Late perfect vulsī (Sen., Luc.); -vulsī (Laber., Col., Sen., Luc.).

(B.) PERFECT STEM IN -s-, OR IN -v- OR -u-.

PERFECT STEM IN -s-.

952. (1 a.) The following verbs in -ere have the perfect stem in -s- (867), and the perfect participle, when used, in -tus:

953. (a.) With the present stem in -o|e- (829).

carpō, nibble, pluck carpere carpsī carptus

Compounds have e for a: as, dē-cerpō, dē-cerpere, dē-cerpsī, dē-cerptus.

com-būrō, burn up com-būrere com-bussī com-būstus
cōmō, put up cōmere cōmpsī cōmptus

Compound of com- and emō (937, 823). See also dēmō, prōmō, sūmō.

coquō, cook coquere coxī coctus
dēmō, take away dēmere dēmpsī dēmptus
dīcō, say dīcere dīxī dictus

For dīc, see 846.

dī-ligō, esteem dī-ligere dī-lēxī dī-lēctus

Compound of dis- and legō (937, 823). See also intel-legō and neg-legō.

dūcō lead dūcere dūxī ductus

For dūc, ē-dūc, see 846.

-flīgō, smash -flīgere -flīxī -flīctus

Of the simple verb, flīgit occurs (L. Andr.), flīgēbant (Lucr.), and flīgī (L. Andr., Acc.).

gerō, carry gerere gessī gestus
intel-legō, understand intel-legere intel-lēxī intel-lēctus
neg-legō, disregard neg-legere neg-lēxī neg-lēctus

In the perfect system very rarely intel-lēgī and neg-lēgī (862, 823).

nūbō, veil, marry (a man) nūbere nūpsī nūpta
prōmō, take out prōmere prōmpsī prōmptus
regō, guide, rule regere rēxī rēctus

In the present system, con-rigō and ē-rigō; commonly por-rigō, sometimes porgō; rarely sur-rigō, commonly surgō; always pergō.

rēpō, creep rēpere rēpsi ——
scalpō, dig scalpere scalpsī scalptus
scrībō, write scrībere scrīpsī scrīptus
sculpō, carve sculpere sculpsī sculptus
struō, build up struere strūxī strūctus
sūgō, suck sūgere sūxī suctus
sūmō, take up sūmere sūmpsī sūmptus
tegō, cover tegere tēxī tēctus
trahō, drag trahere trāxī tractus
ūrō, burn ūrere ussī ustus
vehō, cart vehere vēxī vectus
vīvō, live vīvere vīxī ——

954. (b.) With the present stem in a nasalized root followed by -o|e- (831).

cingō, gird cingere cīnxī cīnctus
com-pungō, prick over com-pungere com-pūnxī com-pūnctus

A compound of pungō (925, 823).

ē-mungō, clean out ē-mungere ē-mūnxī ē-mūnctus
ex-pungō, prick out ex-pungere ex-pūnxī ex-pūnctus

A compound of pungō (925, 823).

fingō, mould fingere fīnxī fīctus
iungō, join iungere iūnxī iūnctus
pingō, paint pingere pīnxī pīctus
plangō, beat plangere plānxī plānctus
stinguō, poke, poke out stinguere -stīnxī -stīnctus
stringō, peel, graze stringere strīnxī strīctus
tingō, wet tingere tīnxī tīnctus
unguō, anoint unguere ūnxī ūnctus

Sometimes ungō, ungere, &c., in the present system.

955. (c.) With the present stem in -no|e- (833).

temnō, scorn temnere (con-tempsī) (con-temptus)

956. (d.) With the present stem in -io|e- (836).

ad-liciō, lure ad-licere ad-lexī ——
in-liciō, inveigle in-licere in-lexī in-lectus
pel-liciō, lead astray pel-licere pel-lexī pel-lectus
-spiciō, spy -spicere -spēxī -spectus

Forms of the simple verb are old and rare: as, specitur, spicit, spece (Plaut.), specimus (Varr.), spiciunt (Cato), spēxit (Naev., Enn.).

