demulceo

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ mulceō (“stroke”).

Pronunciation

Verb

dēmulceō (present infinitive dēmulcēre, perfect active dēmulsī, supine dēmulctum); second conjugation

  1. to stroke down (caressingly)
  2. (figuratively) to soften, soothe, allure

Conjugation
   Conjugation of dēmulceō (second conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dēmulceō dēmulcēs dēmulcet dēmulcēmus dēmulcētis dēmulcent
imperfect dēmulcēbam dēmulcēbās dēmulcēbat dēmulcēbāmus dēmulcēbātis dēmulcēbant
future dēmulcēbō dēmulcēbis dēmulcēbit dēmulcēbimus dēmulcēbitis dēmulcēbunt
perfect dēmulsī dēmulsistī dēmulsit dēmulsimus dēmulsistis dēmulsērunt,
dēmulsēre
pluperfect dēmulseram dēmulserās dēmulserat dēmulserāmus dēmulserātis dēmulserant
future perfect dēmulserō dēmulseris dēmulserit dēmulserimus dēmulseritis dēmulserint
passive present dēmulceor dēmulcēris,
dēmulcēre		 dēmulcētur dēmulcēmur dēmulcēminī dēmulcentur
imperfect dēmulcēbar dēmulcēbāris,
dēmulcēbāre		 dēmulcēbātur dēmulcēbāmur dēmulcēbāminī dēmulcēbantur
future dēmulcēbor dēmulcēberis,
dēmulcēbere		 dēmulcēbitur dēmulcēbimur dēmulcēbiminī dēmulcēbuntur
perfect dēmulctus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect dēmulctus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect dēmulctus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dēmulceam dēmulceās dēmulceat dēmulceāmus dēmulceātis dēmulceant
imperfect dēmulcērem dēmulcērēs dēmulcēret dēmulcērēmus dēmulcērētis dēmulcērent
perfect dēmulserim dēmulserīs dēmulserit dēmulserīmus dēmulserītis dēmulserint
pluperfect dēmulsissem dēmulsissēs dēmulsisset dēmulsissēmus dēmulsissētis dēmulsissent
passive present dēmulcear dēmulceāris,
dēmulceāre		 dēmulceātur dēmulceāmur dēmulceāminī dēmulceantur
imperfect dēmulcērer dēmulcērēris,
dēmulcērēre		 dēmulcērētur dēmulcērēmur dēmulcērēminī dēmulcērentur
perfect dēmulctus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect dēmulctus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — dēmulcē — — dēmulcēte —
future — dēmulcētō dēmulcētō — dēmulcētōte dēmulcentō
passive present — dēmulcēre — — dēmulcēminī —
future — dēmulcētor dēmulcētor — — dēmulcentor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives dēmulcēre dēmulsisse dēmulctūrum esse dēmulcērī dēmulctum esse dēmulctum īrī
participles dēmulcēns — dēmulctūrus — dēmulctus dēmulcendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
dēmulcendī dēmulcendō dēmulcendum dēmulcendō dēmulctum dēmulctū

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