wacto

Latin

Alternative forms

gaitō, guaitō, guaytō

Etymology

From Frankish *wahtjan, *wahtwēn (“to guard, protect”).

Verb

wactō (present infinitive wactāre, perfect active wactāvī, supine wactātum); first conjugation^[1]^[2]

(Medieval Latin) to keep watch, perform guard duty
(Medieval Latin) to guard, watch over
(Medieval Latin) to lie in wait, ambush

Conjugation

Conjugation of wactō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	wactō	wactās		wactat	wactāmus	wactātis		wactant
	imperfect	wactābam	wactābās		wactābat	wactābāmus	wactābātis		wactābant
	future	wactābō	wactābis		wactābit	wactābimus	wactābitis		wactābunt
	perfect	wactāvī	wactāvistī		wactāvit	wactāvimus	wactāvistis		wactāvērunt, wactāvēre
	pluperfect	wactāveram	wactāverās		wactāverat	wactāverāmus	wactāverātis		wactāverant
	future perfect	wactāverō	wactāveris		wactāverit	wactāverimus	wactāveritis		wactāverint
passive	present	wactor	wactāris, wactāre		wactātur	wactāmur	wactāminī		wactantur
	imperfect	wactābar	wactābāris, wactābāre		wactābātur	wactābāmur	wactābāminī		wactābantur
	future	wactābor	wactāberis, wactābere		wactābitur	wactābimur	wactābiminī		wactābuntur
	perfect	wactātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	wactātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	wactātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	wactem	wactēs		wactet	wactēmus	wactētis		wactent
	imperfect	wactārem	wactārēs		wactāret	wactārēmus	wactārētis		wactārent
	perfect	wactāverim	wactāverīs		wactāverit	wactāverīmus	wactāverītis		wactāverint
	pluperfect	wactāvissem	wactāvissēs		wactāvisset	wactāvissēmus	wactāvissētis		wactāvissent
passive	present	wacter	wactēris, wactēre		wactētur	wactēmur	wactēminī		wactentur
	imperfect	wactārer	wactārēris, wactārēre		wactārētur	wactārēmur	wactārēminī		wactārentur
	perfect	wactātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	wactātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	wactā		—	—	wactāte		—
active	future	—	wactātō		wactātō	—	wactātōte		wactantō
passive	present	—	wactāre		—	—	wactāminī		—
passive	future	—	wactātor		wactātor	—	—		wactantor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		wactāre		wactārī		wactāns		—
future		wactātūrum esse		wactātum īrī		wactātūrus		wactandus
perfect		wactāvisse		wactātum esse		—		wactātus
future perfect		—		wactātum fore		—		—
perfect potential		wactātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		wactandī	wactandō		wactandum	wactandō	wactātum		wactātū

References

^ Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “wactare”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 118
^ "wactare", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

[1] Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “wactare”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 118

[2] "wactare", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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