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parcere is a Latin Verb that primarily means to spare.
Verb
+dat., to be lenient to, spare
English derivatives:
parsimonious parsimony
Verb
To act sparingly (with respect to resources, etc.), be economical or thrifty with).
To refrain from using (an instrument, resources, etc.). (b) to refrain from (an action, attitude, utterance, etc.). (c) (w. inf.) to refrain from (doing); (also, if punctuation is correct, w. ne+subj.). (d) (absol. or ellipt.) to refrain, forbear.
To refrain from inflicting injury, etc., be merciful, spare. (b) (poet., of inanim. things). (c) to spare (property, etc.; also other inanim. things). (d) (of a jury, etc.) not to condemn.
To act forbearingly, show consideration (towards persons, feelings, etc.).
Nisi Caesar cīvibus placēbit, vītae eius nōn parcent.Compare If Caesar does not please the citizens, they will not spare his life.
Vir bonus nēminī nocēre vult; omnibus parcit, omnēs iuvat.Compare A good man wishes to harm nobody; he spares all, he helps all.
Tū regere imperiō populōs, Rōmāne, mementō (hae tibi erunt artēs), pācīque impōnere mōrem, parcere subiectīs et dēbellāre superbōs. (Vergil, Aeneid VI,851-853)Compare You must remember, Roman, to rule the nations with your power (this will be your special skill), and to impose the habit of peace, to spare the conquered and to make war on the proud.
Hunc servare modum nostri novere libelli, parcere personis, dicere de vitiis.Compare My books have stayed within these bounds: to spare the person, to denounce vice.
Consulo et parco vos genus humanus oportet.Compare It behoves you to consult for and show mercy to the human race.
Scio deus parco innoxius exercitus.Compare I know that the gods have spared the guiltless armies.
Sed tamen satisfacio, neque parco labor.Compare But nevertheless we will give satisfaction, nor will we spare trouble.
ACTIVE | |
Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
parcō parcis parcit parcimus parcitis parcunt | parcēbam parcēbās parcēbat parcēbāmus parcēbātis parcēbant |
Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
pepercī pepercistī pepercit pepercimus pepercistis pepercērunt / pepercēre | peperceram pepercerās pepercerat pepercerāmus pepercerātis pepercerant |
Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
parcam parcēs parcet parcēmus parcētis parcent | pepercerō peperceris pepercerit pepercerimus peperceritis pepercerint |
Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
parcam parcās parcat parcāmus parcātis parcant | parcerem parcerēs parceret parcerēmus parcerētis parcerent |
Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
pepercerim peperceris pepercerit pepercerimus peperceritis pepercerint | pepercissem pepercissēs pepercisset pepercissēmus pepercissētis pepercissent |
Infinitive present parcere Infinitive perfect pepercisse Infinitive future parsūrum esse | Imperative present parce parcite Imperative future parcitō parcitō parcitōte parcuntō |
Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
- - parcitur - - - | - - parcēbātur - - - |
Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
- - - - - - | - - - - - - |
Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
- - parcētur - - - | - - - - - - |
Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
- - parcātur - - - | - - parcerētur - - - |
Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
- - - - - - | - - - - - - |
Infinitive present parcī Infinitive perfect - Infinitive future - | Imperative present - - Imperative future - parcitō - - |
PARTICIPLE | ||
Participle present active | ||
Nom. | parcēns | parcentēs |
Gen. | parcentis | parcentium |
Dat. | parcentī | parcentibus |
Acc. | parcentem | parcentēs |
Abl. | parcente | parcentibus |
Participle future active | ||
Nom. | parsūrus | parsūrī |
Gen. | parsūrī | parsūrōrum |
Dat. | parsūrō | parsūrīs |
Acc. | parsūrum | parsūrōs |
Abl. | parsūrō | parsūrīs |
Participle perfect passive | ||
Nom. | - | - |
Gen. | - | - |
Dat. | - | - |
Acc. | - | - |
Abl. | - | - |
Gerundive | ||
Nom. | parcendus | parcendī |
Gen. | parcendī | parcendōrum |
Dat. | parcendō | parcendīs |
Acc. | parcendum | parcendōs |
Abl. | parcendō | parcendīs |
Gerund | Supine | |
Nom. | parcere | - |
Gen. | parcendī | - |
Dat. | parcendō | |
Acc. | parcendum | |
Abl. | parcendō |
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Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "parcō, parcere, pepercī, parsūrum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed October 7, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/parco-parcere-peperci-parsurum.
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