pectino

Latin

Etymology

From pecten (“comb”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpek.ti.noː/, [ˈpɛkt̪ɪnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpek.ti.no/, [ˈpɛkt̪ino]

Verb

pectinō (present infinitive pectināre, perfect active pectināvī, supine pectinātum); first conjugation

1. to comb or card

Conjugation

Conjugation of pectinō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	pectinō	pectinās	pectinat	pectināmus	pectinātis	pectinant
	imperfect	pectinābam	pectinābās	pectinābat	pectinābāmus	pectinābātis	pectinābant
	future	pectinābō	pectinābis	pectinābit	pectinābimus	pectinābitis	pectinābunt
	perfect	pectināvī	pectināvistī	pectināvit	pectināvimus	pectināvistis	pectināvērunt, pectināvēre
	pluperfect	pectināveram	pectināverās	pectināverat	pectināverāmus	pectināverātis	pectināverant
	future perfect	pectināverō	pectināveris	pectināverit	pectināverimus	pectināveritis	pectināverint
passive	present	pectinor	pectināris, pectināre	pectinātur	pectināmur	pectināminī	pectinantur
	imperfect	pectinābar	pectinābāris, pectinābāre	pectinābātur	pectinābāmur	pectinābāminī	pectinābantur
	future	pectinābor	pectināberis, pectinābere	pectinābitur	pectinābimur	pectinābiminī	pectinābuntur
	perfect	pectinātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	pectinātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	pectinātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	pectinem	pectinēs	pectinet	pectinēmus	pectinētis	pectinent
	imperfect	pectinārem	pectinārēs	pectināret	pectinārēmus	pectinārētis	pectinārent
	perfect	pectināverim	pectināverīs	pectināverit	pectināverīmus	pectināverītis	pectināverint
	pluperfect	pectināvissem	pectināvissēs	pectināvisset	pectināvissēmus	pectināvissētis	pectināvissent
passive	present	pectiner	pectinēris, pectinēre	pectinētur	pectinēmur	pectinēminī	pectinentur
	imperfect	pectinārer	pectinārēris, pectinārēre	pectinārētur	pectinārēmur	pectinārēminī	pectinārentur
	perfect	pectinātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	pectinātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	pectinā	—	—	pectināte	—
	future	—	pectinātō	pectinātō	—	pectinātōte	pectinantō
passive	present	—	pectināre	—	—	pectināminī	—
	future	—	pectinātor	pectinātor	—	—	pectinantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		pectināre	pectināvisse	pectinātūrum esse	pectinārī	pectinātum esse	pectinātum īrī
participles		pectināns	—	pectinātūrus	—	pectinātus	pectinandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		pectinandī	pectinandō	pectinandum	pectinandō	pectinātum	pectinātū

Descendants

• Aromanian: cheaptin, chiaptin
• Asturian: peñar, peinar
• Catalan: pentinar
• → English: pectinate
• French: peigner
• Friulian: petenâ
• Galician: peitear, pentear, pietar
• Italian: pettinare
• Ligurian: pêtenâ
• Neapolitan: pittinà
• Occitan: penchenar
• Portuguese: pentear
• Romanian: pieptăna, pieptănare
• Romansch: petgnar, petner, petnar
• Sardinian: pentonai, petenai, petenare
• Sicilian: pittinari
• Spanish: peinar
• Venetan: petenar

References

• “pectino”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• pectino in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.