957. (1 b.) The following verbs in -ere have the perfect stem in -s- (867), and the perfect participle, when used, in -sus (912):

958. (a.) With the present stem in -o|e- (829).

cēdō, move along cēdere cessī cessus
claudō, shut claudere clausī clausus

Sometimes clūdō, clūdere, clūsī, clūsus. Compounds have ū for au throughout.

dī-vidō, separate dī-videre dī-vīsī dī-vīsus
fīgō, pin fīgere fīxī fīxus, twice fīctus
fluō, flow fluere flūxī fluxus adjective
laedō, hurt laedere laesī laesus

Compounds have ī for ae throughout: as, in-līdō, in-līdere, &c.

lūdō, play lūdere lūsī lūsus
mittō, send mittere mīsī missus
mergō, dip, duck mergere mersī mersus
plaudō, clap plaudere plausī plausus

Also ap-plaudō, ap-plaudere, &c. Other compounds have usually ō for au throughout: as, ex-plōdō, &c.; but ex-plaudō (Lucr.).

premō, squeeze premere pressī pressus

Compounds have i for e in the present system: as, com-primō, &c.

rādō, scrape rādere rāsī rāsus
rōdō, gnaw rōdere rōsī rōsus
spargō, scatter spargere sparsī sparsus

Compounds usually have e for a throughout: as, cōn-spergō, &c.

trūdō, shove trūdere trūsī trūsus
vādō, go vādere -vāsī -vāsus

959. (b.) With the present stem in -sco|e- (834).

algēscō, get cold algēscere alsī ——
ardēscō, flame out ardēscere arsī (ex-arsī) ——
lūcēscō, grow light lūcēscere -lūxī ——

Sometimes in the present system lūcīscō, lūcīscere, &c.

frīgēscō, grow cold frīgēscere -frīxī ——
vīvēscō, get alive vīvēscere (re-vīxī) ——

In composition, also re-vīvīscō, re-vīvīscere.

960. (c.) With the present stem in -to|e- (835).

flectō, turn flectere flexī flexus
nectō, bind together nectere nexī, nexuī nexus

Perfect system rare: nexit (Lucil., Acc.); nexuit, ad-nexuerant (Sall.).

pectō, comb pectere pexī once pexus

961. (d.) With the present stem in -io|e- (836).

quatiō, shake quatere -cussī quassus

Compounds drop the a (111, a): as, in-cutiō, in-cutere, in-cussī, in-cussus.

PERFECT STEM IN -v-.

962. (2 a.) The following verbs in -ere have the perfect stem in -v-, preceded by a long vowel of the root (869), and the perfect participle, when used, in -tus:

963. (a.) With the present stem in -o|e- (829).

terō, rub terere trīvī trītus

Perfect infinitive once in pentameter verse (823) at-teruisse (Tib.).

964. (b.) With the present stem in -no|e- (833).

cernō, sift, separate, see cernere crēvī, decided certus, -crētus
linō, besmear linere lēvī, rarely līvī litus

In the present system some forms in -īre are used by late writers.

sinō, leave, let sinere sīvī situs

Perfect system forms of sinō and dē-sinō in -v- are: sīvī (Plaut., Ter., Cic.); dē-sīvit (Sen.), sīvistis (Cic.), once each; sīverīs (Plaut., Cato), dē-sīverit (Cato, Gell.), sīverint (Plaut., Curt.), sīvisset (Cic., Liv.). Much oftener without -v-: as, dē-siī (Sen.), sīstī (Plaut., Cic.); dē-sīstī often, siit once (Ter.), dē-siit (Varr., Sen., &c.), dē-sīt (Mart., &c.), dē-siimus (Lent.), dē-sīmus (893), sīstis; dē-siērunt (Cic., Liv.); dē-sierat, dē-sierit (Cic.); dē-sīssem, &c., sīsset, sīssent, dē-sīsse. For sīrīs, &c., see 893; for pōnō, 972.

spernō, spurn spernere sprēvī sprētus
sternō, strew sternere strāvī strātus

965. (c.) With the present stem in -sco|e- (834).

crēscō, grow crēscere crēvī crētus
nōscō, get to know nōscere nōvī nōtus adjective

Compounds: ī-gnōscō, ī-gnōvī, ī-gnōtum; ā-gnōscō, ā-gnōvī, ā-gnitus; cō-gnōscō, cō-gnōvī, cō-gnitus; dī-nōscō, dī-nōvī, rarely dī-gnōscō, dī-gnōvī, ——; inter-nōscō, inter-nōvī, ——. Old passive infinitive GNOSCIER (inscr. 186 B.C.).

pāscō, feed pāscere pāvī pāstus
scīscō, enact scīscere scīvī scītus

966. (2 b.) The following verbs in -ere have the perfect stem in -v-, preceded by the long vowel of a presumed denominative stem (870), and the perfect participle, when used, in -tus:

