decerto

See also: de certo

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ certō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dēcertō (present infinitive dēcertāre, perfect active dēcertāvī, supine dēcertātum); first conjugation

  1. to fight (to the finish)
    Synonyms: dēcernō, lūctor, repugnō, pugnō, contendō, committō, concurrō, certō, bellō, dīmicō, cōnflīgō, serō
  2. to contend, dispute or argue
    Synonyms: certō, contendō
    • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.44:
      Si iterum experiri velint, se iterum paratum esse decertare; si pace uti velint, iniquum esse de stipendio recusare, quod sua voluntate ad id tempus pependerint.
      If they chose to make a second trial, he was ready to encounter them again; but if they chose to enjoy peace, it was unfair to refuse the tribute, which of their own free-will they had paid up to that time.

Conjugation
   Conjugation of dēcertō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dēcertō dēcertās dēcertat dēcertāmus dēcertātis dēcertant
imperfect dēcertābam dēcertābās dēcertābat dēcertābāmus dēcertābātis dēcertābant
future dēcertābō dēcertābis dēcertābit dēcertābimus dēcertābitis dēcertābunt
perfect dēcertāvī dēcertāvistī dēcertāvit dēcertāvimus dēcertāvistis dēcertāvērunt,
dēcertāvēre
pluperfect dēcertāveram dēcertāverās dēcertāverat dēcertāverāmus dēcertāverātis dēcertāverant
future perfect dēcertāverō dēcertāveris dēcertāverit dēcertāverimus dēcertāveritis dēcertāverint
passive present dēcertor dēcertāris,
dēcertāre		 dēcertātur dēcertāmur dēcertāminī dēcertantur
imperfect dēcertābar dēcertābāris,
dēcertābāre		 dēcertābātur dēcertābāmur dēcertābāminī dēcertābantur
future dēcertābor dēcertāberis,
dēcertābere		 dēcertābitur dēcertābimur dēcertābiminī dēcertābuntur
perfect dēcertātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect dēcertātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect dēcertātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dēcertem dēcertēs dēcertet dēcertēmus dēcertētis dēcertent
imperfect dēcertārem dēcertārēs dēcertāret dēcertārēmus dēcertārētis dēcertārent
perfect dēcertāverim dēcertāverīs dēcertāverit dēcertāverīmus dēcertāverītis dēcertāverint
pluperfect dēcertāvissem dēcertāvissēs dēcertāvisset dēcertāvissēmus dēcertāvissētis dēcertāvissent
passive present dēcerter dēcertēris,
dēcertēre		 dēcertētur dēcertēmur dēcertēminī dēcertentur
imperfect dēcertārer dēcertārēris,
dēcertārēre		 dēcertārētur dēcertārēmur dēcertārēminī dēcertārentur
perfect dēcertātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect dēcertātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — dēcertā — — dēcertāte —
future — dēcertātō dēcertātō — dēcertātōte dēcertantō
passive present — dēcertāre — — dēcertāminī —
future — dēcertātor dēcertātor — — dēcertantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives dēcertāre dēcertāvisse dēcertātūrum esse dēcertārī dēcertātum esse dēcertātum īrī
participles dēcertāns — dēcertātūrus — dēcertātus dēcertandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
dēcertandī dēcertandō dēcertandum dēcertandō dēcertātum dēcertātū

References
  • “decerto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “decerto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • decerto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to fight a decisive battle: proelio, armis decertare (B. G. 1. 50)

Portuguese

Etymology

From de +‎ certo.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈsɛʁ.tu/ [d͡ʒiˈsɛh.tu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈsɛɾ.tu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈsɛʁ.tu/ [d͡ʒiˈsɛχ.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈsɛɻ.to/

  • Hyphenation: de‧cer‧to

Adverb

decerto (not comparable)

  1. certainly
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