retrospicio

Latin

Etymology

From retrō + speciō (“look”).

Pronunciation

Verb

retrōspiciō (present infinitive retrōspicere, perfect active retrōspexī, supine retrōspectum); third conjugation iō-variant

  1. (transitive) to look back at

Conjugation

   Conjugation of retrōspiciō (third conjugation iō-variant)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present retrōspiciō retrōspicis retrōspicit retrōspicimus retrōspicitis retrōspiciunt
imperfect retrōspiciēbam retrōspiciēbās retrōspiciēbat retrōspiciēbāmus retrōspiciēbātis retrōspiciēbant
future retrōspiciam retrōspiciēs retrōspiciet retrōspiciēmus retrōspiciētis retrōspicient
perfect retrōspexī retrōspexistī retrōspexit retrōspeximus retrōspexistis retrōspexērunt,
retrōspexēre
pluperfect retrōspexeram retrōspexerās retrōspexerat retrōspexerāmus retrōspexerātis retrōspexerant
future perfect retrōspexerō retrōspexeris retrōspexerit retrōspexerimus retrōspexeritis retrōspexerint
passive present retrōspicior retrōspiceris,
retrōspicere 		retrōspicitur retrōspicimur retrōspiciminī retrōspiciuntur
imperfect retrōspiciēbar retrōspiciēbāris,
retrōspiciēbāre 		retrōspiciēbātur retrōspiciēbāmur retrōspiciēbāminī retrōspiciēbantur
future retrōspiciar retrōspiciēris,
retrōspiciēre 		retrōspiciētur retrōspiciēmur retrōspiciēminī retrōspicientur
perfect retrōspectus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect retrōspectus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect retrōspectus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present retrōspiciam retrōspiciās retrōspiciat retrōspiciāmus retrōspiciātis retrōspiciant
imperfect retrōspicerem retrōspicerēs retrōspiceret retrōspicerēmus retrōspicerētis retrōspicerent
perfect retrōspexerim retrōspexerīs retrōspexerit retrōspexerīmus retrōspexerītis retrōspexerint
pluperfect retrōspexissem retrōspexissēs retrōspexisset retrōspexissēmus retrōspexissētis retrōspexissent
passive present retrōspiciar retrōspiciāris,
retrōspiciāre 		retrōspiciātur retrōspiciāmur retrōspiciāminī retrōspiciantur
imperfect retrōspicerer retrōspicerēris,
retrōspicerēre 		retrōspicerētur retrōspicerēmur retrōspicerēminī retrōspicerentur
perfect retrōspectus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect retrōspectus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — retrōspice — — retrōspicite —
future — retrōspicitō retrōspicitō — retrōspicitōte retrōspiciuntō
passive present — retrōspicere — — retrōspiciminī —
future — retrōspicitor retrōspicitor — — retrōspiciuntor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present retrōspicere retrōspicī retrōspiciēns —
future retrōspectūrum esse retrōspectum īrī retrōspectūrus retrōspiciendus,
retrōspiciundus
perfect retrōspexisse retrōspectum esse — retrōspectus
future perfect — retrōspectum fore — —
perfect potential retrōspectūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
retrōspiciendī retrōspiciendō retrōspiciendum retrōspiciendō retrōspectum retrōspectū

References

  • “retrospicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “retrospicio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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