inquiro

Latin

Etymology

From in- (“in, at, on; into”) +‎ quaerō (“seek, look for”).

Pronunciation

Verb

inquīrō (present infinitive inquīrere, perfect active inquīsīvī, supine inquīsītum); third conjugation

  1. to seek after, search for, inquire into something; investigate; pry, examine
    Synonyms: conquīrō, quaesō, spectō, circumspiciō, scrūtor, quaerō, requīrō, interrogō
  2. (law) to search for grounds of accusation against someone

Conjugation

   Conjugation of inquīrō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present inquīrō inquīris inquīrit inquīrimus inquīritis inquīrunt
imperfect inquīrēbam inquīrēbās inquīrēbat inquīrēbāmus inquīrēbātis inquīrēbant
future inquīram inquīrēs inquīret inquīrēmus inquīrētis inquīrent
perfect inquīsīvī inquīsīvistī inquīsīvit inquīsīvimus inquīsīvistis inquīsīvērunt,
inquīsīvēre
pluperfect inquīsīveram inquīsīverās inquīsīverat inquīsīverāmus inquīsīverātis inquīsīverant
future perfect inquīsīverō inquīsīveris inquīsīverit inquīsīverimus inquīsīveritis inquīsīverint
passive present inquīror inquīreris,
inquīrere 		inquīritur inquīrimur inquīriminī inquīruntur
imperfect inquīrēbar inquīrēbāris,
inquīrēbāre 		inquīrēbātur inquīrēbāmur inquīrēbāminī inquīrēbantur
future inquīrar inquīrēris,
inquīrēre 		inquīrētur inquīrēmur inquīrēminī inquīrentur
perfect inquīsītus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect inquīsītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect inquīsītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present inquīram inquīrās inquīrat inquīrāmus inquīrātis inquīrant
imperfect inquīrerem inquīrerēs inquīreret inquīrerēmus inquīrerētis inquīrerent
perfect inquīsīverim inquīsīverīs inquīsīverit inquīsīverīmus inquīsīverītis inquīsīverint
pluperfect inquīsīvissem inquīsīvissēs inquīsīvisset inquīsīvissēmus inquīsīvissētis inquīsīvissent
passive present inquīrar inquīrāris,
inquīrāre 		inquīrātur inquīrāmur inquīrāminī inquīrantur
imperfect inquīrerer inquīrerēris,
inquīrerēre 		inquīrerētur inquīrerēmur inquīrerēminī inquīrerentur
perfect inquīsītus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect inquīsītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — inquīre — — inquīrite —
future — inquīritō inquīritō — inquīritōte inquīruntō
passive present — inquīrere — — inquīriminī —
future — inquīritor inquīritor — — inquīruntor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present inquīrere inquīrī inquīrēns —
future inquīsītūrum esse inquīsītum īrī inquīsītūrus inquīrendus,
inquīrundus
perfect inquīsīvisse inquīsītum esse — inquīsītus
future perfect — inquīsītum fore — —
perfect potential inquīsītūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
inquīrendī inquīrendō inquīrendum inquīrendō inquīsītum inquīsītū

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Catalan: enquerre, enquerir
  • Old French: enquerre
  • Galician: inquirir
  • Italian: inchiedere
  • Portuguese: inquirir
  • Spanish: inquirir

References

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: in‧qui‧ro

Verb

inquiro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of inquirir
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