scrutor

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From scrūta, as the original sense of the verb was to search through trash. Compare the possibly parallel development of Old High German scrutōn. Compare also Old English sċrūtnian (to examine, scrutinise).

Pronunciation

Verb

scrūtor (present infinitive scrūtārī or scrūtārier, perfect active scrūtātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to search carefully, search into or out, examine thoroughly, explore a thing, investigate
    Synonyms: indāgō, scīscitor, quaerō, scīscō, investīgō, explōrō
  2. to seek for
    Synonyms: inquīrō, requīrō, conquīrō, quaesō, circumspiciō

Conjugation

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: escrutar
  • English: scrutinize
  • French: scruter
  • Galician: escrutar
  • Italian: scrutare
  • Piedmontese: scruté
  • Portuguese: escrutar
  • Romanian: scruta
  • Spanish: escrutar
  • Old Irish: scrútaid
    • Irish: scrúd
    • Scottish Gaelic: sgrùd
    • Middle Irish: *scrútaigid

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