967. (a.) With the present stem in -o|e- (829).

petō, aim at petere petīvī petītus

In the perfect, sometimes petiī (Cic., Ov., Liv., Val. Fl., Plin. Ep.), PETIEI (inscr.), petī late (Sen., Stat.); petiit (Cic., Hor., Tac., Suet.), petīt (Verg., Ov., Phaedr., Sen., Luc., Suet.), petiisse (Verg., Hor., Ov., Val. Fl., Stat.).

quaerō, inquire quaerere quaesīvī quaesītus

Compounds sometimes retain ae in old Latin, but usually have ī for ae throughout: as, con-quīrō, con-quīrere, &c.

968. (b.) With the present stem in -sco|e- (834).

ab-olēscō, vanish away ab-olēscere ab-olēvī ——
ad-olēscō, grow up ad-olēscere ad-olēvī ad-ultus
con-cupīscō, hanker for con-cupīscere con-cupīvī con-cupītus
-dormīscō, fall asleep -dormīscere -dormīvī ——
ex-olēscō, grow out ex-olēscere ex-olēvī ex-olētus
in-veterāscō, get set in-veterāscere in-veterāvī ——
obs-olēscō, get worn out obs-olēscere obs-olēvī obs-olētus adj.
quiēscō, get still quiēscere quiēvī quiētus adjective
re-sipīscō, come to re-sipīscere re-sipīvī ——
suēscō, get used suēscere suēvī suētus
vesperāscit, gets dusk vesperāscere vesperāvit ——

969. (c.) With the present stem in -io|e- (836).

cupiō, want cupere cupīvī cupītus

Once with a form in -īre (791), cupīret (Lucr.).

sapiō, have a smack sapere sapīvī ——

Compounds have i for a: as, re-sipiō, &c.

970. (d.) With the present stem in -sso|e- (375).

ar-cēssō, send for ar-cēssere ar-cēssīvī ar-cēssītus

Sometimes ac-cersō, &c.; infinitive rarely ar-cēssīrī or ac-cersīrī.

capēssō, undertake capēssere capēssīvī ——
facēssō, do, make off facēssere facēssīvī facēssītus

Perfect system rare: facēssierīs or facēsserīs (Cic.), facēssīsset (Tac.).

in-cēssō, attack in-cēssere in-cēssīvī ——
lacēssō, provoke lacēssere lacēssīvī lacēssītus

PERFECT STEM IN -u-.

971. (3.) The following verbs in -ere have the perfect stem in -u- (873), and the perfect participle, when used, in -tus; in some participles -tus is preceded by a short i, thus, -itus (910):

972. (a.) With the present stem in -o|e- (829).

alō, bring up alere aluī altus, rarely alitus
colō, till, stay round, court colere coluī cultus
con-cinō, chime with con-cinere con-cinuī ——

A compound of canō (924, 823). See also oc-cinō and prae-cinō.

cōn-sulō, consult cōn-sulere cōn-suluī cōn-sultus
depsō, knead depsere depsuī depstus
fremō, growl fremere fremuī ——
gemō, groan gemere gemuī ——
molō, grind molere moluī molitus
oc-cinō, sing ominously oc-cinere oc-cinuī ——

Once with reduplication, oc-cecinerit (Liv.).

oc-culō, hide oc-culere oc-culuī oc-cultus
pīsō, pīnsō, bray pīsere, pīnsere pīnsuī, pīsīvī pistus

Once (818, 847) pīnsībant (Enn.). Perfect once pīnsuī (Pomp.), once (823, 893) pīsiērunt (Varr.). Perfect participle often pīnsītus (Col.), once pīnsus (Vitr.).

pōnō, place pōnere po-suī po-situs

A compound of po- and sinō (964). Perfect in old Latin po-sīvī (893); po-suī is first used by Ennius (875). Perfect participle in verse sometimes, po-stus, -po-stus; inf. inposīsse (Plaut.).

prae-cinō, play before prae-cinere prae-cinuī ——
serō, string serere -seruī sertus
stertō, snore stertere (dē-stertuī) ——
strepō, make a racket strepere strepuī ——
texō, weave texere texuī textus
tremō, quake tremere tremuī ——
vomō, throw up vomere vomuī ——

973. (b.) With reduplication and -o|e- in the present stem (829).

gignō, beget gignere genuī genitus

Present sometimes also without reduplication, genit, &c. (Varr., Lucr.).

