pulto

Latin

Etymology

From pellō +‎ -tō (frequentative suffix), this derivative of pellō shows the expected supine stem from Proto-Italic *pelno (also seen in Venetan poltos), compare later pulsō.

Pronunciation

Verb

pultō (present infinitive pultāre, perfect active pultāvī, supine pultātum); first conjugation

  1. (pre-classical) to beat, strike, knock (at a door)
    • c. 190 BCE, Plautus, Bacchides 4.1.8–9:
      Comēsse pānem trīs pedēs lātum potes, forēs pultāre nescīs.
      Thou art able to eat up a loaf three feet broad, (but) knowest not how to knock on a door.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of pultō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present pultō pultās pultat pultāmus pultātis pultant
imperfect pultābam pultābās pultābat pultābāmus pultābātis pultābant
future pultābō pultābis pultābit pultābimus pultābitis pultābunt
perfect pultāvī pultāvistī pultāvit pultāvimus pultāvistis pultāvērunt,
pultāvēre
pluperfect pultāveram pultāverās pultāverat pultāverāmus pultāverātis pultāverant
future perfect pultāverō pultāveris pultāverit pultāverimus pultāveritis pultāverint
passive present pultor pultāris,
pultāre 		pultātur pultāmur pultāminī pultantur
imperfect pultābar pultābāris,
pultābāre 		pultābātur pultābāmur pultābāminī pultābantur
future pultābor pultāberis,
pultābere 		pultābitur pultābimur pultābiminī pultābuntur
perfect pultātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect pultātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect pultātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present pultem pultēs pultet pultēmus pultētis pultent
imperfect pultārem pultārēs pultāret pultārēmus pultārētis pultārent
perfect pultāverim pultāverīs pultāverit pultāverīmus pultāverītis pultāverint
pluperfect pultāvissem pultāvissēs pultāvisset pultāvissēmus pultāvissētis pultāvissent
passive present pulter pultēris,
pultēre 		pultētur pultēmur pultēminī pultentur
imperfect pultārer pultārēris,
pultārēre 		pultārētur pultārēmur pultārēminī pultārentur
perfect pultātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect pultātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — pultā — — pultāte —
future — pultātō pultātō — pultātōte pultantō
passive present — pultāre — — pultāminī —
future — pultātor pultātor — — pultantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present pultāre pultārī pultāns —
future pultātūrum esse pultātum īrī pultātūrus pultandus
perfect pultāvisse pultātum esse — pultātus
future perfect — pultātum fore — —
perfect potential pultātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
pultandī pultandō pultandum pultandō pultātum pultātū

References

  • “pulto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • pulto in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • “pulto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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