allecto

Latin

Etymology 1

From alliciō (“attract”) +‎ -tō.

Alternative forms

• adlectō

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /alˈlek.toː/, [älˈlʲɛkt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /alˈlek.to/, [älˈlɛkt̪o]

Verb

allectō (present infinitive allectāre, perfect active allectāvī, supine allectātum); first conjugation

1. to allure, entice, encourage

Conjugation

Conjugation of allectō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	allectō	allectās	allectat	allectāmus	allectātis	allectant
	imperfect	allectābam	allectābās	allectābat	allectābāmus	allectābātis	allectābant
	future	allectābō	allectābis	allectābit	allectābimus	allectābitis	allectābunt
	perfect	allectāvī	allectāvistī	allectāvit	allectāvimus	allectāvistis	allectāvērunt, allectāvēre
	pluperfect	allectāveram	allectāverās	allectāverat	allectāverāmus	allectāverātis	allectāverant
	future perfect	allectāverō	allectāveris	allectāverit	allectāverimus	allectāveritis	allectāverint
passive	present	allector	allectāris, allectāre	allectātur	allectāmur	allectāminī	allectantur
	imperfect	allectābar	allectābāris, allectābāre	allectābātur	allectābāmur	allectābāminī	allectābantur
	future	allectābor	allectāberis, allectābere	allectābitur	allectābimur	allectābiminī	allectābuntur
	perfect	allectātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	allectātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	allectātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	allectem	allectēs	allectet	allectēmus	allectētis	allectent
	imperfect	allectārem	allectārēs	allectāret	allectārēmus	allectārētis	allectārent
	perfect	allectāverim	allectāverīs	allectāverit	allectāverīmus	allectāverītis	allectāverint
	pluperfect	allectāvissem	allectāvissēs	allectāvisset	allectāvissēmus	allectāvissētis	allectāvissent
passive	present	allecter	allectēris, allectēre	allectētur	allectēmur	allectēminī	allectentur
	imperfect	allectārer	allectārēris, allectārēre	allectārētur	allectārēmur	allectārēminī	allectārentur
	perfect	allectātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	allectātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	allectā	—	—	allectāte	—
	future	—	allectātō	allectātō	—	allectātōte	allectantō
passive	present	—	allectāre	—	—	allectāminī	—
	future	—	allectātor	allectātor	—	—	allectantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		allectāre	allectāvisse	allectātūrum esse	allectārī	allectātum esse	allectātum īrī
participles		allectāns	—	allectātūrus	—	allectātus	allectandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		allectandī	allectandō	allectandum	allectandō	allectātum	allectātū

Derived terms

• allectātiō

Related terms

• allectiō
• allector
• allicefaciō
• alliciō

Descendants

• English: allect (obsolete)
• French: allécher
• Italian: allettare
• Romanian: aiepta

Etymology 2

Participle

allectō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of allectus (“chosen, elected, selected”)

Etymology 3

Participle

allectō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of allectus (“enticed, allured”)

References

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