974. (c.) With the present stem in a nasalized root followed by -o|e- (831).

ac-cumbō, lie by ac-cumbere ac-cubuī ac-cubitus

So also in-cumbō; dis-cumbō has dis-cubuī, dis-cubitum. Compounds with , ob, prō, re-, and sub, have -cubuī, ——.

975. (d.) With the present stem in -io|e- (836).

ē-liciō, coax out ē-licere ē-licuī ē-licitus
rapiō, seize rapere rapuī raptus

Compounds have i for a in the present and perfect systems, and e in the perfect participle: as, ē-ripiō, ē-ripere, ē-ripuī, ē-reptus. Old Latin has u in dē-rupier and in sub-rupiō, sub-rupere, sub-rupuī, sub-ruptus; shortened forms are: surpuit, surpuerit (Plaut.), surpit (Plaut. prol.), surpere (Lucr.), surpite, surpuerat (Hor.). For sub-repsit (Plaut.), see 887.

976. (e.) With the present stem in -sco|e- (835); for com-pēscuī, see 855.

acēscō, get sour acēscere -acuī ——
alēscō, grow up alēscere (co-aluī) (co-alitus)
ārēscō, dry up ārēscere -āruī ——
calēscō, get warm calēscere -caluī ——
candēscō, get white candēscere -canduī ——
cānēscō, get grey cānēscere cānuī ——
clārēscō, get bright clārēscere clāruī ——
com-pescō, check com-pescere com-pescuī ——
con-ticēscō, get all still con-ticēscere con-ticuī ——

Also in the present system, con-ticīscō, con-ticīscere, &c.

crēbrēscō, get common crēbrēscere -crēbruī ——
crūdēscō, wax bad crūdēscere (re-crūduī) ——
-dolēscō, get pained -dolēscere -doluī ——
dūrēscō, get hard dūrēscere dūruī ——
ē-vīlēscō, get cheap ē-vīlēscere ē-vīluī ——
fervēscō, boil up fervēscere -ferbuī, -fervī ——
flōrēscō, blossom out flōrēscere -flōruī ——
horrēscō, bristle up horrēscere -horruī ——
languēscō, get weak languēscere languī ——
latēscō, hide away latēscere -lituī ——
liquēscō, melt liquēscere (dē-licuī) ——
madēscō, get moist madēscere maduī ——
marcēscō, pine away marcēscere (ē-marcuī) ——
mātūrēscō, ripen mātūrēscere mātūruī ——
nigrēscō, get black nigrēscere nigruī ——
nōtēscō, get known nōtēscere nōtuī ——
ob-mūtēscō, get still ob-mūtēscere ob-mūtuī ——
ob-surdēscō, get deaf ob-surdēscere ob-surduī ——
oc-callēscō, get hard oc-callēscere oc-calluī ——
pallēscō, grow pale pallēscere palluī ——
pūtēscō, get soaked pūtēscere pūtuī ——
rigēscō, stiffen up rigēscere riguī ——
rubēscō, redden rubēscere rubuī ——
sānēscō, get well sānēscere -sānuī ——
senēscō, grow old senēscere -senuī ——
stupēscō, get dazed stupēscere (ob-stupuī) ——

Also op-stipēscō or ob-stipēscō, op-stipuī or ob-stipuī.

tābēscō, waste away tābēscere tābuī ——
tepēscō, get lukewarm tepēscere tepuī ——
-timēscō, get scared -timēscere -timuī ——
torpēscō, get numb torpēscere torpuī ——
tremēscō, quake tremēscere (con-tremuī) ——

Also in the present system, con-tremīscō, con-tremīscere, &c.

tumēscō, swell up tumēscere -tumuī ——
valēscō, get strong valēscere -valuī ——
vānēscō, wane vānēscere (ē-vānuī) ——

DEPONENTS IN .

