periclitor

Latin

Etymology

From perīculum (“attempt; danger”) +‎ -ō +‎ -itō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /peˈriː.kli.tor/, [pɛˈriːklʲɪt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /peˈri.kli.tor/, [peˈriːklit̪or]

Verb

perīclitor (present infinitive perīclitārī, perfect active perīclitātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to try, prove or test

   Synonyms: experior, probō, temptō, spectō, explōrō

2. to attempt

   Synonyms: lūctor, ēlabōrō, certō, cōnītor, cōnor, temptō, affectō, tendō, quaerō, studeō, appetō, adnītor, labōrō, contendō, pugnō, molior, ēnītor, nītor, spectō

3. to be put in danger, to be imperiled
4. to risk, endanger, put in peril, jeopard

   Synonyms: audeō, obiectō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of perīclitor (first conjugation, deponent)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	perīclitor	perīclitāris, perīclitāre	perīclitātur	perīclitāmur	perīclitāminī	perīclitantur
	imperfect	perīclitābar	perīclitābāris, perīclitābāre	perīclitābātur	perīclitābāmur	perīclitābāminī	perīclitābantur
	future	perīclitābor	perīclitāberis, perīclitābere	perīclitābitur	perīclitābimur	perīclitābiminī	perīclitābuntur
	perfect	perīclitātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	perīclitātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	perīclitātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	perīcliter	perīclitēris, perīclitēre	perīclitētur	perīclitēmur	perīclitēminī	perīclitentur
	imperfect	perīclitārer	perīclitārēris, perīclitārēre	perīclitārētur	perīclitārēmur	perīclitārēminī	perīclitārentur
	perfect	perīclitātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	perīclitātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	perīclitāre	—	—	perīclitāminī	—
	future	—	perīclitātor	perīclitātor	—	—	perīclitantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		perīclitārī	perīclitātum esse	perīclitātūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		perīclitāns	perīclitātus	perīclitātūrus	—	—	perīclitandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		perīclitandī	perīclitandō	perīclitandum	perīclitandō	perīclitātum	perīclitātū

Descendants

• → English: periclitate
• → French: péricliter
• → Italian: periclitare
• → Portuguese: periclitar
• → Romanian: periclita
• → Spanish: periclitar

References

• “periclitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “periclitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• periclitor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to run a risk; to tempt Providence: fortunam periclitari (periculum facere)
    
  • a man's life is at stake, is in very great danger: salus, caput, vita alicuius agitur, periclitatur, in discrimine est or versatur