ratiocinor

Latin

Etymology

From ratiō (“reason, calculation”) +‎ -cinor, a suffix generally thought to derive from canō (“to sing; to recite”). Compare vāticinor and sermōcinor.

Pronunciation

Verb

ratiōcinor (present infinitive ratiōcinārī, perfect active ratiōcinātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to reckon, compute or calculate
  2. to consider, deliberate or meditate
  3. to argue, infer or conclude

Conjugation

   Conjugation of ratiōcinor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ratiōcinor ratiōcināris,
ratiōcināre 		ratiōcinātur ratiōcināmur ratiōcināminī ratiōcinantur
imperfect ratiōcinābar ratiōcinābāris,
ratiōcinābāre 		ratiōcinābātur ratiōcinābāmur ratiōcinābāminī ratiōcinābantur
future ratiōcinābor ratiōcināberis,
ratiōcinābere 		ratiōcinābitur ratiōcinābimur ratiōcinābiminī ratiōcinābuntur
perfect ratiōcinātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect ratiōcinātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect ratiōcinātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ratiōciner ratiōcinēris,
ratiōcinēre 		ratiōcinētur ratiōcinēmur ratiōcinēminī ratiōcinentur
imperfect ratiōcinārer ratiōcinārēris,
ratiōcinārēre 		ratiōcinārētur ratiōcinārēmur ratiōcinārēminī ratiōcinārentur
perfect ratiōcinātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect ratiōcinātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — ratiōcināre — — ratiōcināminī —
future — ratiōcinātor ratiōcinātor — — ratiōcinantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present ratiōcinārī — ratiōcināns —
future ratiōcinātūrum esse — ratiōcinātūrus ratiōcinandus
perfect ratiōcinātum esse — ratiōcinātus —
future perfect ratiōcinātum fore — — —
perfect potential ratiōcinātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
ratiōcinandī ratiōcinandō ratiōcinandum ratiōcinandō ratiōcinātum ratiōcinātū

Derived terms

Descendants

(learned)

  • → Catalan: raciocinar
  • → French: ratiociner
  • → Italian: raziocinare
  • → Portuguese: raciocinar
  • → Spanish: raciocinar

References

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