perspicio

Latin

Etymology

From per- (“through”) +‎ speciō (“observe, watch, look at”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /perˈspi.ki.oː/, [pɛrˈs̠pɪkioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /perˈspi.t͡ʃi.o/, [perˈspiːt͡ʃio]

Verb

perspiciō (present infinitive perspicere, perfect active perspexī, supine perspectum); third conjugation iō-variant

1. to see through something
2. to perceive or discern clearly

Conjugation

Conjugation of perspiciō (third conjugation iō-variant)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	perspiciō	perspicis	perspicit	perspicimus	perspicitis	perspiciunt
	imperfect	perspiciēbam	perspiciēbās	perspiciēbat	perspiciēbāmus	perspiciēbātis	perspiciēbant
	future	perspiciam	perspiciēs	perspiciet	perspiciēmus	perspiciētis	perspicient
	perfect	perspexī	perspexistī	perspexit	perspeximus	perspexistis	perspexērunt, perspexēre
	pluperfect	perspexeram	perspexerās	perspexerat	perspexerāmus	perspexerātis	perspexerant
	future perfect	perspexerō	perspexeris	perspexerit	perspexerimus	perspexeritis	perspexerint
passive	present	perspicior	perspiceris, perspicere	perspicitur	perspicimur	perspiciminī	perspiciuntur
	imperfect	perspiciēbar	perspiciēbāris, perspiciēbāre	perspiciēbātur	perspiciēbāmur	perspiciēbāminī	perspiciēbantur
	future	perspiciar	perspiciēris, perspiciēre	perspiciētur	perspiciēmur	perspiciēminī	perspicientur
	perfect	perspectus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	perspectus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	perspectus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	perspiciam	perspiciās	perspiciat	perspiciāmus	perspiciātis	perspiciant
	imperfect	perspicerem	perspicerēs	perspiceret	perspicerēmus	perspicerētis	perspicerent
	perfect	perspexerim	perspexerīs	perspexerit	perspexerīmus	perspexerītis	perspexerint
	pluperfect	perspexissem	perspexissēs	perspexisset	perspexissēmus	perspexissētis	perspexissent
passive	present	perspiciar	perspiciāris, perspiciāre	perspiciātur	perspiciāmur	perspiciāminī	perspiciantur
	imperfect	perspicerer	perspicerēris, perspicerēre	perspicerētur	perspicerēmur	perspicerēminī	perspicerentur
	perfect	perspectus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	perspectus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	perspice	—	—	perspicite	—
	future	—	perspicitō	perspicitō	—	perspicitōte	perspiciuntō
passive	present	—	perspicere	—	—	perspiciminī	—
	future	—	perspicitor	perspicitor	—	—	perspiciuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		perspicere	perspexisse	perspectūrum esse	perspicī	perspectum esse	perspectum īrī
participles		perspiciēns	—	perspectūrus	—	perspectus	perspiciendus, perspiciundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		perspiciendī	perspiciendō	perspiciendum	perspiciendō	perspectum	perspectū

Descendants

• English: perspective, perspicacious, perspicuous
• French: perspectif, perspicace, perspicacité
• Spanish: perspectivo, perspicacia, perspicaz

References

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