977. (1.) The following deponents in have the perfect participle in -tus, except morior, which has -tuus:

978. (a.) With the present stem in -o|e- (829).

fruor, enjoy fruī frūctus
loquor, speak loquī locūtus
queror, complain querī questus
sequor, follow sequī secūtus

979. (b.) With the present stem in a nasalized root followed by -o|e- (831).

fungor, get quit fungī fūnctus

980. (c.) With the present stem in -sco|e- (834).

apīscor, lay hold of apīscī aptus

Compounds have i and e for a: as, ad-ipīscor, ad-ipīscī, ad-eptus.

com-minīscor, devise com-minīscī com-mentus
ex-pergīscor, stretch myself, wake ex-pergīscī ex-per-rēctus

Perfect participle rarely ex-pergitus (Lucil., Lucr.).

nancīscor, get nancīscī nactus, nānctus
nāscor, am born nāscī nātus
ob-līvīscor, forget ob-līvīscī ob-lītus
pacīscor, bargain pacīscī pactus

Compounds: dē-pecīscor, dē-pecīscī, dē-pectus; com-pectus.

pro-ficīscor, start on pro-ficīscī pro-fectus
ulcīscor, avenge ulcīscī ultus

981. (d.) With the present stem in -io|e- (836).

morior, die morī mortuus
orior, rise orīrī ortus
potior, master potīrī potītus

For forms in -īrī of these three verbs, see 791. For potīrī, twice potī (Enn., Pac.).

982. (2.) The following deponents in have the perfect participle in -sus (912):

983. (a.) With the present stem in -o|e- (829).

lābor, tumble down lābī lapsus
nītor, rest on nītī nīsus, nīxus
ūtor, use ūtī ūsus

984. (b.) With the present stem in -sco|e- (834).

dē-fetīscor, get tired out dē-fetīscī dē-fessus

985. (c.) With the present stem in -to|e- (835).

am-plector, hug round am-plectī am-plexus
com-plector, hug up com-plectī com-plexus

986. (d.) With the present stem in -io|e- (836).

gradior, step gradī gressus
patior, suffer patī passus

Compounds of these two verbs have e for a: as, ad-gredior, per-petior, per-pessus; for forms of -gredior in -īrī, see 791.

II. Denominative Verbs.

987. Most verbs in -āre, -ēre, and -īre (or in -ārī, -ērī, and -īrī), are denominatives.

988. Some primitives from vowel roots have the form of denominatives in the present system, or throughout; and some verbs with a denominative present system have the perfect and perfect participle formed directly from a root.

(1.) VERBS IN -āre.

(A.) PERFECT STEM WITHOUT A SUFFIX.

989. (1.) The following verb in -āre has a reduplicated perfect stem (859):

stō, stand stāre stetī ——

For -stitī, see 860. The compound prae-stō has rarely the perfect participle prae-stātus (Brut., Plin.), and prae-stitus (Liv.).

990. (2.) The following verbs in -āre have a perfect stem consisting of a root which ends in -v- and has a long vowel (864), and the perfect participle in -tus:

iuvō, help iuvāre iūvī iūtus once

In the perfect system, iuverint, adiuverō, and adiuverit occur once each in Catull., Enn., Plaut., and Ter.; see 891. Perfect participle usual only in the compound ad-iūtus.

lavō, bathe lavāre lāvī lautus

Forms in -ere are very common in the present tense (820): lavis (Plaut., Hor.), lavit (Plaut., Lucr., Catull., Verg., Hor.), lavimus (Hor.), lavitur (Val. Fl.), lavitō (Cato), lavere often, lavī (Pomp.). Perfect participle often lōtus in writers of the empire; supine, lautum, lavātum.

(B.) PERFECT STEM IN -v- OR -u-.

PERFECT STEM IN -v-.

991. (1 a.) Two verbs in -āre have the perfect stem in -v- (869), and the perfect participle, when used, in -tus, both preceded by a long -ā- of the root:

flō, blow flāre flāvī flātus
, swim nāre nāvī ——

992. (1 b.) Most verbs in -āre have the perfect stem in -v- (869), and the perfect participle in -tus, both preceded by a form of the present stem in long -ā-: as,

laudō, praise laudāre laudāvī laudātus
līberō, free līberāre līberāvī līberātus
nōminō, name nōmināre nōmināvī nōminātus
spērō, hope spērāre spērāvī spērātus

PERFECT STEM IN -u-.

