt
	perfect	wactāvī	wactāvistī	wactāvit	wactāvimus	wactāvistis	wactāvērunt, wactāvēre
	pluperfect	wactāveram	wactāverās	wactāverat	wactāverāmus	wactāverātis	wactāverant
	future perfect	wactāverō	wactāveris	wactāverit	wactāverimus	wactāveritis	wactāverint
passive	present	wactor	wactāris, wactāre	wactātur	wactāmur	wactāminī	wactantur
	imperfect	wactābar	wactābāris, wactābāre	wactābātur	wactābāmur	wactābāminī	wactābantur
	future	wactābor	wactāberis, wactābere	wactābitur	wactābimur	wactābiminī	wactābuntur
	perfect	wactātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	wactātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	wactātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	wactem	wactēs	wactet	wactēmus	wactētis	wactent
	imperfect	wactārem	wactārēs	wactāret	wactārēmus	wactārētis	wactārent
	perfect	wactāverim	wactāverīs	wactāverit	wactāverīmus	wactāverītis	wactāverint
	pluperfect	wactāvissem	wactāvissēs	wactāvisset	wactāvissēmus	wactāvissētis	wactāvissent
passive	present	wacter	wactēris, wactēre	wactētur	wactēmur	wactēminī	wactentur
	imperfect	wactārer	wactārēris, wactārēre	wactārētur	wactārēmur	wactārēminī	wactārentur
	perfect	wactātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	wactātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	wactā	—	—	wactāte	—
active	future	—	wactātō	wactātō	—	wactātōte	wactantō
passive	present	—	wactāre	—	—	wactāminī	—
passive	future	—	wactātor	wactātor	—	—	wactantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		wactāre	wactāvisse	wactātūrum esse	wactārī	wactātum esse	wactātum īrī
participles		wactāns	—	wactātūrus	—	wactātus	wactandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		wactandī	wactandō	wactandum	wactandō	wactātum	wactātū

References

Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “wactare”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 118
wactare in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

[1] Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “wactare”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 118

[2] wactare in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)