necto

See also: něčto

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain. Likely related to nōdus (“knot”).

One theory identifies the root as Proto-Indo-European *gned-, *gnod- (“to bind”) and makes it cognate to Proto-Germanic *knuttô (“knot”) (whence Modern English knot), and possibly Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “a jaw”).

Another theory derives it from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”), whence English net, Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬐𐬀-‎ (naska-, “bundle”), Old Irish nascim (“to bind”).

Another alternative etymology per De Vaan is *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”)[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

nectō (present infinitive nectere, perfect active nexī, supine nexum); third conjugation

  1. I connect, interweave, attach, unite; relate.
    Synonyms: cōnectō, iungō, vinciō
  2. I bind, tie, fasten.
    Synonyms: cōnectō, colligō, adalligō, cōnfīgō, cōnserō, dēligō, ligō, illigō, alligō, dēfīgō, fīgō, vinculō, dēstinō
    Antonyms: explicō, absolvō, dissolvō, solvō
  3. I bind by obligation, oblige, make liable.
  4. I contrive, devise, compose, produce.
    Synonym: dēdūcō

Conjugation
   Conjugation of nectō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present nectō nectis nectit nectimus nectitis nectunt
imperfect nectēbam nectēbās nectēbat nectēbāmus nectēbātis nectēbant
future nectam nectēs nectet nectēmus nectētis nectent
perfect nexī nexistī nexit neximus nexistis nexērunt,
nexēre
pluperfect nexeram nexerās nexerat nexerāmus nexerātis nexerant
future perfect nexerō nexeris nexerit nexerimus nexeritis nexerint
passive present nector necteris,
nectere		 nectitur nectimur nectiminī nectuntur
imperfect nectēbar nectēbāris,
nectēbāre		 nectēbātur nectēbāmur nectēbāminī nectēbantur
future nectar nectēris,
nectēre		 nectētur nectēmur nectēminī nectentur
perfect nexus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect nexus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect nexus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present nectam nectās nectat nectāmus nectātis nectant
imperfect necterem necterēs necteret necterēmus necterētis necterent
perfect nexerim nexerīs nexerit nexerīmus nexerītis nexerint
pluperfect nexissem nexissēs nexisset nexissēmus nexissētis nexissent
passive present nectar nectāris,
nectāre		 nectātur nectāmur nectāminī nectantur
imperfect necterer necterēris,
necterēre		 necterētur necterēmur necterēminī necterentur
perfect nexus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect nexus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — necte — — nectite —
future — nectitō nectitō — nectitōte nectuntō
passive present — nectere — — nectiminī —
future — nectitor nectitor — — nectuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives nectere nexisse nexūrum esse nectī nexum esse nexum īrī
participles nectēns — nexūrus — nexus nectendus,
nectundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
nectendī nectendō nectendum nectendō nexum nexū

Derived terms

References
  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “nectō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 404

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