993. (2.) The following verbs in -āre have the perfect stem in -u (874), and the perfect participle, when used, in -tus; in some participles, -tus is preceded by a short i, thus, -itus (910):

crepō, rattle crepāre crepuī (in-crepitus)

Forms of the perfect system in -v- (823) are: in-crepāvit (Plaut.), dis-crepāvit (Varr.), in-crepārit (Suet.).

cubō, lie cubāre cubuī ——

Forms of the perfect system in -v- (823) are: ex-cubāverant (Caes.), cubāris (Prop.), in-cubāvēre (Plin.), cubāsse (Quintil.). Compound perfect participle in-cubitus (Plin.).

domō, tame domāre domuī domitus
ē-necō, murder ē-necāre ē-necuī ē-nectus

The simple verb has necāvī, necātus; twice necuit (Enn., Phaedr.). ē-necō sometimes has i for e in the present and perfect system; once (823) ē-nicāvit, and once (887) ē-nicāssō (Plaut.); perfect participle also ē-necātus (Plin.).

fricō, rub down fricāre fricuī frictus

Perfect participle also fricātus (Vitr.), cōn-fricātus (Varr., Plin.), dē-fricātus (Catull., Col., Plin.), īn-fricātus (Col., Plin.), per-fricātus (Vitr., Plin.).

micō, quiver micāre micuī ——

So the compounds; except dī-micō, dī-micāvī, dī-micātum; twice in pentameter verse (823) dī-micuisse (Ov.).

-plicō, fold -plicāre -plicuī -plicitus

A few forms of the present system of the simple verb occur. In the perfect and perfect participle usually -plicāvī, -plicātus; but sometimes ap-plicuī (Cic. once, Tib., Ov., Liv., Sen., &c.); com-plicuī (Sen.), ex-plicuī (Verg., Hor., Liv., Sen., &c.), im-plicuī (Verg., Tib., Ov., Sen., &c.); ap-plicitus (Col., Quintil., Plin. Ep.), ex-plicitus (Caes., Sen., Plin. Ep.), im-plicitus (Plaut., Cic., Liv.); once re-plictus (Stat.).

secō, cut secāre secuī sectus

The compound with ex sometimes has i for e; once (823) exicāveris (Cato).

sonō, sound sonāre sonuī ——

Also (820) sonit, sonunt (Enn., Acc.), sonere (Acc., Lucr.); re-sonunt (Enn.). Perfect (823) re-sonārint (Hor.), re-sonāvit (Man.), sonātūrus (Hor.).

tonō, thunder tonāre tonuī (at-tonitus)

Once (820) tonimus (Varr.). Perfect participle once in-tonātus (Hor.).

vetō, forbid vetāre vetuī vetitus

In old Latin, votō, &c. (143). Perfect once (823) vetāvit (Pers.).

DEPONENTS IN -ārī.

994. There are many deponents in -ārī, with the perfect participle in -ātus: as,

hortor, exhort hortārī hortātus

For the primitive fārī, speak, and compounds, see the dictionary.

(2.) VERBS IN -ēre.

(A.) PERFECT STEM WITHOUT A SUFFIX.

995. (1.) The following verbs in -ēre have a reduplicated perfect stem (859), and the perfect participle, when used, in -sus (912):

mordeō, bite mordēre momordī morsus

The compound prae-mordeō has once (823) prae-morsisset (Plaut.).

pendeō, am hung pendēre pependī ——

The compound prō-pendeō has the perfect participle prō-pēnsus.

spondeō, covenant spondēre spopondī spōnsus

For dē-spondī and re-spondī, see 860; rarely dē-spopondī (Plaut.).

tondeō, shear tondēre -totondī, -tondī tōnsus

For dē-tondunt (Varr.), see 821. Perfect only in the compounds at-tondī and dē-tondī (860); once dē-totonderat (Varr.), and perhaps dē-totondit (Enn.).

996. (2 a.) The following verbs in -ēre have a perfect stem consisting of a root which ends in -v- and has a long vowel (864), and the perfect participle, when used, in -tus:

caveō, look out cavēre cāvī cautus
faveō, am friendly favēre fāvī ——
foveō, warm, cherish fovēre fōvī fōtus
moveō, move movēre mōvī mōtus

For short forms in the perfect system, particularly in compounds, see 891.

voveō, vow vovēre vōvī vōtus

997. (2 b.) Three verbs in -ēre have a perfect stem consisting of a consonant root with a long vowel (864), and the perfect participle in -sus (912):

sedeō, sit sedēre sēdī -sessus

Real compounds have i for e in the present system: as, ob-sideō, &c. Compounds with dis-, prae, and re- have no perfect participle.

strīdeō, grate strīdēre strīdī ——

Often with a present system in -ere (821).

videō, see vidēre vīdī vīsus

998. (3.) The following verbs in -ēre have a perfect stem ending in two consonants (866), and the perfect participle, when used, in -sus (912):

ferveō, boil fervēre fervī, ferbuī ——

Sometimes with forms in -ere (821) in verse. The perfect system is rare.

prandeō, lunch prandēre prandī prānsus