pellicio

Latin

Alternative forms
  • perliciō

Etymology

From per- +‎ laciō (“I allure, entice”), a Classical-era reconstruction. See note at laciō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pelˈli.ki.oː/, [pɛlˈlʲɪkioː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pelˈli.t͡ʃi.o/, [pelˈliːt͡ʃio]
  • The length of the vowel in the perfect stem (pellē̆x-) is not entirely certain, but it is most likely short. See references at alliciō.

Verb

pelliciō (present infinitive pellicere, perfect active pellē̆xī, supine pellectum); third conjugation iō-variant

  1. to allure, entice, inveigle
    Synonyms: indūcō, sēdūcō, dēdūcō, sollicitō, persuādeō, alliciō, capiō
  2. to decoy, coax, wheedle
    Synonyms: frūstror, ēlūdō, dēcipiō, dēstituō, fallō, circumdūcō, circumveniō, ingannō, indūcō
  3. to attract, win over
    Synonyms: dēdūcō, alliciō, conciliō, perdūcō

Conjugation
   Conjugation of pelliciō (third conjugation iō-variant)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present pelliciō pellicis pellicit pellicimus pellicitis pelliciunt
imperfect pelliciēbam pelliciēbās pelliciēbat pelliciēbāmus pelliciēbātis pelliciēbant
future pelliciam pelliciēs pelliciet pelliciēmus pelliciētis pellicient
perfect pellē̆xī pellē̆xistī pellē̆xit pellē̆ximus pellē̆xistis pellē̆xērunt,
pellē̆xēre
pluperfect pellē̆xeram pellē̆xerās pellē̆xerat pellē̆xerāmus pellē̆xerātis pellē̆xerant
future perfect pellē̆xerō pellē̆xeris pellē̆xerit pellē̆xerimus pellē̆xeritis pellē̆xerint
passive present pellicior pelliceris,
pellicere		 pellicitur pellicimur pelliciminī pelliciuntur
imperfect pelliciēbar pelliciēbāris,
pelliciēbāre		 pelliciēbātur pelliciēbāmur pelliciēbāminī pelliciēbantur
future pelliciar pelliciēris,
pelliciēre		 pelliciētur pelliciēmur pelliciēminī pellicientur
perfect pellectus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect pellectus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect pellectus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present pelliciam pelliciās pelliciat pelliciāmus pelliciātis pelliciant
imperfect pellicerem pellicerēs pelliceret pellicerēmus pellicerētis pellicerent
perfect pellē̆xerim pellē̆xerīs pellē̆xerit pellē̆xerīmus pellē̆xerītis pellē̆xerint
pluperfect pellē̆xissem pellē̆xissēs pellē̆xisset pellē̆xissēmus pellē̆xissētis pellē̆xissent
passive present pelliciar pelliciāris,
pelliciāre		 pelliciātur pelliciāmur pelliciāminī pelliciantur
imperfect pellicerer pellicerēris,
pellicerēre		 pellicerētur pellicerēmur pellicerēminī pellicerentur
perfect pellectus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect pellectus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — pellice — — pellicite —
future — pellicitō pellicitō — pellicitōte pelliciuntō
passive present — pellicere — — pelliciminī —
future — pellicitor pellicitor — — pelliciuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives pellicere pellē̆xisse pellectūrum esse pellicī pellectum esse pellectum īrī
participles pelliciēns — pellectūrus — pellectus pelliciendus,
pelliciundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
pelliciendī pelliciendō pelliciendum pelliciendō pellectum pellectū

Derived terms

References
  • “pellicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “pellicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pellicio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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